Broadcasting Act, 2001
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Services, facilities, etc. for Broadcasting Complaints Commission. |
23.—(1) The Commission may supply or provide to the Broadcasting Complaints Commission, on such terms or conditions as the first-mentioned Commission may specify, any services (including services of staff), accomodation or facilities required by the second-mentioned Commission for the performance of their functions. | |
(2) Subject to subsection (3), the Commission shall defray the expenses incurred by the Broadcasting Complaints Commission in performing their functions out of moneys paid to the Commission under section 20 (inserted by section 58 ) of the Act of 1988. | ||
(3) Where in the opinion of the Commission an expense incurred by the Broadcasting Complaints Commission in performing their functions is of an exceptional nature, the Commission may, in lieu of defraying the whole or a part of that expense out of moneys referred to in subsection (2), defray the whole or a part of the expense out of moneys paid to it under subsection (4). | ||
(4) The Minister, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, may pay to the Commission an amount equal to the amount, or a part thereof, of an expense referred to in subsection (3) for the purpose of enabling the Commission to defray the amount of that expense or, as the case may be, that part of it in respect of which that payment is made. | ||
(5) Section 8 of the Act of 1976 is hereby amended by the substitution of the following subparagraph for subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (a): | ||
“(iii) the amount of any moneys paid in that year to the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland by the Minister under section 23 (4) of the Broadcasting Act, 2001, and”. |