← belizelaw.ai · Broadcasting And Television, Cap. 227
Regulations
Cap. 227, s. 9 · Revised Edition 2020
(1) The Minister may, in consultation with the Authority,
make regulations on any of the following matters,
(a) station and programme identification, in the course of broadcasting and televising of programmes;
(b) the identification of sponsors and speakers;
(c) the records to be kept by licensees and the time, place and manner of their production to the Authority;
(d) the control of the character and standards of programmes for broadcasting and televising by licensees;
(e) prescribing the geographic area of operation of a licence;
13
(f) the proportioning of time allocated for advertising during programmes broadcast by licensees and the control to be exercised in respect of the nature of such advertising;
(g) the allocation of time by licensees to the broadcasting and televising of matters of religious, political or industrial controversy and the ensuring of the preservation of due impartiality in programmes relating to such matters;
(h) the allocation of time by licensees to the broadcasting and televising of matters of an educational, cultural, sporting or scientific nature; and
(i) the prescribing of anything that is by this Act authorised or required to be prescribed.
(2) Any regulation made under this section shall be subject to negative resolution of the National Assembly.
Have a question about this section? Ask belizelaw.ai →