Cap. 350 чл. 37International obligations.

(1) The Prime Minister may, by notice in writing, give directions to the Authority to conform, through regulations and directions made or issued in terms of this Act, with any international obligation of Malta.

(2) The Prime Minister may make regulations:

(a) to reserve for works originating in such countries as the Prime Minister may by order prescribe and for works mentioned in article 13(2)(d), proportions or maximum limits of broadcasting transmission time;

(b) to reserve a proportion of broadcasting transmission time or of a station’s programming budget for works of independent producers originating in such countries as the Prime Minister may determine;

(c) to promote the distribution and production of audio-visual works and television broadcasts;

(d) to regulate the television transmission of events which he considers as being of major importance for society and to order that such events be transmitted via live coverage or deferred coverage on free television accessible to the general public;

(e) to define which television broadcasters and which television broadcasting activities fall within the jurisdiction of Malta and to extend the jurisdiction of Malta upon broadcasters and television broadcasting activities so as to render more effective the provisions of this Act or to ensure the implementation of international obligations which Malta assumes or intends to assume;

(f) to implement any European Community obligation in matters relating to broadcasting;

(g) to prescribe the measures which may be taken in respect of broadcasters or other persons who fail to comply with any regulations made under the preceding paragraphs of this sub-article and to render article 41 applicable to the violation of regulations made under this sub-article.

(3) Regulations made under sub-article (2) may, for the purpose of the proper implementation and enforcement thereof, provide for the granting of the power to the Broadcasting Authority and to any of its officers and employees to enter and search any premises, to have access to any relevant document in any form, to require any person to supply any relevant information, to carry an on-site inspection, to issue an order to any person to cease from doing any thing which constitutes an infringement of this Act or of any subsidiary legislation made thereunder and to demand from any person an undertaking to desist from doing any such thing and to publish any such undertaking and any decision of the Authority, its officers and employees related to the said subsidiary legislation.