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" member " means a member of the Board appointed under
section seven;
" public broadcasting "means a broadcasting service which serves
the overall public interest and is accountable to the public as
represented by an independent board, and defined by the
Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation Act;
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" radio " means the conveyance of one or more channels of
audio information by means of an electromagnetic wave most
usually propagated in space, having a frequency below 3000
GHZ;
" receiver " means an apparatus in respect of which no licence is
required in terms of the Radio Communications Act, which is
designated to be used for the reception of a broadcasting
service;
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" religious broadcasting " means a broadcasting service which
transmits programmes of a religious nature,"
" television "means the conveyance of visual information, together
with one or more channels or associated audio or suitably
encoded textual information; and
" Vice-Chairperson " means the person elected as ViceChairperson of the Board under section seven.
3. If any inconsistency arises between the provisions of this Act
and those of any other written law relating to the regulation of
broadcasting and diffusion services the provisions of this Act shall
prevail to the extent of the inconsistency.
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4. There is hereby established the Independent Broadcasting
Authority which shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession
and a common seal, capable of suing and of being sued in its corporate
name and with power, subject to the provisions of this Act, to do all
such acts and things as a body corporate may by law do or perform.
5. (1) Subject to the p r o v i s i o n s of this Act and the
Radiocommunications Act, the functions of the Authority shall be to
regulate the broadcasting industry in Zambia.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the
functions of the Authority shall be —
(a) to promote a pluralistic and diverse broadcasting industry in
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