4 of 2009: Broadcasting Amendment Act, 2009.
 Words between brackets, in bold print, indicate omissions from current provisions. Words underlined indicate new insertions.
To amend the Broadcasting Act, 1999, so as to delete ''frequency planning'' as one of the ï¬elds of qualiï¬cations, expertise and experience which the members of the Board of the South African Broadcasting Corporation Limited must have when viewed collectively; to provide for the removal of a member of the Board from office and for the resignation of a member; to make provision for a resolution of the National Assembly calling for the removal of a member and for the dissolution of the Board; to provide for the appointment of an interim board; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Amendment of section 13 of Act 4 of 1999, as amended by section 14 of Act 64 of 2002 1.
''(a) be persons who are suited to serve on the Board by virtue of their qualiï¬cations, expertise and experience in the ï¬elds of broadcasting policy and technology, broadcasting regulation, media law, [frequency planning,] business practice and ï¬nance, marketing, journalism, entertainment and 10 education, social and labour issues.''.
Substitution of section 15 of Act 4 of 1999 2.
''Removal from office and resignation of member 15 15.
may remove a member from [the] office on account of misconduct or inability to perform his or her duties efficiently after due inquiry and upon recommendation by the Board; or must remove a member from office after a ï¬nding to that effect by a 20 committee of the National Assembly and the adoption by the National Assembly of a resolution calling for that member's removal from office in terms of section 15A.
A non-executive member of the Board may resign by three months' written notice addressed to the appointing body, provided that the appointing body may on good cause shown allow a shorter period.''.
Insertion of section 15A in Act 4 of 1999 3.
failure to disclose an interest in terms of section 17 or voting or attendance at, or participation in, proceedings of the Board while having an interest contemplated in section 17; and his or her becoming disqualiï¬ed as contemplated in section 16.
carrying out its duties as contemplated in section 13(11).
must dissolve the Board if the resolution recommends the removal of all the members of the Board.
Upon the dissolution of the Board contemplated in subsection (2)(c), the appointing body must appoint an interim Board consisting of the persons referred to in section 12(b) and ï¬ve other persons recommended by the National Assembly.
The interim Board must be appointed within 10 days of receiving such recommendations and is appointed for a period not exceeding six months.
The appointing body, on the recommendation of the National Assembly, must designate one of the members of the interim Board as the chairperson and another member as the deputy chairperson, both of whom must be non-executive members of the interim Board.
A quorum for any meeting of the interim Board is six members.''.
This Act is called the Broadcasting Amendment Act, 2009.