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            <title>Additional Post Office Appropriation Bill (B 12-1998)</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[To appropriate additional sums of money for the Universal Service Fund and the
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Telecommunications Act, 1996, in respect of the financial year ending 31 March
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            <title>Broadcasting Amendment Bill (B 34-2002)</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[To, amend the Broadcasting Act, 1999, so as to add certain definitions; to provide for the conversion of the old corporation into a public company in terms of the Companies Act; to clarify the relationship between the policies governing public commercial services and the values of the public broadcasting service; to provide for the continued existence of the old Corporation during the transitional period ; to provide for a procedure relating to authorisation of all channels carried by the broadcasting services; to provide for the procedure relating to the granting of additional subscription television service licences and to open subscription television services to full competition; to provide for the application and granting of television licences; to provide for the imposition of penalties for failure to pay television licence fees; to provide for the appointment of inspectors; and to provide for the making of regulations; to amend the Independent Broadcasting Authority Act, 1993, and the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa Act , 2000; and to provide for matters connected therewith .
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            <description><![CDATA[To amend the Broadcasting Act, 1999, so as to add certain definitions; to provide for the conversion of the old Corporation into a public company in terms of the Companies Act; to justify the relationship between the policies goveming public commercial services and the values of the public broadcasting service; to provide for the continued existence of the old Corporation during the transitional period; to provide for a procedure relating to authorisation of all channels carried by the
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            <description><![CDATA[To amend the Broadcasting Act, 1976, in order to reduce the membership of the Board of the South African Broadcasting Corporation; and to provide that the proceeds of the sale of regional radio stations be paid into the National Revenue Fund.]]></description>
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            <title>Broadcasting Amendment Bill B39-2015 </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[To repeal the Broadcasting Act, 1976 (Act No. 73 of 1976), so as to establish a new broadcasting policy for the Republic; to amend certain provisions of the Independent Broadcasting Authority Act, 1993 (Act No. 153 of 1993); to clarify the powers of the Minister in regard to policy formulation and the Authority’s powers with respect to the regulation and licensing of the broadcasting system; to provide for classes of broadcasting activities in the public interest and for that purpose— to provide a Charter for the South African Broadcasting Corporation Ltd; to establish the Frequency Spectrum Directorate in the Department;
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            <description><![CDATA[To repeal the Broadcasting Act, 1976 (Act No. 73 of 1976), so as to establish a new broadcasting policy for the Republic; to amend certain provisions of the Independent Broadcasting Authority Act, 1993 (Act No. 153 of 1993); to clarify the powers of the Minister in regard to policy formulation and the Authority’s powers with respect to the regulation and licensing of the broadcasting system; to provide for classes of broadcasting activities in the public interest and for that purposeto provide a Charter for the South African Broadcasting Corporation Ltd;
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