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15. Clause 14 requires a licensee when broadcasting

to comply with the provisions of a transmission plan

prepared for the purposes of the clause by the

Telecommunications Authority and specifies matters to which

the plan may relate. The clause also makes certain other

provisions as regards operating transmitters and antenna

systems (subsections (5) and (6)).

16.

See

Clause 15 is the "must carry" provision.

paragraph 1(d) above. Where it is proposed to give a

direction under the clause, the licensee and the

Broadcasting Authority must be notified and both he and the

Broadcasting Authority are enabled to make representations

and objections which will have to be taken into account.

17. Clause 16 provides that the broadcasting of

advertising material on a particular television programme

service (i.e. a channel) will be limited to

(a) an overall limit of 10 minutes in any clock hour

(b)

(i.e. a period of 60 minutes beginning on any

hour);

if there are two or more advertising periods in

any 24 hours from 6 a.m., an overall limit of 10%

of the time during which broadcasts are

transmitted on the service in the 24 hours,

and in addition, no classified advertisements are to be

broadcast other than between 2 a.m. and 12 noon and breaks

within programmes and intervals between programmes are to

comply with any requirements specified in that regard in a

code of practice. The Broadcasting Authority may give