Broadcasting Act · 2000 Revised Edition · Part IX
Section 34
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
This Part shall apply to every broadcasting company unless exempted in writing by the Minister.
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;
For the purposes ofthis Part-
"broadcasting company"
means a broadcasting company registered under the Companies Act (Chapter 39) which holds a relevant licence;
"relevant licence" means -
any free-to-air licence; or
any broadcasting licence under which subscription broadcasting service may be provided, a which permits broadcast which is capable of being received in ten thousand dwelling-houses or more, but does not include a class licence; or
such other broadcasting licence as the Minister may from time to time specify in the public interest or in the interests of public security or national defence.
Special features of broadcasting company.
Terms defined in s 2
broadcasting licence
Defined · s 2"broadcasting licence" means a licence granted under section 11 or 12 for the broadcast of a licensable broadcasting service;
class licence
Defined · s 2"class licence" means a licence determined under section 12 to be applicable to certain licensable broadcasting services;
free-to-air licence
Defined · s 2"free-to-air licence" means a broadcasting licence granted under this Act for the operation of a free-to-air broadcasting service;
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;
subscription broadcasting service
Defined · s 2"subscription broadcasting service" means a licensable broadcasting service made available to the audience for whom it is intended only upon the payment of a subscription fee;