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BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION AMENDMENT ACT 1985 No. 66 of 1985 - SECT 36

Renewal of certain supplementary licences
36. Section 86A of the Principal Act is amended-

   (a)  by omitting from sub-section (4) "stations and television stations in
        the area served in pursuance" and substituting "services provided
        pursuant to licences having service areas that overlap the service
        area";

   (b)  by omitting paragraph (4) (a) and substituting the following
        paragraph:



"(a) an additional radio service or additional television service, as the case
requires, provided pursuant to a commercial licence having the same service
area as the supplementary licence is reasonably likely to be commercially
viable after the expiration of the prescribed period;";

   (c)  by omitting from paragraph (4) (b) "in pursuance of a licence for such
        an additional station" and substituting "pursuant to such an
        additional licence";

   (d)  by omitting sub-section (5);

   (e)  by omitting paragraph (6) (b) and substituting the following
        paragraph:



"(b) where it is of the opinion referred to in that sub-section and it grants
a renewal of the supplementary licence, make a recommendation in writing to
the Minister that the Minister invite applications for a commercial radio
licence or commercial television licence, as the case requires, to serve,
after the expiration of the prescribed period, an area that is substantially
coextensive with the service area of the supplementary licence.";

   (f)  by omitting from sub-paragraph (10) (a) (i) "and all commercial
        translator licences (if any) associated with the related commercial
        licence"; and

   (g)  by omitting from sub-paragraph (10) (a) (ii) "and all such commercial
        translator licences".



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