THE BROADCASTING SERVICES ACT, 1993
(No. 6 of 1993)
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REGULATIONS
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(Made under section 27)
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THE BROADCASTING SERVICES (CONTENT) REGULATIONS, 2005
PART I
PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS
Citation
1. These regulations may be cited as the Broadcasting Services
(Content) Regulations, 2005.
Application
2. These Regulations shall apply in relation to Broadcasting Services.
Interpretation
Act Nos.6
of 1993and 12
of 2003
3. In these regulations unless the context otherwise requires:
“Act” means the Broadcasting Services Act, 1993 and the Tanzania
Communications Regulatory Authority Act, 2003;
“adult listening or viewing period” means the time devoted to broadcasting
programmes suitable for adults that is the period between 2100 hours
and 0530 hours;
“advertising content” means any commercial message and programming
which directly or indirectly promotes a product or service a station,
network or programme but does not include(a)
station identification;
(b)
announcements of upcoming programme;
(c)
a programme that consists of public service announcements.
“Authority” means the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority;
“broadcasting service” means a radiocommunication service that may
include sound transmission and television transmission which the
transmission are intended for direct reception by the general public,
which has huge political, economic, social and cultural impact;
“content services” means service offered for sound, data, text or images
whether still or moving except where transmitted on private
communication;
“construction permit” means the authorization granted by the Authority to an
applicant whose application for the provision of broadcasting services
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