Broadcasting Act

Broadcasting Act (with its variations) is a stock short title used for legislation in Canada, Hong Kong, the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom that relates to broadcasting.

List

Canada

• The Broadcasting Act (1968), that established the Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission and updated the mandate of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
• The Broadcasting Act (1991), that amended both the Broadcasting Act, 1968, and the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Act (1976)

Hong Kong

• The Broadcasting Ordinance 2000

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