Appendix 6 - International Music Council

Addendum 5
SOUTH AFRICAN MUSIC REGULATIONS, Published under GN R622 in
Government Gazette 17939 of 25 April 1997
REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE IMPOSITION OF SOUND
BROADCASTING LICENCE CONDITIONS REGARDING SOUTH AFRICAN
MUSIC
1 Definitions
In these regulations any word to which a meaning has been assigned in the Independent
Broadcasting Authority Act, 1993 (Act 153 of 1993), shall have that meaning and, unless
the context indicates otherwise-
'Sound broadcasting licence' means a broadcasting licence granted and issued for the
purpose of providing a sound broadcasting service;
'the performance period' means the period of 126 hours in one week measured
between the hours 05:00 and 23:00 each day.
2 Application of these regulations
These regulations shall apply to the holder of any category of sound broadcasting
licence which devotes 15% or more of its broadcasting time during the performance
period to the broadcasting of music and shall be incorporated into the licence-
2.1 in the case of a licensee holding a valid licence at the date of commencement of these
regulations, on the day following the end of the sixth month after the date of
commencement of these regulations;
2.2 in the case of a licence issued on or after the date of commencement of these regulations,
from the date of commencement of broadcasting.
music
3 Imposition of sound broadcasting licence conditions regarding South African
music
3.1 Every holder of a sound broadcasting licence to which these regulations apply must
ensure that at least 20% of the musical works broadcast in the performance period
consists of South African music and that such South African music is spread reasonably
evenly throughout the said period.
3.2 The Authority may, upon written application and good cause shown by the holder of a
sound broadcasting licence, grant exemption from any condition imposed by
subregulation (1) or vary such condition, if it is satisfied that the exemption or variation is
consistent with the objects of the Act and any regulations made thereunder.
3.3 The Authority will review these regulations within three years of their coming into effect
with the intention of raising the quota for some or all categories of sound broadcasting
licensees and reassessing the basis for calculating it.
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