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Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005)

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Regulations regarding the Code of Conduct for Broadcasting Service Licensees

8. Audience Advisories

 

1) To assist audiences in choosing programmes, television broadcasting service licensees must provide advisory assistance which, when applicable, must include guidelines as to age, where such broadcasts contain violence, sex, nudity and/or offensive language. The advisory must be visible on the screen for a minimum of 90 seconds at the commencement of the programme and for a minimum of 30 seconds after each advertisement or other break. Where the frequency of the said subject matters, or anyone or some of them, is high, a continuous advisory will be necessary, whether it is broadcast before or after the watershed.

 

2) The following visual advisory age system must be used: 10, 13, 16 and 18. The following symbols must be used in accordance with the relevant content:

V(violence), L(language), N(nudity), S(sex), PG (Parental Guidance).

 

3) An audio advisory before the commencement of the programme must also accompany the broadcast of a film with an age restriction of 18.