Broadcasting Act

Broadcasting Act (with its variations) is a stock short title used for legislation in Canada, Hong Kong, Malaysia, the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom that relates to broadcasting. The Bill for an Act with this short title will usually have been known as a Broadcasting Bill during its passage through Parliament.

Broadcasting Acts may be a generic name either for legislation bearing that short title or for all legislation which relates to broadcasting.

List

Canada
 The Canadian Radio Broadcasting Act of 1932 which established the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission.
 The Broadcasting Act (1958), that took the private-sector regulatory function of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the public broadcaster and created the Board of Broadcast Governors, a separate regulatory agency for private broadcasters.
 The Broadcasting Act (1968), that established the Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission with oversight over both public and private broadcasting, and updated the mandate of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
 The Broadcasting Act (1991), that amended both the Broadcasting Act, 1968, and the since-separated Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Act (1976)

Hong Kong
 The Broadcasting Ordinance 2000

Malaysia
 The Broadcasting Act 1988

Republic of Ireland
 The Broadcasting (Amendment) Act 2007

United Kingdom

 The Marine, &c., Broadcasting (Offences) Act 1967
 The Broadcasting Act 1980, that among other things allowed for the creation of Channel 4
 The Broadcasting Act 1981
 The Cable and Broadcasting Act 1984
 The Broadcasting Act 1990, that largely deregulated private television, allowed for the creation of a fifth terrestrial television channel as well as allowed for the launch of satellite television in the UK
 The Broadcasting Act 1996

See also
 List of short titles 
 Communications Act
 The Television Act 1954

References

Category:Lists of legislation by short title