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Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005)

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Regulations regarding the Code of Conduct for Broadcasting Service Licensees

15. Competitions and Audience Participation

 

1) Broadcasting service licensees must make known during a broadcast the full cost of a telephone call or an SMS, where audiences are invited on air to react to a programme or competition.

 

2) Broadcasting service licensees must specify the proportion of the cost of the call or SMS, as the case may be, which is intended for any specified charitable cause.

 

3) Broadcasting service licensees must ensure that audiences who are invited to compete in any competition are made aware on air of the rules of the competition. Such rules must include the closing date and the manner in which the winner is to be determined.