No. 6
Broadcasting Services
7
1993
(5) A person appointed under subsection (4) shall be paid such remuneration as may be determined by the Commission with the approval of
the Minister.
(6) The Commission may from time to time and subject to such directions as the Minister may give in that behalf, appoint at such salaries
and upon such terms and conditions as it may think fit, such other officers
and employees of the Secretariat of the Commission as it may deem
necessary for the proper and efficient conduct of the business and activities of the Commission.
PART III
BROADCASTING LICENSING
9.-(l) No person shall transmit or receive and transmit, or otherwise
operate a broadcasting service, deal in broadcasting apparatus or do or
permit anything to be done for which a licence is required under this
Act, unless he ii in possession of an appropriate licence.
10.-(l) An application for a licence under this Act may be made
only by(b) a company at least 51% of whose share-holding is beneficially
owned by a citizen or citizens of the United Republic which is
not, directly or indirectly, controlled by persons who are not
citizens of the United Republic and whose principal place of
business or registered office is in the United Republic.
(2) Any application for the grant of a licence under this act shall be
made to the Commission in such form and manner and shall contain or
be accompanied by(a) a prescribed application fee;
(b) a prescribed deposit:
(c) the applicant's proposals in relation to the policy and nature of
the service and a programme schedule in regard to the daily
transmission time allocated to different programmes;
(d) network plan, technical specifications of the equipment an . d studio
and installations programme;
(e) the Training programme involving local staff;
(f) statement, of account setting out the financial resources available
to the application to conduct a broadcasting service; and
(g) such other information as the Commission, may, deem necessary
in order to decide on the ability of applicant to provide a technically viable and socially acceptable broadcasting service;
(3) When considering an application for the grant of a broadcasting
licence, the Commission shall have regard to(a) the expertise, experience and financial resources available to the
applicant;
Prohibition on
un-
licensed
broadcasting
Qualification for
and application for
licence