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Broadcasting Act, 1999 (Act No. 4 of 1999)

Regulations

Regulations regarding Television Licence Fees

Exemptions (Regs 7-15)

 

7. If a holder is in possession of a domestic licence or a concessionary domestic licence, a partner of such a person, who has together with such a person submitted to the Corporation an affidavit that is substantially in the form of Annexure "D", may not be required to have a television licence.

 

8. A holder in possession of a domestic licence or a concessionary domestic licence, is exempted from being in possession of more than one domestic licence or concessionary domestic licence, regardless of the number of television sets used in terms of such a licence: Provided that this exemption does not apply to a second or an additional residential premises.

 

9. If a holder is in possession of a domestic licence or a concessionary domestic licence, family members of the holder of such a licence are exempted from being in possession of such a licence in respect of their use of a television set at such residential premises only.

 

10. A licence holder in possession of a dealer licence, is exempted from being in possession of more than one dealer licence, regardless of the number of television sets used in terms of such licence for the purpose of demonstrating such television sets.

 

11. A person is for the duration of the written lease period referred to in this paragraph, exempted from being in possession of a domestic licence in respect of his or her use of any particular television set if—
11. 1 at least one television set is being leased from the holder of a lessor licence for a period of at least six months;
11.2 a written lease was concluded by that person with the holder of a lessor licence in the ordinary course of business; and
11.3 that person is in possession of a copy of the written lease.

 

12. A person is, for the duration of the written lease period referred to in this paragraph, exempted from being in possession of a business licence in respect of his or her use of any number of television sets for business if—
12.1 that number of television sets are being leased or rented from the holder of a lessor licence for at least a period of at least twelve months;
12.2 a written lease was concluded by that person with the holder of a lessor licence in the ordinary course of business; and
12.3 that person is in possession of a copy of the written lease.

 

13. Where the holder is in possession of a lessor licence, such older is exempted from the obligation of being in possession of a licence for each television set so used where more than one television set is leased to the same person for use at residential premises only.

 

14. If a television set is declared to be a denatured apparatus by an authorised agent, the user of such denatured apparatus is exempted from paying a television licence fee in respect of such denatured apparatus for the remainder of such user's licensing year.

 

15. Public schools are not required to have a television licence.