Vol. 141, No. 22 — October 31, 2007

Registration
SOR/2007-222 October 18, 2007

BROADCASTING ACT

Regulations Amending the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations

Whereas, pursuant to subsection 10(3) of the Broadcasting Act (see footnote a), a copy of the proposed Regulations Amending the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations, substantially in the form set out in the annexed Regulations, was published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, on July 21, 2007, and a reasonable opportunity was thereby given to licensees and other interested persons to make representations to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission with respect to the proposed Regulations;

Therefore, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, pursuant to subsection 10(1) of the Broadcasting Act (see footnote b), hereby makes the annexed Regulations Amending the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations.

Gatineau, October 18, 2007

REGULATIONS AMENDING THE BROADCASTING DISTRIBUTION REGULATIONS

AMENDMENTS

1. (1) The portion of subsection 18(13) of the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations (see footnote 1) before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

(13) For the purpose of subsection (14), Category 2 service includes

(2) Subsection 18(14) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

(13.1) For the purpose of subsection (14), "exempt third-language service" means a programming service offered by a programming undertaking that is an exempt programming undertaking as a result of the Commission's order entitled Exemption order respecting third-language television programming undertakings, as set out in the Appendix to Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2007-33.

(14) Except as otherwise provided under a condition of its licence, a licensee shall — for each Category 2 service and each exempt third-language service of a related programming undertaking that it distributes in a licensed area — distribute at least five Category 2 services or exempt third-language services, or a combination of at least five of those services, of any unrelated programming undertakings in the licensed area.

COMING INTO FORCE

2. These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations.)

The amendments provide that an exempt third-language service offered by an exempt programming undertaking may be counted for the purpose of fulfilling a licensee's requirement to distribute at least five services of unrelated programming undertakings for each related service distributed by the licensee.

Footnote a

S.C. 1991, c. 11

Footnote b

S.C. 1991, c. 11

Footnote 1

SOR/97-555

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