The Cyprus Gazette

SUPPLEMENT TO THE CYPPWUS GAZETTE, 24TH APRIL, 1936. 285
A BILL
ENTITLED
A LAW TO REGULATE THE RECEPTION OF BROADCASTING.
BE it enacted by His ExceUency the Govemor and
Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Cyprus as
follows ;—
1. This Law may be cited as the Broadcasting (Reception) Short title.
Law, 1936.
2, In this Law, unless the context otherwise requires,— int«rpre-
" broadcasting" means the issue of messages or
communications by wireless telephony to owners of
receiving sets and includes any such message or communication
so issued;
" interfering apparatus " means any electric machine,
generator, motor, X-ray apparatus, apparatus used for
medical purposes, or any electrical apparatus, equipment,
or device of whatever kind which may generate waves
Hkely to interfere with the reception of broadcasting;
" receiving set" means any apparatus or equipment
designed for the purpose of or capable of receiving
communications sent out by broadcasting.
3.—(1) No person shall instal, possess, use or maintain a No receiving
receiving set without a receiving licence previously ^g^auS
obtained from the Postmaster-General issued under the etc., without
provisions of this Law upon payment of such fee as may be ^^^^^^e.
prescribed by regulations:
Provided that a Hcence shaU not be required—
(a) by any person to whom a dealer in receiving sets
has given such a set on approval for a period not
exceeding seven days;
(b) for any receiving set on board any vessel visiting
the Colony;
(c) where the receiving set is broken or defective and
is sealed by the Postmaster-General in the manner
prescribed by regulations.
(2) The Governor may exempt any educational or
charitable institution from the payment of a fee in respect
of any Hcence granted to it under the provisions of this
section.
(3) A Hcence issued under sub-section (1) shall be for such
period and shaU contain and be subject to such terms,
conditions and restrictions as may be prescribed by
regulations.
4.—(1) No person shall seU or offer or expose for sale Dealers in
or deal in, hire or let in the way of his business any receiving 2tf ^'"^
set or any component part thereof unless he previously
obtains a dealers' licence from the Postmaster-General
issued under the provisions of this liaw upon payment of
such fee as may be prescribed by regulations.
(2) A Hcence issued under sub-section (1) shaU be for such
period and shaU contain and be subject to such terms,
conditions and restrictions as may be prescribed by
regulations.
(3) A Hcence issued under sub-section (1) shall confer
upon the holder the right to instal, possess, use and
maintain upon his business premises any number of receiving
sets without obtaining any further Hcence.
ΚΥΠΡΙΑΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ
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