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(g) whether an amendment be made to the Television Ordinance

providing for right of access by the Television Authority to the licensees' equipment for the purpose of previewing programme material or for the licensees to provide such material in a form to be specified by the Authority;

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(h) whether the function and official membership of the WİLL DOKU

Television Advisory Board should remain unchanged;

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(i)

whether an amendment be made to the Television Ordinance requiring that no person previously convicted of a serious criminal offence resulting in a sentence of imprisonment be appointed to a managerial position in a television licensee or to such other position as would enable him to exercise-- control of the company without the prior approval of the Governor in Council; and

(j) whether no further television stations should be licensed

for the time being.

JA

(The Commissioner for Television and Entertainment Licensing (Mr N. J. V. WATT) and the Crown Solicitor (Mr F. T. M. JCNES) will attend before the Council for the discussion of this item).

19th November 1979

(IB CR 4/1036 II)

COUNCIL CHAMBER

FF.

10.

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