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Radiocommunications Act 1989

Transitional provisions - Special provisions relating to Radio New Zealand Limited

177: Conditions of licences relating to AM Network

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"Rules for Radio New Zealand's AM Network licence"

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When Radio New Zealand gets a spectrum licence for the AM Network, some conditions apply. You need to know that the first priority for using the frequency is to broadcast the proceedings of the House of Representatives. The licence holder must also pay an annual levy to the Secretary. The levy is 1.5% of the gross income from services using the spectrum licence. You will pay this levy each financial year you hold the licence. The levy must be paid within 6 months of the end of the financial year. The term gross income is defined in section 144. Subsections of section 150 also apply to the levy. The levy is in addition to any fees payable under regulations made under section 135.

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Part 16Transitional provisions
Special provisions relating to Radio New Zealand Limited

177Conditions of licences relating to AM Network

  1. This section applies to every spectrum licence that is granted, pursuant to section 174, to Radio New Zealand in relation to the frequencies used for the purposes of the operation of the service known as the AM Network.

  2. The following conditions shall be deemed to be incorporated into every spectrum licence to which this section applies:

  3. that the first priority for the use of the frequency to which the spectrum licence relates shall be the broadcasting of the proceedings of the House of Representatives pursuant to any agreement for the time being in force between the rightholder and any other person:
      1. that the rightholder shall pay to the Secretary an annual levy calculated in accordance with subsection (3), which levy is in addition to any fees payable in respect of the spectrum licence under any regulations made under section 135.

        1. The annual levy payable pursuant to subsection (2)(c) by the rightholder—

        2. shall be payable in respect of each financial year during which the rightholder holds any spectrum licence to which this section applies; and
          1. shall be an amount equal to 1.5% of the gross income of the rightholder in the financial year in respect of which the levy is payable, being gross income derived from the provision of all services involving the exercise of the rights conferred by any spectrum licence to which this section applies (other than income derived from the provision of any service referred to in paragraph (a) of subsection (2)); and
            1. shall be paid not later than 6 months after the end of the financial year to which it relates.

              1. Subsections (2) to (4) of section 150 shall, with all necessary modifications, apply in respect of the levy payable pursuant to subsection (2)(c) as if the levy were payable pursuant to section 149(1)(a).

              2. For the purposes of subsection (3)(b), the term gross income has the meaning given to that term by section 144.

              Notes
              • Section 177(1): amended, on , by section 54 of the Radiocommunications Amendment Act 2000 (2000 No 8).
              • Section 177(2): amended, on , by section 54 of the Radiocommunications Amendment Act 2000 (2000 No 8).
              • Section 177(2)(a): amended, on , by section 54 of the Radiocommunications Amendment Act 2000 (2000 No 8).
              • Section 177(2)(a): amended, on , by section 2 of the Radiocommunications Amendment Act 1994 (1994 No 57).
              • Section 177(2)(b): repealed, on , by section 20 of the Radio New Zealand Act 1995 (1995 No 52).
              • Section 177(2)(c): amended, on , by section 54 of the Radiocommunications Amendment Act 2000 (2000 No 8).
              • Section 177(3)(a): amended, on , by section 54 of the Radiocommunications Amendment Act 2000 (2000 No 8).
              • Section 177(3)(b): amended, on , by section 54 of the Radiocommunications Amendment Act 2000 (2000 No 8).
              • Section 177(3)(b): amended, on , by section 20 of the Radio New Zealand Act 1995 (1995 No 52).