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Section 7, The Independent Media Commission (Amendment) Act, 2007.

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(1) The Commission shall ordinarilymeet for dispatch of business at such times and places as the Chairman may determine, but shall meet at least once every month”. 4. The principal Act is amended by the repeal and replacement of subsection (3) of section 10 by the following subsection:– “(3) The Executive Secretary shall be a person with wide experience in media or administrative matters and shall be responsible to the Commission for– (a) the day-to-day administration of the affairs of the Commission; (b) the supervision and discipline of the staff of the Commission; (c) the recording and keeping of minutes of the meetings of the Commission; and (d) the performance of such other functions as the Commission may determine.” 5. The principal Act is amended by the insertion immediately after paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of section 12 of the following new paragraph:– “(e) interest from investments made by the Commission.” 2 3 of section 1 of Act No.12 Insertion of section 1A. “Reference to radio and television. of section 7 of Act No.12 “Meetings of Commission. of section 10 of section 12 of Act No.12 No. 19 Independent Media Commission (Amendment) Act 2007No. 19 Independent Media Commission (Amendment) Act 2007 6. The principal Act is amended by the repeal and replacement of section 15 by the following section:– 15. A radio and television broadcasting licence shall be granted to– (a) a citizen of Sierra Leone; (b) a body corporate established by an Act of Parliament or registered under the Companies Act; (c ) a partnership registered under the Business Registration Act, 1983; and (d) an international radio relay station.” 7. The principal Act is amended by the repeal and replacement of section 23 by the following section:– 23. The Commission may determine such standards of over-all performance or specific standards of performance in relation to the provision of radio, television, DTH, DSTV, public relations or advertising services by a media institution, as in the opinion of the Commission ought to be achieved by that media institution.”

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