Gas Regulator Levies Act, 2002
R 385
Broadcasting Act, 1999 (Act No. 4 of 1999)Chapter III : Classification of Broadcasting ServicesPart 1 : Broadcasting licences5. Classes of licences |
| (1) | Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Authority may, on such conditions as it may determine, issue a sound or television broadcasting service licence for a specified area in the following broadcasting service categories: |
| (a) | a public broadcasting service; |
| (b) | a commercial broadcasting service; and |
| (2) | Subject to this Act, broadcasting licences are categorised as— |
| (a) | free-to-air broadcasting service; |
| (b) | terrestrial subscription broadcasting service; |
| (c) | satellite subscription broadcasting service; |
| (d) | cable subscription broadcasting service; |
| (e) | low power sound broadcasting service; and |
| (f) | any other class of licence prescribed by the Authority from time to time. |
[Section 5(2) substituted by section 5(a) of Act No. 64 of 2002, GG 24340, dated 4 February 2003]
| (3) | Applications for broadcasting licences must be made in terms of the applicable provisions of the Electronic Communications Act and any regulations prescribed thereunder. |
[Section 5(3) substituted by item 4 of the Schedule, section 97 of Act No. 36 of 2005, GG 28743, dated 18 April 2006]
