10
No. 6
Broadcasting Services
1992
PART IV
COORDINATION AND SUPERVISION OF BROADCASTING
Duties of
licence
holder
and programme
content
13.-(I) It shall be the duty of every person holding a licence granted
under this Act to comply with all conditions subject to which the licence
was granted.
(2) The Commission may from time to time and with the prior approval of the Minister by notice published in the Gazette specify such
duties or further duties to be discharged by holders of such licences as
may specified by the Commission.
(3) Subject to this section, it shall be the duty of every person holding
a broadcasting licence under this Act(a) to present all news in a factually accurate, impartial and non-partisan manner;
(b) to present current, affairs in a balanced', clear, factual, accurate
and impartial manner;
(c) to encourage the development of Tanzanian and African expression by providing a wide range of programming that reflects Tanzanian and African attitudes, opinions, ideas, values and artistic
creativity by displaying Tanzanian and Africa cultures and entertainment programmes;
(d) to serve the needs 'and interests and reflect the circumstances
and aspirations of Tanzania men, women and children in a democratic Tanzania society;
(e) to produce and maintain programmes of high standards;
(f) to make maximum use of Tanzanian creative and other resources
..
in the creation and presentation of programming;
(g) to limit advertisements to...a maximum of 30 percent of the total
daily broadcasting time;
(h) to contribute through programming to shared national consciousness, identity and continuity.
(i) to provide programming that caters for culture arts, sports and
education pertaining to Tanzania and Africa.
(j) to comply with generally accepted standards of journalistic ethics,
in the editing of any programme to be broadcast as formulated
in, the Code of Conduct for the Media, Professions;
(k) to keep and store sound and video recordings of all Programmes
broadcast for a minimum period of three, months after the date
of transmission of the broadcast, or for such further period as
the Commission may direct;
(l) to disclose the name of the producer of every programme at the
end of transmission of a programme;
(m) to respect copyright. and neighboring rights obligations in respect of any broadcast material.