No. 6
Broadcasting Services
1993
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14.-(1) The Commission shall supervise compliance by licence hol- Where
ders with the conditions and duties pertaining to licences held under breach
conditions
this Act.
occurs
(2) Where the Commission,, as a result of inspection or of complaint
by any person, is of the opinion that conditions or duties under this Act
have been materially breached by a licence holder, it shall request him
in writing to make written representations to the Commission regarding
the alleged breach.
(3). If after considering the written representations made by a licence
holder, the Commission is of the opinion that he has materially contravened a condition or duty, it may issue an order(a) warning the licence holder;
(b) directing the licence holder to effect a programme change within
a period not longer than thirty days from the date of receipt of
the directions;
(c) directing the licence holder to disclose, free of charge and in such
manner as the Commission may direct, the finding of the Commission;
(d) imposing a fine on the licence holder, not exceeding T,Shs.
1,000,000/(e) suspending the broadcasting licence for a period determined by
the Commission; or
(f) revoking the broadcasting licence.
15.-(1) A licence holder shall broadcast a counter version presented
by any person or body of persons affected by an assertion of fact in any
programme transmitted that the assertion of fact is in fact false.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), a licence holder shall not transmit
a counter version if(a) the person or organisation concerned has no direct interest in
the
.. transmission of the counter-version; or
(b) the counter-version is not of reasonable length, and in particular,
if it is substantially longer than the part of the broadcast which
dealt with the false assertion of fact.
(3) The counter version referred to in subsection (1) shall(a) be limited to a factual account;
(b) not contain any Material which may reasonably be anticipated,
to expose the licence holder to legal; action if such material We're
to be broadcast;
(c) be made in writing;
(d) specify the programme and the assertions to which objection is
raised; and
(e) be signed by the person affected or, in the case of an organisation,
by the chief executive officer thereof.
Rights
and obligations of
broadcastters