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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
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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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