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Table of Contents
Broadcasting Act, 1999
Notice No. 584 of 1999
Act
Preamble
Chapter I : Fundamental Principles and Interpretation
1. Definitions and interpretation
2. Object of Act
Chapter II : South African Broadcasting System
3. South African broadcasting system
Chapter III : Classification of Broadcasting Services
Part 1 : Broadcasting licences
4. [Repealed] Licences
5. Classes of licences
Chapter IV : Public Broadcasting Service and Charter of Corporation
Part 1 : Public broadcasting licences
6. Charter of Corporation
Part 2 : Incorporation, objectives and organizations of Corporation
7. [Repealed] Incorporation
8. Objectives of corporation
8A. Conversion
9. Organisation
Part 3 : Public service
10. Public service
Part 4 : Commercial services
11. Commercial services
Part 5 : Governance of Corporation
12. Composition of Board
13. Members of Board
14. Executive committee
15. Removal from office and resignation of member
15A. Resolution for removal of member, dissolution of Board and appointment of interim Board
16. Disqualification
17. Disclosure of conflict of interests
Part 6 : Financial matters
18. Financial regulations
19. [Repealed] Shareholding
20. Financial year and annual financial statements
21. Rights and obligations
22. Amendment of Broadcasting Licences
22A. Regional television services
23. Borrowing powers
24. Accounts
25. Auditing
26. Staff of Corporation
27. Television licenses
28. Annual report
Chapter V : Commercial Broadcasting Services
Part 1 : Licence requirements and objectives
29. [Repealed] Requirement to hold a licence
30. [Repealed] Objectives
Part 2: Subscription broadcasting service
31. [Repealed] Subscription television service
Chapter VI : Community Broadcasting Services
32. [Repealed] Community broadcasting services
Chapter VII : Signal Distribution and Multi-Channel Distributions
Part 1 : Signal distribution and objectives
33. [Repealed] Signal distribution
34. [Repealed] Objectives
Part 2 : Multi-channel distributors
35. [Repealed] Multi-channel distributors
36. [Repealed] Objectives
Chapter VIII : Frequency Spectrum Directorate
37. [Repealed] Frequency Spectrum Directorate
Chapter IX : Advisory Body to Minister
38. South African Broadcast Production Advisory Body
Chapter X : Skills Development
39. [Repealed] Human resources development
Chapter XI : General
40. Regulations
41. Repeal and amendment of laws
42. Application of Act
43. Short title and commencement
Schedule
Laws Amended or Repealed
Regulations
Regulations regarding Television Licence Fees
Notice 151 of 2004
Definitions and Interpretation (Regs 1-2)
Categories of Television Licences (Regs 3-4)
Concessionary Domestic Licence (Regs 5-6)
Exemptions (Regs 7-15)
Period of Validity of Television Licence (Reg 16)
Television Licence Fees (Regs 17-21)
Application for Television Licence (Regs 22-23)
Renewal of Television Licence (Regs 24-25)
Denatured Apparatus (Regs 26-29)
Reporting Obligations of Businesses (Regs 30-33)
Reporting Obligations of Dealers (Regs 34-38)
Reporting Obligations of Lessors (Regs 39-43)
Notices to the Corporation (Regs 44-47)
Ancillary Costs (Regs 48-49)
Transferability of Television Licences (Regs 48-49)
Repeal of Regulations (Regs 51-52)
Annexures
Annexure A : Television licence fees, including Value Added Tax
Annexure B : Penalties, inspection fees and ancillary costs, excluding value added tax
Annexure C : Report of the Independent Auditor/Accounting Officer to (XYZ (Pty) Ltd/CC)
Annexure D : Affidavit
Annexure E : Monthly Register of Television Transactions
Notices
Appointment of Non-Executive Members to the Board of the South African Broadcasting Corporation
Notice 1815 of 2007
Television Licence Tariff Increase
Notice No. 827 of 2009
Appointment of Non-Executive Members of the Board of the South African Broadcasting Corporation
Notice 828 of 2017
"prescribed"
means prescribed by regulation;
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