Disability Act 2005
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PART 7 Miscellaneous | ||
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Amendment of section 19 of Broadcasting Act 2001. |
53.— Section 19 of the Broadcasting Act 2001 is amended by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (11): | |
“(11) (a) The Commission shall make rules requiring each broadcaster to take specified steps to promote the understanding and enjoyment by— | ||
(i) persons who are deaf or have a hearing impairment, and | ||
(ii) persons who are blind or partially sighted, | ||
of programmes transmitted on any broadcasting service provided by him or her. | ||
(b) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (a), rules under this subsection shall— | ||
(i) require each broadcaster of audio-visual material to take specified steps to provide access to that material by persons who are deaf or have a hearing impairment and persons who are blind or partially sighted by means of specified services such as— | ||
(I) sign language, | ||
(II) teletext services, | ||
(III) subtitling, and | ||
(IV) audio description, | ||
and | ||
(ii) have regard to whether the aforementioned material is being provided— | ||
(I) daily or at other regular intervals, | ||
(II) at popular viewing times as well as at other times, and | ||
(III) for news and news-related matters as well as for other matters.”. |