Broadcasting (Exemption) Order

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Broadcasting Act

(CHAPTER 28, Section 60)

Broadcasting (Exemption) Order

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G.N. No. S 307/1996

REVISED EDITION 2004

(29th February 2004)

[15th July 1996]

1. The Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts has exempted in relation to the provision of the following services, any person who provides any of the following services from sections 8 and 9 of the Broadcasting Act:

(a)

news wire services where the information is transmitted primarily for the purposes of news-gathering by broadcasting or newspaper companies;

(b)

financial information services where the financial information is transmitted without commentary and without alteration or addition to its form;

(c)

weather or traffic news services;

(d)

close circuit television surveillance services that are —

(i)	transmitted for reception within the confines of a single building, dwelling-house, hospital, educational institution, residential, commercial or industrial complex, or any single temporary or permanent structure; and
(ii)	provided solely for the purpose of security surveillance;

(e)

airline in-flight entertainment and information services that are provided on aircraft;

(f)

computer on-line services other than computer on-line services subject to a class licence under the Broadcasting (Class Licence) Notification (N 1); or

(g)

other licensable broadcasting services that are regulated or licensed by the Government, or a statutory authority, under any written law.

2. The exemption under paragraph 1(f) includes computer on-line services provided, other than for business, political or religious purposes, by individual Internet Content Providers as defined in the Broadcasting (Class Licence) Notification (N 1).

[G.N. No. S 307/96]

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