Broadcasting Act 2009
Definitions (Part 10).
153.— In this Part—
“appropriate network provider” means a body referred to in section 77(1);
“free television service” means a television broadcasting service for the reception of which no charge is made by the person providing the service, and reception of which is available to at least 90 per cent of the population of the State;
“programme material” means audio-visual or audio material, including advertising and similar material, which was broadcast in whole or in part or was recorded for broadcast, and includes stills and photographs produced from such material or in the context of the recording of such material;
“scheme” means a scheme prepared under section 154.
Annotations
Amendments:
F306
Inserted by Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), s. 49(a), not commenced as of date of revision.
F307
Substituted by Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), s. 49(b), not commenced as of date of revision.
Modifications (not altering text):
C20
Prospective affecting provision: sections amended by Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), s. 49(a), (b), not commenced as of date of revision.
153.— In this Part— ...
F306[“local sound broadcaster” means a person holding a sound broadcasting contract under section 63—
(a) which is a contract for the provision of a sound broadcasting service in an area consisting of a part, but not the whole, of the State, and
(b) which is not a contract under section 64 or 68(1)(b);]
...
F307[ “scheme” means—
(a) in sections 154 and 155, a scheme prepared under section 154,
(b) in section 155A, a scheme prepared under that section, and
(c) in sections 156 to 159, a scheme prepared under section 154 or 155A.]