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Independent
Broadcasting
Authority

possession of the officer or authority all such orders and other directions
as the officer or authority may give in connection with the working or
maintenance of the broadcasting station or the carrying on of
broadcasting services from the broadcasting station.
(3) Reasonable compensation shall be paid from monies
appropriated for the purpose by Parliament, to a person who suffers
loss or damage through the exercise of the powers conferred by this
section in such amount as may be agreed between the person and the
Minister.
(4) If a dispute arises as to the amount of compensation payable in
terms of subsection (3), any person claiming to be entitled to
compensation may refer such dispute to a court.
(5) In determining the amount of any compensation (including costs
or expenses) payable under this section, the Court and every other
person shall have due regard to the fact that the take-over has been
necessitated by a state of public emergency.
(6) The provisions of this section shall, with necessary modification,
apply in relation to diffusion services, the premises, apparatus,
equipment and wires required in connection therewith and the persons
employed in working, maintaining or operating the same.
PARTV
PROGRAMME STANDARD AND COMPLAINTS RELATING TO BROADCASTING
SERVICES
Broadcasters
to determine
programme
standards

33. The Corporation and every licensed broadcasting service, shall
develop a code of professional standards which shall comply with the
following minimum requirements:
(a) respect for human dignity and human rights and freedoms,
and contribution to the tolerance of different opinions and
beliefs;
(b) comprehensive, unbiased and independent news broadcast
and current affairs programmes with commentary clearly
distinguished from news;
(c) observance of procedures for correcting factual errors and
redressing unfairness;
(d) observance of the principle of the right to reply;
(e) protection of the integrity of minors by clearly classifying
and distributing programmes that could endanger the
development of a child in a way with the least possibility
for a child to use it; and

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