BROADCASTING AUTHORITY BILL 1987
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Resumption of debate on Second Reading (24 June 1987)
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I rise to support the BroadcastingArabhority Bill 1987
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study this bill..
Members will recall that the setting up of a broadcasting authority is among the major recommendations in the Broadcasting Review Board Report. This recommendation was also supported by Members at the adjournment debate in this
Council on 19 March 1986.
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We therefore welcome this bill which establishes the Broadcasting Authority and sets out in legal terms its powers
However, in our scrutiny of the bill,
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identified a number of points for clarification with the Administration resulting in improvements to be made to the bill by way of four committee stage amendments. I shall deal with them one by one.
First, the membership of the Authority. Bearing in mind the importance of the Authority whose duty is to ensure the provision of an adequate, comprehensive and balanced service which is responsive to the diverse needs and aspirations of the community, we feel that its membership should consist of as wide a cross-section of the community as possible so that it could carry out its functions effectively. Whilst I am sure the Administration will take this into account
in the appointment of the Authority's members, we consider that clause 4(1)(b) should be further qualified by a requirement that non-government members should be persons who have had no
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