Republic of Namibia
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Annotated Statutes
Namibian Broadcasting Act 9 of 1991
25. (1) The board shall furnish the Minister not later than 30 days before the tabling
of the budget in the National Assembly in each year with a report on the work of the
Corporation during its immediately preceding financial year, together with a balance sheet and
complete statement of revenue and expenditure for that financial year, which have been audited
by the Auditor-General and his or her report in respect of such auditing, and shall in the report
so furnished give particulars in relation to (a)
the book value of all classes of property owned by the Corporation;
(b)
the amount of securities for loans still outstanding, and the interest thereon,
whether paid or unpaid;
(c)
the position of every fund of the Corporation;
(d)
the expenses of management and administration and all other expenses of the
Corporation;
(e)
the costs incurred in respect of the erection and construction, repair, improvement
or alteration of any plant, equipment or building;
(f)
the price or rent of any immovable property acquired or hired;
(g)
the name of every political party of which any speech by a member thereof or any
part of such speech was broadcast for a period longer than 3 minutes, the time
allowed for such broadcast and the hour at which such broadcast took place; and
(h)
any other matter which the Minister may require the board to deal with.
(2) The Minister shall table every report furnished in terms of subsection (1) in the
National Assembly within 7 days after receiving it, if the National Assembly is then in cession,
or, if the National Assembly is not then in cession, within 7 days after the commencement of its
next ensuing session.
Delegation of powers of Corporation
26. (1) The Corporation may, with the approval in writing of the Minister
previously obtained in every particular case and on such conditions and against payment of such
compensation as may be determined by mutual agreement between the Corporation and the
Postmaster-General or any local authority or other body established by or under any law,
authorise the Postmaster-General, or the local authority or body in question, as the case may be,
to exercise or perform, on behalf of the Corporation, any power (other than the power to make
regulations), duty or function conferred or imposed upon the Corporation by this Act in relation
to the issue of television licences and the collection of the fees prescribed by regulation
(including any penalty incurred in connection therewith), the authorisation of persons under
section 18 or any other matter relating to television licences.
(2) The Corporation may authorise any radio dealer in writing, on such conditions as
the Corporation may determine, to issue any television licence and to collect the fees therefor,
including any penalty incurred in connection therewith, on behalf of the Corporation.
Regulations
27.
(1)
The Minister may make regulations in relation to -