15 16 Foreign contributions or donations for the purposes of voter education No foreign contribution or donation for the purposes of voter education shall be made except to the Commission, which may allocate such contribution or donation to any person referred to in section 14(3) or subsection 15(1). PART IVA MEDIA COVERAGE OF ELECTIONS 16A Interpretation in Part IVA In this Part⎯ “broadcaster” means a person who operates a broadcasting service for the transmission of television or radio programmes to the public or any substantial section of the public, whether the transmission is effected by wireless or other means; “election period” has the meaning given to that term by section 4 (“Interpretation”) (1) of the Electoral Act [Chapter 2:13]; “print publisher” means a person who publishes a newspaper, magazine or other printed document at regular intervals for sale or distribution to the public generally; “public broadcaster” means a broadcaster that is owned or controlled by the State. 16B Application of Part IVA in relation to other media laws In the event of inconsistency between this Part and the Broadcasting Services [Chapter 12:06] (No. 3 of 2001), the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy [Chapter 10:27] (No. 5 of 2002) or any other enactment, this Part shall prevail over that enactment to the extent of the inconsistency. 16C Access to public broadcasting media (1) Public broadcasters shall afford all political parties and independent candidates contesting an election such free access to their broadcasting services as may be prescribed in regulations made by the Commission, with the approval of the Minister, in terms of section 19. (2) Regulations referred to in subsection (1) shall provide for⎯ (a) the total time to be allocated to each political party and candidate and the duration of each broadcast that may be made by or on behalf of a party or candidate; and (b) the times at which broadcasts made by political parties and candidates are to be transmitted; and (c) the areas to which broadcasts made by political parties and candidates are to be transmitted; and the regulations shall ensure⎯ (d) a fair and balanced allocation of time between each political party and independent candidate; (e) that each political party and independent candidate is allowed a reasonable opportunity to present a case through the broadcasting service concerned.