South African Council for Educators Act, 2000
R 385
Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005)Chapter 9 : Broadcasting Services58. Political advertising on broadcasting services |
| (1) | A broadcasting service licensee is not required to broadcast a political advertisement, but if he or she elects to do so, he or she must afford all other political parties, should they so request, a like opportunity. |
| (2) | A broadcasting service licensee may broadcast a political advertisement only during an election period and then only if it has been submitted to such licensee on behalf of a political party by its duly authorised representative. |
| (3) | In making advertising time available to political parties, no broadcasting service licensee may discriminate against any political party or make or give any preference to any political party or subject any political party to any prejudice. |
| (4) | A political advertisement may not contain any material which may reasonably be anticipated to expose the broadcasting service licensee to legal liability if such material were to be broadcast. |
| (5) | A political advertisement must conform to a technical quality acceptable to the Authority. |
| (6) | No political advertisement may be broadcast later than 48 hours prior to the commencement of the polling period. |
| (7) | This section is subject to the provisions of any law relating to the expenditure of political parties during an election period. |
