Broadcasting (Amendment) Act 2007

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Number 15 of 2007


BROADCASTING (AMENDMENT) ACT 2007


ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

1. Short title, collective citation, construction and commencement.

2. Interpretation.

3. Additional functions of Authority.

4. Additional functions of Commission.

5. Duty of Commission for Communications Regulation in respect of digital terrestrial television multiplexes.

6. Duty of Commission for Communications Regulation in respect of digital terrestrial sound broadcasting multiplexes.

7. Regulations prescribing fees.

8. Applications for multiplex contracts.

9. Determination of applications for award of multiplex contracts.

10. Terms and conditions of multiplex contracts.

11. Analogue switch-off.

12. Amendments to section 12 of Act of 2001.

13. Amendments to section 16 of Act of 2001.

14. Amendments to section 28 of Act of 2001.

15. Amendment to section 32 of Act of 2001.

16. Amendments to section 45 of Act of 2001.

17. Repeals.

18. Expenses.

SCHEDULE

Enactments Repealed


Acts Referred to

Broadcasting Act 1990

1990, No. 24

Broadcasting Act 2001

2001, No. 4

Broadcasting Authority Act 1960

1960, No. 10

Broadcasting Authority Acts 1960 to 2001

Communications Regulation Act 2002

2002, No. 20

Radio and Television Act 1988

1988, No. 20

Wireless Telegraphy Act 1926

1926, No. 45

Wireless Telegraphy Acts 1926 to 1988

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Number 15 of 2007

BROADCASTING (AMENDMENT) ACT 2007


AN ACT TO MAKE FURTHER PROVISION IN RELATION TO BROADCASTING, FOR THAT PURPOSE TO MAKE FURTHER PROVISION IN RELATION TO THE SUPPLY OF PROGRAMME MATERIAL FOR THE PURPOSE OF ITS BEING TRANSMITTED AND THE TRANSMISSION OF SUCH MATERIAL AND RELATED AND OTHER DATA BY DIGITAL MEANS, IN RELATION TO THE COMBINATION OF SUCH PROGRAMME MATERIAL, IN RELATION TO THE BROADCASTING OF CERTAIN SERVICES TO IRISH COMMUNITIES OUTSIDE THE ISLAND OF IRELAND, IN RELATION TO THE DISCONTINUANCE OF CERTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICES TRANSMITTED BY ANALOGUE MEANS, TO CONFER ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS ON THE COMMISSION FOR COMMUNICATIONS REGULATION, RADIO TELEFÍS ÉIREANN, THE BROADCASTING COMMISSION OF IRELAND AND TEILIFÍS NA GAEILGE, TO CONFER A POWER SUBJECT TO LICENCE ON TEILIFÍS NA GAEILGE, TO AMEND THE BROADCASTING AUTHORITY ACTS 1960 TO 2001 AND CERTAIN OTHER ENACTMENTS AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.

[10th April, 2007]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: