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Act No. 4, 1999 BROADCASTING ACT, 1999 “licence” means a broadcasting licence or a broadcasting signal distribution licence; [Definition of “licence” inserted by Section 2(o) of Act No. 64 of 2002] “licence area” means the geographical target area of a broadcasting service as specified in the relevant broadcasting licence; “licensee” means the holder of any licence granted and issued under this Act or the Electronic Communications Act or deemed by this Act or the Electronic Communications Act to have been so granted and so issued; [Definition of “licensee” substituted by Section 2(p) of Act No. 64 of 2002] “local content” has a meaning similar to the meaning set out in section 53 of the Electronic Communications Act; “local delivery service” … [Definition of “local delivery service” deleted by Section 2(q) of Act No. 64 of 2002] “low power sound broadcasting service” means a community, private or public sound broadcasting service which radiates power not exceeding one watt; “member” means executive and non-executive members of the Board referred to in sections 12 and 13 of this Act; “Minister” means the Minister charged with the administration of this Act; “multi-channel distribution service” means a broadcasting signal distribution service that provides broadcasting signal distribution of more than one channel at the same time on the same signal, and 'multi-channel distributor' is construed accordingly; [Definition of “multi-channel distribution service” substituted by Section 2(r) of Act No. 64 of 2002] “National Revenue Fund” means the Fund established by section 213 of the Constitution; “old Corporation” means the South African Broadcasting Corporation established in terms of the Broadcasting Act, 1976 (Act No. 73 of 1976); “old Corporation” means the South African Broadcasting Corporation established in terms of the Broadcasting Act, 1976 (Act No. 73 of 1976); “person” has the meaning assigned to it in section 2 of the Interpretation Act, 1957 (Act No. 33 of 1957), and includes any department of state or administration in the national, provincial or local spheres of government; [Definition of “person” inserted by Section 2(s) of Act No. 64 of 2002] “prescribed” means prescribed by regulation; “President” means the President of the Republic of South Africa; “public broadcasting service” means(a) any broadcasting service provided by the South African Broadcasting Corporation; (b) a broadcasting service provided by any other statutory body; or (c) a broadcasting service provided by a person who receives his or her revenue, either wholly or partly, from licence fees levied in respect of the licensing of persons in relation to sound radio sets and in relation to television sets, or from the State, and must include a commercially

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