Broadcasting Act 2009

139ZV

F260[Determination of amount of administrative financial sanction.

139ZV. (1) Where a decision has been made under section 139ZS to impose an administrative financial sanction, the Commission shall determine the amount of the sanction in accordance with section 139ZW.

(2)  The Commission shall make the determination as soon as practicable after—

(a) where section 139ZU(2)(a) applies, the date of the oral hearing referred to in that paragraph, or

(b) where section 139ZU(2)(b) applies, the expiry of the period or further period referred to in that paragraph, or if applicable the period specified in any notice under section 139ZU(3),

whether or not any submissions have been made or information provided.

(3)  As soon as practicable after making the determination, the Commission shall give the F261[inquiry subject] a notice in writing of the determination and the reasons for it.

(4)  As soon as practicable after giving the notice under subsection (3), the Commission shall publish the notice on a website maintained by it.

(5) The Commission may, for the purposes of publication under subsection (4), redact any particulars from the notice which appear to the Commission—

(a) to be commercially sensitive, or

(b) to relate to the commission of an offence.]

Annotations

Amendments:

F260

Inserted (15.03.2023) by Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), s. 47, S.I. No. 71 of 2023, other than insofar as it relates to a failure to comply with section 128B(1) or (2) or any rules made under section 128C.

F261

Substituted (17.02.2024) by Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), s. 31, S.I. No. 53 of 2024.