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No. 6
Power to
investigate
Broadcasting Services
1993
(4) The person or body of persons affected shall not be entitled to
insist on the transmission of a counter-version as contemplated in subsection (1) if the counter-version is presented to the licence holder after
the expiry of a period of thirty days from the date of broadcast of the
false assertion of fact.
(5) The licence holder shall subject to subsection (2) and (4)(a) at the first opportunity, but not later than ten days from receipt
of a counter-version referred to in subsection (1) broadcast the
counter-version within the same programme or programme section as the one in which the false assertion was made and at the
same time of day or, should that not be possible, at time equal
in value to that of the programme objected to;
(b) broadcast the counter-version without any omissions and interruptions; and
(c) broadcast the counter-version free of charge.
(6) A licence holder shall immediately upon receipt of the counter
version referred to in subsection (1) inform the Commission of that fact,
and shall keep and store the programme objected to and the counter-version until he receives a notice to the contrary from the Commission.
(7) This section shall not apply to a broadcast of a public meeting or
of the National Assembly.
16.-(l) The Minister may, upon advice by the Commission, by notice
published in the Gazette, appoint any person or persons to be an inspector
or inspectors for the purposes of this Act.
(2), An inspector or authorized officer of the Commission may carry
out An inspection of broadcasting stations and either licences under this
Act, plant and apparatus, and premises used by licence holders to transmit or broadcast.
PART V
ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMISSION AND FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
Commission may
delegate
its functions
Accounts
and audit
17. The Commission may after consultation with the Minister
any of its functions under this Act to any officer or committeedelegate
Commission.
18.-(1) The Commission shall cause to be kept proper accounts and
shall, as soon as practicable after the end of each financial year, cause
such accounts relating to such financial year together with(a) a statement of income and expenditure during such financial year;
and
(b) a statement of the assets and liabilities of the Commission on
the last day of such financial year, to be submitted to and audited
by an auditor approved by the Government,
(2) Copies of the statements referred to in subsection (1) and a copy
of the auditors' report shall be forwarded to the Minister.