Act No. 4, 1999
BROADCASTING ACT, 1999
expenditure controls
(b) The Authority, in
performing its functions in
terms of this Act, must consider
any policy direction issued by
the Minister under paragraph
(a).
(c) No such direction may be
issued regarding the granting of
a licence or regarding the
amendment, suspension or
revocation of a licence.
(d) No such direction may be
issued which interferes with the
independence of the Authority
or which affects the powers and
functions of the Authority.
(6) The Minister shall, before a
policy direction contemplated
in subsection (5) is issued (a) consult the Authority;
(b) in order to obtain the view
of interested persons, cause
the text of such direction to
be published in the Gazette
together with a notice
declaring his or her
intention to issue that
direction and inviting
interested persons to lodge
written representations in
relation to the direction in
the manner specified in
such notice within 30 days
from the date of the notice:
(c) refer the proposed
direction for comment to
the committees of
Parliament appointed for
the purpose of considering
matters relating to
broadcasting.
(7) The provision of subsection
(6) shall not apply in respect of
any amendment by the Minister
of a policy direction in
consequence of comments or
representations received by him
or her pursuant to consultation,
publication or reference in
terms of that subsection
(8) A policy direction issued
under this section may be
amended, withdrawn or
substituted by the Minister, and