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Uganda Communications Act

2013

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29. Duties of a licensee and producer.
The holder of a licence or a producer of a broadcasting station or
disseminating apparatus shall—
(a) ensure that what is broadcast is not contrary to public
morality;
(b) retain a record of all that is broadcast, for not less than sixty
days.
30. Disqualification of a producer.
A person shall not be appointed a producer of a broadcasting station
if that person—
(a) is less than eighteen years of age;
(b) is of unsound mind;
(c) is not ordinarily resident in Uganda;
(d) does not possess the requisite qualifications prescribed by
the Media Council.
31. Minimum broadcasting standards.
A person shall not broadcast any programme unless the broadcast or
programme complies with Schedule 4.
32. Ethical broadcasting standards
(1) Subject to this Act, the ethical broadcasting standards which
apply to broadcasters are the professional code of ethics specified in
the First Schedule to the Press and Journalist Act.
(2) The standards referred to in subsection (1) may be modified
by the Commission to accord with this Act.
PART V—POSTAL SERVICES
33. Licensing of postal services.
(1) A person shall not convey, deliver or distribute postal articles
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