Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005)RegulationsRegulations regarding the Code of Conduct for Broadcasting Service Licensees1. Definitions |
In these regulations, unless the context indicates otherwise, a word or expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act has the meaning so assigned.
"Act"
means the Electronic Communications Act, Act no 36 of 2005;
"audience"
refers to both the viewers and listeners of television and sound broadcasting service licensees;
"broadcasting service licensee"
means a broadcasting service licensee as defined in section 1 of the Act;
"child pornography"
means any description or visual image, real or simulated, however created, explicitly depicting a person who is or who is depicted as being under the age of 18 years-
a) | engaged in or participating in sexual conduct; |
b) | engaged in an explicit display of genitals; or |
c) | assisting another person to engage in sexual conduct which, judged within context, has as its predominant objective purpose, the stimulation of sexual arousal in its target audience; |
"child"
means a person under the age of 18 years;
"ICASA Act"
means the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa Act 13 of 2000;
"sexual conduct"
means:
i) | the display of genitals or of the anus; |
ii) | masturbation; |
iii) | sexual intercourse including anal sexual intercourse; |
iv) | in the case of child pornography, the fondling or touching of breasts, genitalia or the anus; |
v) | the penetration of a vagina or anus with any object; |
vi) | oral genital contact; or |
vii) | oral anal contact; |
"watershed period"
means the period between 21h00 and 05h00 for free-to-air television Broadcasting service licensees and 20h00 and 05h00 for subscription television Broadcasting service licensees.