2 No. 1 The Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation Act 2010 PART I –PRELIMINARY Interpretation. 1. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires– “Board” means the Board of Trustees referred to in section 3; “Corporation” means the Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation an autonomous legal entity established by section 2; “Minister” means the Minister responsible for Information and Communication; “Broadcasting” means r adio (audio) and TV ( video audio) transmission via terrestrial transmitters, direct home satellite, or cable, using analogue or digital technologies and transmission of multimedia content via internet, mobile phones or using other broadcasting technologies that may be developed in the future transmitted for direct public receiving by an unlimited number or users; “Independent Medi a Commission” means the Independent Media Commission established by the Independent Media CommissionAct, 2000 (Act No. 12 of 2000) “Sierra Leone Broadcasting Service” means the state owned radio and television service established in 1935 transmitting via terrestrial transmitters using analogue technology to an unlimited number of users. PART II–ESTABLISHMENT OF CORPORATION Establishment of Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation. 2. (1) The Sier ra Leone Broadcasting Service is hereby transformed into a body corporate to be known as the Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation. (2) The Corporation shall have perpetual succession and capable of acquiring, holding and disposingof any property, whether No. 1 The Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation Act 2010 3 movable or immovable, and of suing and being sued in its corporate name and, subject to this Act, of performing all such acts as bodies corporate may by law perform. (3) The Corporation shall have a common seal, the affixing of which shall be authenticated by the signatures of – (a) the Chairman or other member of the Board generally or specifically authorised by the Board for that purpose; and (b) the Director-General or other officer of the Corporation authorised by the Board for that purpose. 3. (1) The governing body of the Corporation shall be a Board of Trustees consisting of the following members – (a) a Chairman, who shall be a person competent and knowledgeable in the operation and management of broadcasting, appointed by the President subject to the approval of Parliament. (b) a representative each, of the following bodies, elected by their respective governing bodies (i ) Council of Paramount Chiefs; (ii) Inter-Religious Council; (iii) Women’s Forum; (iv) Sierra Leone Bar Association; (v) University of Sierra Leone (Engineering Department); Board of Trustees.