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No. 6
Broadcasting Services
1993
6.-(1) Subject to this Act and to any regulations made under it, the
functions of the Commission shall be(a) to issue broadcasting licences;
(b) to regulate and supervise broadcasting activities, including but
limited to,. the relaying of sound, radio and television programmes
from places in Tanzania to places outside Tanzania with, the
intention that such broadcasts are received regularly in the United
Republic or any part of it;
(c) to maintain a register of all persons licensed as broadcasters,
dealers in broadcasting apparatus or operators of broadcasting
stations;
(d) to regulate the activities of broadcasters and their conduct of
broadcasting as well as that of dealers in broadcasting apparatus;,
(e) to be responsible for the standardization, planning and management of the frequency spectrum available for broadcasting and
to allocate such spectrum resources in such manner as to ensure
the widest possible diversity of programming and optimal utilization of the spectrum resources, giving priority where possible to
the broadcaster transmitting the maximum number of hours per
day and to community-based broadcasters.
(2) The Commission shall perform any other function which may be
assigned to it by the President in writing under his hand or by or under
any other written law.,
(3) The Commission shall, in the performance of its functions under
this Act, establish and maintain, as far as may be, practicable, a system
of consultation, coordination and cooperation with
... the Tanzania Posts
and Telecommunications Corporation and with any other body or organisation established by or under any other written-law and having functions
similar to those specified in sub-section (1) or having functions which
relate to broadcasting or radiocommunication generally.
Limita7. No member of the Commission shall 'be held personally liable for
tion of Iiaany act or default of the Commission done or omitted bona fide in the,
bility of
course of carrying out the responsibilities and functions of, or exercising
members
the power conferred upon the Commission.
Registrar
8.-(l) There shall be a full-time Secretariat of the Commission which
and Secshall
be under the direction of the Registrar.
retariat of
(2)
The Minister shall, after consultation with, the Commission apthe Compoint a registrar Who may be a person holding an office of emolument
mission
in the public service and who shall hold and vacate office in accordance
with the terms of his appointment.
(3), The Registrar shall. not be a member of the Commission.
(4) The Commission may, from time to time, with the prior approval,
of the Minister, appoint any person with expert knowledge in a particular
field to assist the Commission with advice in, connection with any matter
connected with its functions.
Functions
of the
Commission