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(3) Where an application is made under subsection (2) the Broadcasting Authority shall only grant an extension or further extension if it is satisfied that, having regard to the circumstances of the case, the application is reasonable.
(4) Where a notice under subsection (1) is served on a person, but subject to subsections (2) and (3), the person shall comply with the requirements of the notice.
(5) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), any person who fails to comply with the requirements of a notice served on him under subsection (1)(b) within the time specified in the notice (or such extended time as may be allowed under subsection (2)) commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $100,000, and for every day during which such offence continues after conviction therefor to a fine of $2,000.
(6) A licensee who knowingly allows voting rights to be exercised at any general meeting in the case of shares which are the subject of a notice served on him under subsection (1)(a) commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $100,000.
(7) A resolution passed at a general meeting of the licensee shall not be invalid by reason only that voting rights in respect of which a notice served under subsection (1)(a) is still in force have been exercised.
13L. Recovery of royalty
(1) Any royalty payable by a licensee pursuant to any licence and owing to the Government shall be recoverable by the Government as a civil debt in any court of competent jurisdiction.
(2) A certificate in writing purporting to be made under the hand of the Financial Secretary to the effect that any royalty payable under a licence is owing to the Government shall be prima facie evidence of that fact.
13M. Governor in Council may prohibit programmes
(1) Where the Governor in Council is of the opinion that the peace or good order of Hong Kong is threatened, he may by notice in writing to the licensee prohibit the broadcasting of any particular programme or part thereof.
(2) Any person who knowingly broadcasts any programme or part thereof in contravention of a prohibition imposed under subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $50,000 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
13N. Regulations
(1) The Governor in Council may, for the purpose of securing compliance with this Part, make regulations-
(a) regulating the ownership or control, whether direct or indirect, of licensees; and
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(3) Where an application is made under subsection (2) the Broadcasting Authority shall only grant an extension or further extension if it is satisfied that, having regard to the circumstances of the case, the application is reasonable.
(4) Where a notice under subsection (1) is served on a person, but subject to subsections (2) and (3), the person shall comply with the requirements of the notice.
(5) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), any person who fails to comply with the requirements of a notice served on him under subsection (1)(b) within the time specified in the notice (or such extended time as may be allowed under subsection (2)) commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $100,000, and for every day during which such offence continues after conviction therefor to a fine of $2,000.
(6) A licensee who knowingly allows voting rights to be exercised at any general meeting in the case of shares which are the subject of a notice served on him under subsection (1)(a) commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $100,000.
(7) A resolution passed at a general meeting of the licensee shall not be invalid by reason only that voting rights in respect of which a notice served under subsection (1)(a) is still in force have been exercised.
13L. Recovery of royalty
(1) Any royalty payable by a licensee pursuant to any licence and owing to the Government shall be recoverable by the Government as a civil debt in any court of competent jurisdiction.
(2) A certificate in writing purporting to be made under the hand of the Financial Secretary to the effect that any royalty payable under a licence is owing to the Government shall be prima facie evidence of that fact.
13M. Governor in Council may prohibit programmes
(1) Where the Governor in Council is of the opinion that the peace or good order of Hong Kong is threatened, he may by notice in writing to the licensee prohibit the broadcasting of any particular programme or part thereof.
(2) Any person who knowingly broadcasts any programme or part thereof in contravention of a prohibition imposed under subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $50,000 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
13N. Regulations
(1) The Governor in Council may, for the purpose of securing compliance with this Part, make regulations-
(a) regulating the ownership or control, whether direct or indirect, of
licensees; and
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