In considering the grant of a new community broadcasting service licence the Authority must, with due regard to the objects and principles enunciated in section 2, among others, take into account whether—
| (a) |
the applicant is fully controlled by a non-profit entity and carried on or is to be carried on for non-profit purposes; |
| (b) |
the applicant intends to serve the interests of the relevant community; |
| (c) |
as regards the provision of the proposed broadcasting service, the applicant has the support of the relevant community or of those associated with or promoting the interests of such community, which support must be measured according to such criteria as may be prescribed; |
| (d) |
the applicant intends to encourage members of the relevant community or those associated with or promoting the interests of such community to participate in the selection and provision of programmes to be broadcast in the course of such broadcasting service; and |
Public Service Commission Act, 1997
