Broadcasting Act · 2000 Revised Edition · Part IV
Section 18
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
A broadcasting licensee shall supply to the Minister on demand any material, including the script thereof, which is intended for broadcasting.
Minister
"Minister" means the Minister for the time being designated by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan to be responsible for broadcasting matters;
A broadcasting licensee who is required to supply material under subsection(1) shall-
supply the material in such form as the Minister may determine; or
make available on demand, without charge, such equipment as the Minister may determine.
The Minister may, if he is satisfied that any programme intended to be broadcast by a broadcasting licensee may be against the public interest or national harmony or will offend against good taste or decency, in writing require the broadcasting licensee to pre-record the programme and submit it to him for approval before it is broadcast.
programme
"programme", in relation to a broadcasting service, means - (a) any matter the primary purpose of which is to entertain, educate or inform all or part of the public; or (b) any advertising or sponsorship matter, whether or not of a commercial kind, but does not include any matter that is wholly related to or connected with - (i) any communication between two or more persons of a private or domestic nature; (ii) any internal communication of a business, Government department or other organisation for the purpose of the operation of that business, department or organisation; and (iii) communications in such other circumstances as may be prescribed;
Directions of Minister.
Terms defined in s 2
Minister
Defined · s 2"Minister" means the Minister for the time being designated by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan to be responsible for broadcasting matters;
programme
Defined · s 2"programme", in relation to a broadcasting service, means - (a) any matter the primary purpose of which is to entertain, educate or inform all or part of the public; or (b) any advertising or sponsorship matter, whether or not of a commercial kind, but does not include any matter that is wholly related to or connected with - (i) any communication between two or more persons of a private or domestic nature; (ii) any internal communication of a business, Government department or other organisation for the purpose of the operation of that business, department or organisation; and (iii) communications in such other circumstances as may be prescribed;