BROADCASTING SERVICES ACT [CHAPTER 12:06] (as at 11th January 2008)
apparatus and the prohibition of the possession, use or provision of broadcasting
apparatus except by persons who have been so licensed, registered or certified;
(h17) licensing, registering or certifying suppliers of broadcasting apparatus and technicians
who build, repair or maintain broadcasting apparatus;
(h18) the terms and conditions under which licences and authorities may be issued, granted,
refused, renewed and transferred under this Act;
(h19) the conditions, restrictions, tariffs and rates subject to which broadcasting services are
operated;
(h20) fixing and enforcing technical standards for broadcasting apparatus;
(h21) restricting or prohibiting the ownership or control of, or the holding of an interest in, a
broadcasting service of any category or kind; two or more broadcasting services of the
same category or kind; a broadcasting service of one category or kind and another
broadcasting service of a different category or kind;
(h22) prohibiting or limiting cross-ownership and cross-directorships between broadcasters,
signal carrier licensees, newspapers, telecommunications licensees under the Postal
and Telecommunications Act [Chapter 12:05] and advertising agents;
(h23) limiting the number of commercial radio or television broadcasting licences a person
can hold or control;
(h24) prohibiting or limiting of cross-directorships in different licensees;
(h25) licensing persons who provide broadcasting services;
(h26) subject to section 10, the consideration of applications for licences and the
circumstances in which such applications may be granted or refused;
(h27) prohibiting the use of any broadcasting service band for the emission or transmission
of signals except by persons who have been licensed or authorised to do so;
(h28) preventing interference between different users of broadcasting service bands;
(h29) licensing, registering or certifying persons who possess, use or provide apparatus, and
the prohibition of the possession, use or provision of apparatus except by persons who
have been so licensed, registered or certified;
(h30) licensing, registering or certifying suppliers of apparatus and technicians who build,
repair or maintain apparatus;
(h31) the terms and conditions under which licences and authorities may be issued, granted,
refused, renewed and transferred under this Act;
(h32) the conditions, restrictions, tariffs and rates subject to which broadcasting services are
operated;
(h33) fixing and enforcing technical standards for apparatus;
(h34) any other matter which, in the Board’s opinion, will lead to the efficient provision of
broadcasting services in Zimbabwe;
(i) such matters as the Board may consider appropriate or necessary to give force and
effect within Zimbabwe to the provisions of the International Telecommunication
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