
Circular No. 46/07
Circular to all Broadcasting Stations
Political Broadcasting
As you might have noticed, during the last days the Authority was called upon to decide two charges concerning political advertisements. In terms of paragraph 1(f) of the Third Schedule of the Broadcasting Act it is prohibited to air political advertisements unless such adverts fall within a scheme of political broadcasts (e.g. party political scheme, EU Parliamentary Elections, general election scheme, referendum scheme, etc.).
The Authority is interpreting the words 'political nature' not only in the strict sense of the word as in partisan politics but also in a wider sense to include public policy.
Hence all stations are to ensure that no political advertising is broadcast unless permitted by the Authority.
| Dr Kevin Aquilina | | 12th October 2007 |
| Chief Executive | | Ref 175/00 |
| Broadcasting Authority | | |