10 Cap. 306, R.E. The Broadcast- The Whole Act 2002 ing Services Act (Act No. 6 of 1993) Repeal the whole Act - The necessary provisions are included in the TCRA Act, 2003 and the Media Services Bill, 2008. - Broadcasting is now regulated under the Media Services Act, 2008 which recognizes the existence of a three tier broadcasting ( Public service, Private and Community Broadcasting) 11 Act No. 12 of The Tanzania Section 25 2003 Communications Regulatory Authority Act, 2003 Amendment by deleting the following words in the first paragraph: ‘’Charter’’ means an agreement entered between the Government and the Tanzania Broadcasting Services with regard to the provision of public service broadcasting in the country; The requirement for a Charter is no longer relevant. In order to have equal and balanced regulation of media, all media should comply with the rules and regulations set out by law as implemented by TCRA. Section 27 (1) (d) Repeal Section 27 The powers to deal with (1) (d) issues of media ethics have been vested on the independent stakeholders’ media council under the Media Services Bill, 2008 So This Is Democracy? 2008 -251- Media Institute of Southern Africa