Mark Wall (Labour) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 82:

In page 51, to delete lines 26 to 32 and substitute the following: “(4) (a) Nothing in subsection (2)(a) prevents a broadcaster from broadcasting, or a relevant media service provider from making available, party political programmes provided that an unfair preference is not given to any political party—

(i) by a broadcaster, in the allocation of time for such programmes, or

(ii) by a relevant media service provider, in the positioning of such programmes in a catalogue of the relevant service.

(b) For the purposes of paragraph (a) and of section 46L(3), a ‘party political programme’ is a party political broadcast or a similar programme during which uncontested time is provided to a political party and the broadcaster (or relevant media service provider, as the case may be) does not exercise editorial control over the content.

(c) The standards and practices provided for in a media service code made under section 46N to ensure that broadcasters and relevant 10 media service providers comply with section 46L(3) shall apply also to ensure compliance with paragraph (a).”.