Final Draft/Rev.5 (a) be announced in a similar manner; and (b) not be pre-packaged or pre-recorded. (7) No party political notice shall be broadcast immediately before or after news items or current affairs programmes. (8) No party political notice shall include any political party manifesto content, party slogan or campaign messages. Prohibition on party-political broadcasts 27. (1) A licensee shall not permit party-political broadcasts under any circumstances except during an election period. (2) A licensee shall not permit party-political adverts under any circumstances. Broadcasting during elections 28. (1) A licensee shall air contesting party-political broadcasts and afford all contesting political parties similar opportunities. (2) If, during an election period, the programming of any licensee extends to the elections, political parties and issues relevant thereto, the licensee shall provide reasonable opportunities for the discussion of conflicting views and shall treat all political parties equitably. (3) In the event of any criticism against a political party being levelled in a particular programme of any licensee without such party having been afforded an opportunity to respond thereto in the same programme or without the view of such political party being reflected therein, the licensee concerned shall afford such party a reasonable opportunity to reply to the criticism. (4) If, within 48 hours before the commencement of the polling period, a licensee intends broadcasting a programme in which a particular political party is criticised, the licensee shall afford the political party a reasonable opportunity to reply thereto in the same programme, or as soon as is reasonably practicable before polling day. (5) The opportunity to reply referred to in subregulations (3) and (4) shall be broadcast with the same degree of prominence and, where applicable, in substantially the same timeslot as the initial criticism. (6) The Authority shall in consultation with the relevant stakeholders develop a code of conduct for broadcasting during the election period. 16