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Broadcasting Act 1989

Electoral broadcasting - Provisions applying to broadcasters

72: Obligation to give identical terms to each party or constituency candidate

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"Same broadcasting terms for all parties and candidates"

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You cannot get better terms for broadcasting time than other parties if you are buying similar time. You must get the same terms as other constituency candidates if you are buying similar broadcasting time. A broadcaster must give you the same terms as they give to other parties or candidates who buy similar time, you can compare this to s 79B.

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Part 6Electoral broadcasting
Provisions applying to broadcasters

72Obligation to give identical terms to each party or constituency candidate

  1. A broadcaster may not offer or give to any party terms for broadcasting time that are more favourable than those offered or given to any other party that buys, or expresses an interest in buying, comparable time from that broadcaster.

  2. A broadcaster may not offer or give to any constituency candidate terms for broadcasting time that are more favourable than those offered or given to any other constituency candidate who buys, or expresses an interest in buying, comparable time from that broadcaster.

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Notes
  • Section 72: replaced, on , by section 4 of the Broadcasting (Election Programmes and Election Advertising) Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 8).