Wireless Telegraphy (Wired Broadcast Relay Licence) (Amendment) Regulations, 1988
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: (1) These Reguations may be cited as the Wireless Telegraphy (Wired Broadcast Relay Licence) (Amendment) Regulations, 1988.
(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on the 5th day of May, 1988.
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paragraphs: The Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937), applies to these Regulations.
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paragraphs: In these Regulations "the Principle Regulations" means the Wireless Telegraphy (Wired Broadcast Relay Licence) Regulations, 1974 ( S.I. No. 67 of 1974 ).
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paragraphs: The Principal Regulations are hereby amended by—
(a) the insertion in Regulation 3 thereof after the definition of "approved local programme" of the following definitions:
"'basic service' means television programmes and sound programmes relayed by the licensee which a person is obliged to pay for in order to become a subscriber to a relay service;
'discretionary service' means television programmes or sound programmes relayed by the licensee which a subscriber to a relay service may accept or refuse, at his discretion, without affecting the relay of basic services to that subscriber;".
(b) the substitution in paragraph (2) of Regulation 9 of the following sub-paragraph for sub-paragraph (a) thereof—
"(a)equivalent to 5 per cent. of gross revenue (excluding installation charges and value added tax) paid to the licensee in respect of basic services in the quarter in which the fee is payable in respect of the relay service provided by the licensee,";
(ii) the substitution for paragraph(3) of Regulation 9 of the following paragraph —
"(3) A licensee who holds more than one licence in respect of stations in relation to which fees are payable under this Regulation may, if there is identifiable revenue of the kind specified in paragraph (2) of this Regulation in respect of each such station, pay a composite fee equivalent to 5 per cent. of the gross revenue, (excluding installation charges and value added tax) paid to him in respect of basic services in the quarter in which the fee is payable in respect of the relay service provided by him.";
(iii) The substitution for paragraph (4) of Regulation 9 of the following paragraph —
"4 (a) The Minister may require a licensee to furnish him a statement certified by a person who is qualified under the Companies Act, 1963 (No. 33 of 1963), for appointment as auditor of a company of the gross revenue (excluding installation charges and value added tax) paid to the licensee in respect of basic services in the year in which the requirement is made and in each subsequent year by reason of the relay service provided by the licensee and the licensee shall comply with such request within three months after the end of each year.
(b) Where a statement of gross revenue is furnished by the licensee in accordance with subparagraph (a) of paragraph 2 of this Regulation and 5 per cent. of such revenue differs by any amount from the sum of the fees paid by the licensee in accordance with the said subparagraph (a) of paragraph 2 in respect of the four quarters which comprise the year to which the statement relates —
(i) a fee of an amount equal to the difference shall be paid by the licensee within the period of two months from the date on which the statement was furnished as aforesaid if 5 per cent.of such revenue is greater than the sum of the fees, and
(ii) an amount equal to the difference shall be deducted from such fee if 5 per cent. of such revenue is less than the said sum.";
(c) the substitution in paragraph (a) of Regulation 12 of the following subparagraph for subparagraph (ii):
"(ii) relay such approved local programmes on the said channel to each service point connected to the station as part of the basic service.";
(d) the substitution for paragraph (b) of Regulation 12 of the following paragraph:
"(b) shall secure the approval in writing of the Minister for the prices and charges he proposes to levy in respect of connection of, and relay of the basic service to, service points connected to the station and for any subsequent variation thereof;";