Act No. 4, 1999
BROADCASTING ACT, 1999
“broadcasting licence” means a licence granted and issued by the Authority in
terms of this Act or the Electronic Communications Act, to a person for the
purpose of providing a defined category of broadcasting service, or deemed by
this Act or the Electronic Communications Act, to have been so granted and
issued;
[Definition of “broadcasting licence” substituted by Section 2(d) of Act No. 64 of 2002]
“broadcasting licensee” means the holder of a broadcasting licence;
“broadcasting service” means “broadcasting service” as defined in the
Electronic Communications Act;
[Definition of “broadcasting service” substituted by Section 97 of Act No. 36 of 2005]
“broadcasting services frequency bands” means that part of the
electromagnetic radio frequency spectrum which is allocated for the use of
broadcasting services by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), in
so far as such allocation has been agreed to or adopted by the Republic;
“broadcasting signal distribution” means the process whereby the output
signal of a broadcasting service is taken from the point of origin, being the
point where such signal is made available in its final content format, from
where it is conveyed to any broadcast target area by means of electronic
communications and includes multi-channel distribution;
[Definition of “broadcasting signal distribution” substituted by Section 97 of Act No. 36
of 2005]
“broadcasting signal distribution licence” means an electronic
communications service licence where the holder of the electronic
communications service licence provides a broadcasting signal distribution
service;
[Definition of “broadcasting signal distribution licence” substituted by Section 2(e) of
Act No. 64 of 2002]
[Definition of “broadcasting signal distribution licence” substituted by Section 97 of
Act No. 36 of 2005]
“broadcasting signal distribution licensee” …
[Definition of “broadcasting signal distribution licensee” repealed by Section 97 of Act
No. 36 of 2005]
“broadcasting signal distribution service” means a service whereby
broadcasting signal distribution is provided;
[Definition of “broadcasting signal distribution service” inserted by Section 2(f) of
Act No. 64 of 2002]
“business”, for the purpose of the definition of “record” and section 27 means
a person who uses a television set (a) in the course of conducting his or her business;
(b) in the course of exchanging in commercial transactions;
(c) as part of his or her activities for gain; or
(d) on premises which are occupied for business purposes
but excludes a dealer and lessor