Act No. 4, 1999
BROADCASTING ACT, 1999
written response thereto (if
any), any [further] other
information furnished in
terms of section 41 and any
other evidence [tendered
to] admitted by the
Authority, shall within a
reasonable time grant or
refuse the application and
shall subsequently provide
written reasons for its
[ruling] decision by notice
in the Gazette and give
notice of the availability of
the reasons at the office of
the Authority.".
16. Amendment of section 48
by the substitution for
paragraph (b) of sub-section (1)
of the following paragraph:
(b) have financial interest
or interest either in voting
shares or paid-up capital in
a private broadcasting
licensee exceeding twenty
percent.".
17. Amendment of sections
48,49,
50 and 54 by the substitution of
"private" with "commercial",
wherever it appears.
18. Amendment of section 50
by the substitution for
subsection (2) of the following
subsection:
"(2)(a) No person who controls
a newspaper may acquire or
retain a financial control in both
a radio and TV licence.
(b) No person who is in a
position
to control a newspaper may be
in a position to control a radio
or
television licence in an area
where the newspaper has an
average ABC circulation of
20% of the total newspaper
readership in the area, if the
licence area of the radio
licencee overlaps substantially
with the said circulation area of
the newspaper.
(c) Substantial overlap shall be
interpreted to mean an overlap