Broadcasting Act, 2001
Jurisdiction | Ireland |
Citation | IR No. 4/2001 |
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Number 4 of 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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BROADCASTING ACT, 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PART I | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preliminary And General | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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PART II | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Supply and Transmission of Programme Material Generally | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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PART III | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Standards in Broadcasting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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PART IV | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Provisions in relation to the Authority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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PART V | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Broadcasting Services — Cable, Satellite Systems, etc. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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PART VI | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teilifís na Gaeilge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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PART VII | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miscellaneous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FIRST SCHEDULE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Enactments Repealed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SECOND SCHEDULE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Provisions in relation to Teilifís na Gaeilge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Number 4 of 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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BROADCASTING ACT, 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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AN ACT TO MAKE FURTHER PROVISION IN RELATION TO BROADCASTING, FOR THAT PURPOSE TO MAKE SEPARATE PROVISION IN RELATION TO THE FOLLOWING DISCRETE ASPECTS OF BROADCASTING, NAMELY, THE SUPPLY OF PROGRAMME MATERIAL FOR THE PURPOSE OF ITS BEING TRANSMITTED AND THE TRANSMISSION OF SUCH MATERIAL THAT IS SO SUPPLIED, TO CONFER ON 2 COMPANIES DESIGNATED BY THE MINISTER FOR ARTS, HERITAGE, GAELTACHT AND THE ISLANDS FOR THAT PURPOSE FUNCTIONS IN RELATION TO SUCH TRANSMISSION AND, AS REGARDS SUCH TRANSMISSION THAT IS EFFECTED BY DIGITAL MEANS, IN RELATION TO THE COMBINATION OF MATERIAL AS AFORESAID AND RELATED AND OTHER DATA IN DIGITAL FORM, TO CONFER ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS ON THE INDEPENDENT RADIO AND TELEVISION COMMISSION AND RENAME THAT BODY AS COIMISIÚN CRAOLACHÁIN NA hÉIREANN OR, IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, THE BROADCASTING COMMISSION OF IRELAND, TO ESTABLISH A BODY TO BE KNOWN AS TEILIFÍS NA GAEILGE AND TO DEFINE ITS FUNCTIONS, TO AMEND THE BROADCASTING AUTHORITY ACTS, 1960 TO 1993, AND CERTAIN OTHER ENACTMENTS AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
[14th March, 2001] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PART I Preliminary and General | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Short title, collective citation, construction and commencement. |
1.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Broadcasting Act, 2001. |
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(2) The Broadcasting Authority Acts, 1960 to 1993, and this Act (in so far as it amends those Acts) may be cited together as the Broadcasting Authority Acts, 1960 to 2001. |
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(3) The Broadcasting Authority Acts, 1960 to 1993, and this Act (in so far as it amends those Acts) shall be construed together as one. |
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(4) This Act shall come into operation on such day or days as the Minister may appoint by order or orders either generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision and different days may be so appointed for different purposes or different provisions. |
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Interpretation. |
2.—(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— |
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“the Act of 1960” means the Broadcasting Authority Act, 1960 ; |
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“the Act of 1976” means the Broadcasting Authority (Amendment) Act, 1976 ; |
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“the Act of 1988” means the Radio and Television Act, 1988 ; |
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“the Authority” means Radio Telefís Éireann; |
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“broadcaster” means a person who supplies a compilation of programme material for the purpose of its being transmitted or relayed as a broadcasting service (whether that person transmits or relays that material as such a service or not); |
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“broadcasting service” means a service which comprises a compilation of programme material of any description and which is transmitted or relayed by means of wireless telegraphy, a cable or MMD system or a satellite device, directly or indirectly for reception by the general public, whether that material is actually received or not, but does not include such a service that is provided by means of the Internet; |
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“cable-MMD content contract” has the meaning assigned to it by section 41 ; |
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“cable system” means a wired broadcast relay system; |
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“the Commission” means the body established by section 3 of the Act of 1988; |
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“community content contract” has the meaning assigned to it by section 39 ; |
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“contract” does not include any contract that comes into being between the multiplex company or the transmission company and another person by virtue of the entering into arrangements by the multiplex company or the transmission company with that person under section 13 (1) or 14(1); |
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“the Council Directive” means Council Directive 89/552/EEC of 3 October 1989(1) on the co-ordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting activities as amended by Directive 97/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 June 1997(2) ; |
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“digital content contract” has the meaning assigned to it by section 12 ; |
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“digital multiplex licence” has the meaning assigned to it by section 9 ; |
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“the Director” means the Director of Telecommunications Regulation; |
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“DTT licence” has the meaning assigned to it by section 7 ; |
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“EEA Agreement” means the Agreement on the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on the 2nd day of May, 1992, as amended for the time being; |
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“electronic programme guide” has the meaning assigned to it by section 16 ; |
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“establishment day” has the meaning assigned to it by section 43 ; |
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“excepted person” means a person... |
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