Broadcasting Act · 2000 Revised Edition · Part VII
Section 31
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Where the Minister considers it necessary that any licensable broadcasting service should be provided to any building and is of the opinion that any broadcasting apparatus, installation or plant to be used in providing the service has to be installed within or on the building or any land, he may in writing direct the developer or owner of the building or land to provide, within such period as may be specified in the direction, such broadcasting apparatus, installation, plant or space, of a standard acceptable to the
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;
Minister, within or on the building or land and such access thereto as he may reqUIre.
Where the Minister considers it necessary that the reception of any licensable broadcasting service in any building in any area should be facilitated and is of the opinion that any broadcasting apparatus, installation or plant to be used in facilitating such reception has to be installed within or on any building or land in that area or any other area, he may in writing direct the developer or owner of the building or land to provide, within such period as may be specified in the direction, access to the building or land and access to or interconnection with any broadcasting apparatus, installation or plant within or on the building or land.
licensable broadcasting service
"licensable broadcasting service" means any broadcasting service specified in the Second Schedule;
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Any direction under subsections (1) or (2) may include-
a requirement that the developer or owner of the building or land shall contribute wholly or partly to such costs and expenses incurred for the provision of any broadcasting apparatus, installation, plant or space under subsection (1) as the Minister may determine;
and
such other requirements as he may specify.
Any person who fails to comply with any requirement in a direction under subsections (1) or (2) is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000.
Nothing in any direction given under subsection (1) shall be construed as granting any exemption from any licensing requirement under this Act or under any other written law with which the developer or owner of any building or land may be required to comply in respect of any broadcasting apparatus, installation or plant.
broadcasting apparatus
"broadcasting apparatus" means any apparatus capable of, or designed or constructed for, the reception of any broadcasting service and specified in the First Schedule;
For the purposes of this section, "installation or plant" includes all buildings, lands, structures, machinery, equipment, cables, poles and lines used or intended for use in connection with broadcasting.
PARTVIII
FOREIGN BROADCASTING SERVICES
Orders proscribing unacceptable foreign broadcasting services.
Terms defined in s 2
broadcasting apparatus
Defined · s 2"broadcasting apparatus" means any apparatus capable of, or designed or constructed for, the reception of any broadcasting service and specified in the First Schedule;
licensable broadcasting service
Defined · s 2"licensable broadcasting service" means any broadcasting service specified in the Second Schedule;
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;