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Authority is previously obtained.

(b) Section 17B prohibits nominees holding a relevant

interest (defined in sections 17L and 17M) in

voting shares of a licensee. The commencement of

the section is deferred by subsection (4).

(c) Section 17C see paragraph 1(a) above which

(a)

summarises the effect of the section.

Section 17D is a restricting clause see

paragraph 1(b) above. Also, if a person who has

voting shares in a licensee has shares in certain

other companies, he will, for the purposes of

subsection (1), be regarded as having additional

shares in the licensee. Their member will be

determined by reference to a proportion

(subsection (3)). In certain circumstances the

voting shares of a licensee held by any

subsidiary company will, for the purposes

referred to, be regarded as being held by another

person (subsection (4)). In certain

circumstances persons who jointly have a relevant

interest in voting shares of a licensee will each

be regarded as being disqualified under

subsection (1) (subsection (5)).

(e) Section 17E requires a licensee to give to the

Broadcasting Authority

(i) the names of the companies or other

persons who, on the coming into force of the

section, have a relevant interest in 2% or more

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