C654
Increase of fines and penalties
Section substituted
TELEVISION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1988
(b) in subsection (2) by repealing "any Government material required to be broadcast under section 24 or 25" and substituting "material required to be broadcast under section 24 or pursuant to a con- dition attached to the relevant licence";
(c) by repealing subsection (3) and substituting—
"(3) Where the Broadcasting Authority makes a require- ment under section 24, or subsection (2), or pursuant to a condition attached to a licence, of more than one licensee, that authority shall ensure that, so far as is reasonably practicable, as between the licensees the obligations are imposed equitably."; and
(d) in subsection (4) by repealing "25" and substituting "pursuant to
a condition attached to a licence".
19. (1) Section 35(4) is amended by substituting "$50,000" for "$10,000".
(2) Section 37(3) is amended by substituting "$50,000", "$100,000" and "$250,000" for "$10,000", "$20,000" and "$50,000", respectively.
20. Sections 41 and 41A are repealed and the following substituted-
"Royalty
41. (1) A licensee shall, as regards each of its account- ing years, pay to the Government a royalty determined by reference to the amounts which, having regard to this section, are the appropriate amounts for fees or other charges in respect of advertising, whether in the form of display or other advertisements, advertising magazine programmes, sponsored or promoted programmes or in any other form of broadcast by the licensee, and as regards a particular such year the amount of such royalty shall be determined in accordance with the following rates—
(a) where such amounts for that year do not exceed
$100 million, 1 per cent of those amounts;
(b) where such amounts for that year exceed $100
million--
(i) as regards the first $100 million of those amounts, 1 per cent of those amounts;
(ii) as regards the second $100 million of those amounts (or in case those amounts are less than $200 million but are not less than $100 million, as regards the excess over $100 million), 5 per cent of those amounts;
(iii) as regards the third $100 million of those amounts (or in case those amounts are less than $300 million but are not less than $200 million, as regards the excess over $200 million), 10 per cent of those amounts;
(iv) as regards the fourth $100 million of those amounts (or in case those amounts are less than $400 million but are not less than $300 million, as regards the excess over $300 million), 15 per cent of those amounts;