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

Regulations

Purchase

(1)	The Licence area for a Community Sound Broadcasting Service is the maximum possible area in terms of the Radio Frequency Spectrum licence, which may not exceed a District Municipality as defined in the Local Government Municipal Structures Act, No. 117 of 1998.

[Regulation 3(1) substituted by section 4 of Schedule 1 of Notice No. 131, GG44328, dated 25 March 2021]

(2)	The Licence area for a community Television Broadcasting Service is the maximum possible area in terms of the Radio Frequency Spectrum licence, which may not exceed a Province as defined in the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996.

[Regulation 3(2) substituted by section 4 of Schedule 1 of Notice No. 131, GG44328, dated 25 March 2021]

(3)	The specific licence area will be defined by the licence issued to a licensee.

(4)	A licensee must provide services within its licence area.

[Regulation 3(4) inserted by regulation 3 of Schedule 1 of Notice 155 of 2016]