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Part I PRELIMINARY

Part II PROVISIONS RELATING TO AUTHORITY

Part III LICENSING SCHEME

Part IV BROADCASTING SERVICES

Part V BROADCASTING APPARATUS

Part VI FREQUENCY PLANNING

Part VII BROADCASTING CONDITIONS

Part VIII FOREIGN BROADCASTING SERVICES

Part IX DECLARED FOREIGN BROADCASTING SERVICES

Part X OWNERSHIP AND CONTROL OF BROADCASTING COMPANIES

Part XI OFFENCES AND PENALTIES

Part XII MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

FIRST SCHEDULE Broadcasting Apparatus

SECOND SCHEDULE Licensable Broadcasting Services

THIRD SCHEDULE Relevant Licensable Broadcasting Service

Legislative History

Comparative Table

 
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On 25/05/2013, you requested for the version in force on 25/05/2013 incorporating all amendments published on or before 25/05/2013. The closest version currently available is that of 31/08/2012.
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Licensing of broadcasting services
8.
—(1)  No person shall provide any licensable broadcasting service in or from Singapore without a broadcasting licence granted by the Authority under this section or granted under section 9.
[19/2002]
(2)  Every broadcasting licence, other than a class licence, granted by the Authority shall be in such form and for such period and may contain such terms and conditions as the Authority may determine.
[19/2002]
(3)  The Authority may require any licensee to pay a fee on the grant of the licence or such periodic fees during the currency of the licence or both of such amount as the Authority may determine by or under the licence.
(4)  Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (2), conditions attached to a free-to-air licence granted under this section may include —
(a)
a condition requiring the licensee to broadcast such programmes as the Authority may require and at such time, or within such period and on such broadcasting service as the Authority may specify;
(b)
a condition prohibiting or restricting, in a manner specified in the licence, the broadcasting by the licensee of advertising material which is of a class or description so specified;
(c)
the right of the Authority in the public interest to make modifications to any condition of the licence during the period to which the licence relates;
(d)
a condition requiring the licensee to provide a performance bond to secure compliance by the licensee with any condition attached to the licence;
(e)
broadcast requirements, including conditions relating to the assignment and use of frequencies, channel capacities and coverage;
(f)
a condition requiring the payment by the licensee of royalties, licence fees, spectrum utilisation fees and other fees and charges as may be prescribed;
(g)
a condition requiring the broadcasting of programmes in such language as may be specified, and the periods and duration of such broadcast; and
(h)
conditions imposing controls and restrictions, directly or indirectly, on the creation, holding or disposal of shares in the licensee or its shareholders or interests in the undertaking of the licensee or any part thereof.
[19/2002]