the Board on technical matters in relation to its functions.
(4) Regulations may provide for the payment to the Authority of any expenses or costs
incurred by it in the performance of its functions under this Act.
10.
Functions of the Board
(1) The functions of the Board shall be
(a)
to issue broadcasting licences;
(b)
to exercise control over and to supervise broadcasting activities, including the relaying
of radio and television programmes from places in and out of Botswana to places in
and outside Botswana;
(c)
to allocate available spectrum resources in such manner as to ensure the widest
possible diversity of programming and optimal utilisation of the spectrum resources.
(2) The Board may establish different application and assessment procedures for private,
community and public broadcasting including invitations through tendering process and shall, to
the maximum extent possible, consistent with safety, efficiency and economy, give preference
to enterprises which are owned by citizens or in which citizens have significant shareholding.
11.
Proceedings of the Board
Arrangements relating to the meetings of the Board shall be such as the Board may
determine.
(2) The quorum at any meeting of the Board shall not be less than a half of the number of
the members of the Board.
PART III
Broadcasting Licences (ss 12-21)*(3)
12.
Application for broadcasting and re-broadcasting licences
(1) No person shall carry out any broadcasting or re-broadcasting activities except under and
in accordance with a licence issued under this section to such person conferring on him or her
the right to use a station for broadcasting or re-broadcasting.
(2) An application for a broadcasting or re-broadcasting licence shall be made to the
Secretariat and shall be accompanied with the following particulars
(a)
the name of the broadcasting service;
(b)
the name and place of residence of the directors or producers of the broadcasting
service;
(c)
the name, place of business and place of residence, if any, of the proprietor thereof;
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