(2)
26.
27.
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Any decision taken under subsection (1) shall (a)
be notified in writing to the licensee;
(b)
have effect for not more than 21 days.
Register of licences
(1)
The Director shall keep a register of every licence and of
its essential particulars.
(2)
The register shall be open to inspection by the public.
(3)
The Director shall keep the register up to date and shall register any transfer,
surrender, variation, revocation or suspension of a licence.
Derogation in respect of and restrictions on broadcasting by Corporation
(1)
Subject to subsection (2) the Authority shall issue to the Corporation at the
commencement of this Act, a licence, which shall be valid for a period of 10 years,
in respect of any broadcasting service which at that date the Corporation is
providing to the general public, and which the Corporation continues, in whole or in
part to provide, and in respect of which a fee is payable in accordance with the
Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation (Collection of Licence Fees) Act 1984.
(2)
For the purposes of subsection (1) a broadcasting service provided only upon
payment of a subscription fee shall not be regarded as being provided to the
general public.
Broadcasting transmission Company
(1)
The Company known as MultiCarrier (Mauritius) Ltd., incorporated under the
Companies Act 1984 shall have exclusive right to carry on the business of
terrestrial broadcasting.
(2)
All transmission stations and any equipment or asset relating thereto and owned or
operated by the Corporation shall, within such period after the incorporation as may
be determined by the Minister, be transferred to and vest in the Company on such
terms and conditions as the Minister may determine.
(3)
No person shall cause any broadcasting to be transmitted otherwise than in
accordance with section 18.
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29.
Standards and ethics
(1)
The Authority shall set up a Standards Committee.
(2)
The Standards Committee shall consist of –