Act No. 4, 1999
BROADCASTING ACT, 1999
“licence” means a broadcasting licence or a broadcasting signal distribution
licence;
[Definition of “licence” inserted by Section 2(o) of Act No. 64 of 2002]
“licence area” means the geographical target area of a broadcasting service as
specified in the relevant broadcasting licence;
“licensee” means the holder of any licence granted and issued under this Act or
the Electronic Communications Act or deemed by this Act or the Electronic
Communications Act to have been so granted and so issued;
[Definition of “licensee” substituted by Section 2(p) of Act No. 64 of 2002]
“local content” has a meaning similar to the meaning set out in section 53 of
the Electronic Communications Act;
“local delivery service” …
[Definition of “local delivery service” deleted by Section 2(q) of Act No. 64 of 2002]
“low power sound broadcasting service” means a community, private or
public sound broadcasting service which radiates power not exceeding one
watt;
“member” means executive and non-executive members of the Board referred
to in sections 12 and 13 of this Act;
“Minister” means the Minister charged with the administration of this Act;
“multi-channel distribution service” means a broadcasting signal distribution
service that provides broadcasting signal distribution of more than one channel
at the same time on the same signal, and 'multi-channel distributor' is construed
accordingly;
[Definition of “multi-channel distribution service” substituted by Section 2(r) of Act
No. 64 of 2002]
“National Revenue Fund” means the Fund established by section 213 of the
Constitution; “old Corporation” means the South African Broadcasting
Corporation established in terms of the Broadcasting Act, 1976 (Act No. 73 of
1976);
“old Corporation” means the South African Broadcasting Corporation
established in terms of the Broadcasting Act, 1976 (Act No. 73 of 1976);
“person” has the meaning assigned to it in section 2 of the Interpretation Act,
1957 (Act No. 33 of 1957), and includes any department of state or
administration in the national, provincial or local spheres of government;
[Definition of “person” inserted by Section 2(s) of Act No. 64 of 2002]
“prescribed” means prescribed by regulation;
“President” means the President of the Republic of South Africa;
“public broadcasting service” means(a) any broadcasting service provided by the South African Broadcasting
Corporation;
(b) a broadcasting service provided by any other statutory body; or
(c) a broadcasting service provided by a person who receives his or her
revenue, either wholly or partly, from licence fees levied in respect of
the licensing of persons in relation to sound radio sets and in relation to
television sets, or from the State, and must include a commercially