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National and Provincial Party Elections Broadcasts and Political Advertisements Amendment Regulations, 2024

Reasons Document - February 2024

Analysis

3.7 Annexure C: Technical Standards and Quality

 

3.7.1 The SABC supports that regulation 6(4) provides that the PA material must clearly indicate the name of the political party or independent candidate, the date, time of broadcast and relevant broadcast service. Further, Annexure C provides that audio and video recordings must indicate the name of political party or independent candidate and nominated representative.

 

3.7.2 The SABC amends annexure C of the Draft Regulations for High Definitions specifications that it must read as, “Time Code of Commercial start at 10:00:00:00 but not “Time code of commercial start is at 00:00:00:00”45.

 

The Authority’s decision

 

3.7.3 The Authority acknowledges the amendment made by the SABC on the annexure C of Draft Regulations with regards to High-Definition specifications. The Authority decided to adopt and effects the changes in the Regulations.

 

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45 The SABC submission on the National and Provincial Elections Draft Regulations, 17 November 2023, page 11.