Broadcasting Authority (Amendment) Act, 1966

Broadcasting Authority (Amendment) Act, 1966 Skip to content Disclaimer Feedback Helpdesk Gaeilge Léim go dtí an t-ábhar Séanadh Aiseolas Deasc chabhrach English Gaeilge English Produced by the Office of the Attorney General Táirgthe ag Oifig an Ard-Aighne Home Legislation Acts of the Oireachtas Statutory Instruments Pre-1922 Legislation Constitution External Resources Bills (Houses of the Oireachtas) Iris Oifigiúil / Official Gazette Revised Acts (LRC) Classified List of Legislation (LRC) Translations (acts.ie) Translations (Houses of the Oireachtas) Government Publications for Sale EU Law (EUR-Lex) FAQ Disclaimer Feedback Helpdesk Search Baile Reachtaíocht Achtanna an Oireachtais Ionstraimí Reachtúla Reachtaíocht Réamh-1922 Bunreacht Acmhainní Seachtracha Billí (Tithe an Oireachtais) Iris Oifigiúil Achtanna Athbhreithnithe (CAD) (An Coimisiún um Athchóiriú an Dlí) Liosta Rangaithe Reachtaíochta Aistriúcháin (achtanna.ie) Aistriúcháin (Tithe an Oireachtais) Foilseacháin Rialtais ar Díol Dlí AE (EUR-Lex) CCanna (Ceisteanna Coitianta) Séanadh Aiseolas Deasc chabhrach Cuardach TitleTeideal Year(s) or rangeBliain nó blianta nó raon TypeCineál All Legislation Acts Statutory Instruments Advanced SearchCuardach Casta HomeBaile ActsAchtanna 1966 Broadcasting Authority (Amendment) Act, 1966 Broadcasting Authority (Amendment) Act, 1966 Permanent Page URL View by SectionAmharc de réir Ailt View Full ActAmharc ar an Acht Iomlán Bill History Stair Bille Commencement, Amendments, SIs made under the Act Tosach Feidhme, Leasuithe, IRí arna ndéanamh faoin Acht Print Full ActPriontáil an tAcht Iomlán Number 7 of 1966. BROADCASTING AUTHORITY (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1966 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Section 1. Principal Act. 2. Annual amounts to be paid to Authority by Minister. 3. Change of corporate name of Authority. 4. Amendment of section 12 of Principal Act. 5. Amendment of section 16 of Principal Act. 6. Amendment of section 25 of Principal Act. 7. Minor amendment and repeals. 8. Short title, construction and collective citation. Act Referred to Broadcasting Authority Act, 1960 1960, No. 10 Number 7 of 1966. BROADCASTING AUTHORITY (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1966 AN ACT TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE BROADCASTING AUTHORITY ACTS, 1960 AND 1964. [8th March, 1966.] BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS :— Principal Act. 1.—In this Act “the Principal Act” means the Broadcasting Authority Act, 1960 . Annual amounts to be paid to Authority by Minister. 2.—The Minister, with the approval of the Minister for Finance, may, in respect of each of the five consecutive financial years beginning with that ending on the 31st day of March, 1966, pay to the Authority out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas an amount equal to the total of the receipts in that year in respect of broadcasting licence fees less— (a) any expenses certified by the Minister as having been incurred by him in that year in relation to the collection of those fees, and (b) any expenses certified by the Minister as having been incurred by him in that year in respect of the performance of his functions under sections 12 and 12A of the Act of 1926 in relation to interfering with or injuriously affecting wireless telegraphy apparatus for receiving only. Change of corporate name of Authority. 3.—The corporate name of the Authority is hereby changed from “Radio Éireann” to “Radio Telefís Éireann”. Amendment of section 12 of Principal Act. 4.—Section 12 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (ii) of subsection (2): “(iiA) an appointment consisting of the promotion of a person who is already a servant of the Authority,”. Amendment of section 16 of Principal Act. 5.—Section 16 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the insertion at the end of subsection (2) of the following paragraphs: “(l) to arrange with other broadcasting authorities for the distribution, receipt, exchange and relay of programmes (whether live or recorded); (m) subject to the consent of the Minister, to compile, publish and distribute, with or without charge, recorded aural and visual material; (n) subject to the consent of the Minister, to provide services for and on behalf of Ministers of State.” Amendment of section 25 of Principal Act. 6.—Section 25 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the insertion of the following subsections after subsection (1): “(1A) Accounts kept in pursuance of this section shall be submitted annually by the Authority to the Comptroller and Auditor General for audit at such time as the Minister, with the concurrence of the Minister for Finance, directs. (1B) Immediately after every audit under this section of its accounts, the Authority shall send to the Minister— (a) a copy of the income and expenditure account and balance sheet as certified by the Comptroller and Auditor General, (b) a copy of the Comptroller and Auditor General's report, and (c) copies of such of the accounts submitted for audit as the Minister may appoint as accounts of which copies are to be furnished to him.” Minor amendment and repeals. 7.—(1) The number of the subsection inserted by paragraph (d) of section 34 of the Principal Act in section 5 of the Act of 1926 is hereby changed from “(1A)” to “(1B)”. (2) Paragraphs (h) and (k) of subsection (2) of section 16 and subsections (2), (3) and (4) of section 25 of the Principal Act are hereby repealed. Short title, construction and collective citation. 8.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Broadcasting Authority (Amendment) Act, 1966. (2) The Broadcasting Authority Acts, 1960 and 1964, and this Act shall be construed together as one Act and may be cited together as the Broadcasting Authority Acts, 1960 to 1966. Privacy Statement Accessibility European Legislation Identifier (PDF) Open Data License Ráiteas Príobháideachais Inrochtaineacht Aitheantóir Eorpach Reachtaíochta (ELI) Ceadúnas Sonraí Oscailte Liosta Fianán © Government of Ireland. Oireachtas Copyright Material is reproduced with the permission of the Houses of the Oireachtas © Rialtas na hÉireann. Atáirgtear ábhar faoi Chóipcheart le cead ó Thithe an Oireachtais