- PART I PRELIMINARY
- PART II RECORDS
- PART III CODE OF PRACTICE
- PART IV ADVERTISEMENTS AND SPONSORSHIP CODE
- PART V COMPLAINTS AND INVESTIGATIONS
- PART VI AMENDMENT OF LICENCE CONDITIONS
- PART VII MISCELLANEOUS
LESOTHO
Government Gazette
EXTRAORDINARY
Vol. XLIX Wednesday — 14th April, 2004 No.38
CONTENTS
No. Page
ACT
Lesotho Telecommunications Authority (Amended) ……………………………. . .290 Rules 2004
Published by the Authority of His Majesty the Kin
LEGAL NOTICE NO. 71 OF 2004
LESOTHO TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY (BROADCASTING) RULES 2004
Arrangement of Rules
Rule
PART I PRELIMINARY
- Citation and commencement
- Interpretation
PART II RECORDS
- Records to be kept by licensees
- Submission of records to the Authority
- Production of records
PART III CODE OF PRACTICE
- Community standards
- Protection of children
- Fairness, accuracy and impartiality in news and information programmes
- News and information programmes on controversial issues
- Conduct of interviews
- Comments
- Privacy
- Payment for information obtained from criminals
- Partypolitical broadcast and advertisements
PART IV ADVERTISEMENTS AND SPONSORSHIP CODE
- Community standards, accuracy and fairness in advertisements
- Scheduling of advertisements
- Sponsorship
PART V COMPLAINTS AND INVESTIGATINS
- Rights of complainants
- Request for copy of the programme
- Licensee to abide and cooperate
- Rights of licensee
- Penalty
PART VI AMENDMENT OF LICENSE CONDITIONS
- Amendments by the Authority
- Amendments at the request of the licensee
PART VII MISCELLANEOUS
- Compliance
- Sanctions
LEGAL NOTICE NO. 71 OF 2004
LESOTHO TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY
(BROADCASTING) RULES 2004
Pursuant to section 16(2) of the Lesotho Telecommunications Authority Act, 2000 1, the Authority makes the following Rules:
PART I
PRELIMINARY
Citation and commencement
1. These Rules may be cited as the Broadcasting Rules, 2004 and shall come into operation on the date of publication in the Gazette.
Interpretation
2. In these Rules any word to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act, shall have that meaning and unless the context otherwise requires “advertisement” means any item which is broadcast in return for payment or other valuable consideration to a broadcaster and which seeks - (a)
- to sell to a listener or viewer any product or service;
- (b)
- to convince a listener or viewer of a belief or course of action; or
- (c)
- to promote or oppose a product, service, belief, course of action, person or organization,
but which excludes partypolitical advertisements;
“assigned frequency” means the center of the frequency band assigned to a broadcasting service;
“Authority” means Lesotho Telecommunications Authority established by section 4 of the Act;
“broadcasting service” means a single, defined service which
EXTRAORDINARY
Vol. XLIX Wednesday — 14th April, 2004 No.38
CONTENTS
No. Page
ACT
Lesotho Telecommunications Authority (Amended) ……………………………. . .290 Rules 2004
Published by the Authority of His Majesty the Kin
LEGAL NOTICE NO. 71 OF 2004
LESOTHO TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY (BROADCASTING) RULES 2004
Arrangement of Rules
Rule
PART I PRELIMINARY
- Citation and commencement
- Interpretation
PART II RECORDS
- Records to be kept by licensees
- Submission of records to the Authority
- Production of records
PART III CODE OF PRACTICE
- Community standards
- Protection of children
- Fairness, accuracy and impartiality in news and information programmes
- News and information programmes on controversial issues
- Conduct of interviews
- Comments
- Privacy
- Payment for information obtained from criminals
- Partypolitical broadcast and advertisements
PART IV ADVERTISEMENTS AND SPONSORSHIP CODE
- Community standards, accuracy and fairness in advertisements
- Scheduling of advertisements
- Sponsorship
PART V COMPLAINTS AND INVESTIGATINS
- Rights of complainants
- Request for copy of the programme
- Licensee to abide and cooperate
- Rights of licensee
- Penalty
PART VI AMENDMENT OF LICENSE CONDITIONS
- Amendments by the Authority
- Amendments at the request of the licensee
PART VII MISCELLANEOUS
- Compliance
- Sanctions
LEGAL NOTICE NO. 71 OF 2004
LESOTHO TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY
(BROADCASTING) RULES 2004
Pursuant to section 16(2) of the Lesotho Telecommunications Authority Act, 2000 1, the Authority makes the following Rules:
PART I
PRELIMINARY
Citation and commencement
1. These Rules may be cited as the Broadcasting Rules, 2004 and shall come into operation on the date of publication in the Gazette.
Interpretation
2. In these Rules any word to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act, shall have that meaning and unless the context otherwise requires “advertisement” means any item which is broadcast in return for payment or other valuable consideration to a broadcaster and which seeks - (a)
- to sell to a listener or viewer any product or service;
- (b)
- to convince a listener or viewer of a belief or course of action; or
- (c)
- to promote or oppose a product, service, belief, course of action, person or organization,
but which excludes partypolitical advertisements;
“assigned frequency” means the center of the frequency band assigned to a broadcasting service;
“Authority” means Lesotho Telecommunications Authority established by section 4 of the Act;
“broadcasting service” means a single, defined service which
CONTENTS
No. Page
ACT
Lesotho Telecommunications Authority (Amended) ……………………………. . .290 Rules 2004
LEGAL NOTICE NO. 71 OF 2004
LESOTHO TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY (BROADCASTING) RULES 2004
Pursuant to section 16(2) of the Lesotho Telecommunications Authority Act, 2000 1, the Authority makes the following Rules:
1. These Rules may be cited as the Broadcasting Rules, 2004 and shall come into operation on the date of publication in the Gazette.
2. In these Rules any word to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act, shall have that meaning and unless the context otherwise requires “advertisement” means any item which is broadcast in return for payment or other valuable consideration to a broadcaster and which seeks but which excludes partypolitical advertisements;
“assigned frequency” means the center of the frequency band assigned to a broadcasting service;
“Authority” means Lesotho Telecommunications Authority established by section 4 of the Act;
“broadcasting service” means a single, defined service which Published by the Authority of His Majesty the Kin
Arrangement of Rules
Rule
PART I PRELIMINARY
PART II RECORDS
PART III CODE OF PRACTICE
PART IV ADVERTISEMENTS AND SPONSORSHIP CODE
PART V COMPLAINTS AND INVESTIGATINS
PART VI AMENDMENT OF LICENSE CONDITIONS
PART VII MISCELLANEOUS
LEGAL NOTICE NO. 71 OF 2004
LESOTHO TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY
(BROADCASTING) RULES 2004
PART I
PRELIMINARY
Citation and commencement
Interpretation