thereto or connected therewith. [Date of Commencement: Parts I and II: 18th August, 1999; Parts III and IV: 29th June, 2001] PART I Preliminary (ss 1-2)*(1) 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Broadcasting Act. 2. Interpretation In this Act unless the context otherwise enquires­ "the Authority" means the Telecommunications Authority established under section 3 of the Telecommunications Act; "the Board" means the National Broadcasting Board established under section 3; "broadcasting" means the distribution of television or radio, as defined herein, by means of terrestrial, satellite, cable or optical fibre and capable of being received on suitable apparatus by the public; "broadcasting service" means a single defined service which consists in the broadcasting of television or sound material to the public or sections of the public or the subscribers to such service; "the Committee" means the Nominating Committee established under section 8; "community" includes a geographically founded community or any group of persons or sector of the public having a specific, ascertainable common interest; "community broadcasting service" means a broadcasting service which­ (a) is fully controlled by a non-profit entity and carried on for non-profitable purposes; (b) serves a particular community; (c) encourages members of the community served by it or persons associated with or promoting the interests of such community to participate in the selection and provision of programmes to be broadcast in the course of such broadcasting services; and (d) may be funded by donations, grants, sponsorship or advertising or membership fees, or by any combination of any of them; "licensee" means any person to whom a broadcasting or re-broadcasting licence has been issued under this Act; Copyright Government of Botswana