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Responsibility For The Regulation Of The Radio

Original Language Title: Radiovastuuasetus

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Radio-Responsibility Regulation

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This Regulation has been repealed since 1 January 2004. See: L for freedom of expression in the mass media 460/2003 ARTICLE 25 .

The presentation of the Minister for Justice is laid down in the radios of 12 March 1971 (219/71) Pursuant to:

ARTICLE 1 (22.12.1993/1362)

In the radio-entry chamber (19/71) Shall be broadcast on the basis of a licence issued for the exercise of the law or broadcasting activities.

ARTICLE 2

Only a person with sufficient experience of programme activities can be designated as a programme supplier and who is able to consider independently the compliance of the programme with the requirements of the radios.

ARTICLE 3

The provision to be provided to the corresponding programme provider may concern either a specific programme or a specific programme group.

§ 4

In addition to the information provided for in that law, the list referred to in Article 5 of the Radiation Act shall, in addition to the information provided for in that Act, indicate the date of commenting of each separate programme.

Each entry on the list shall indicate the date on which the entry has been made.

§ 5 (14.10.197730)

The list shall be held at the premises of the company in a place where the public can be informed of it during the working time of the State offices. The company shall also provide information on the list when requested by post and telephone.

On the 15th of each month, the radio and television programme shall indicate the list and the way in which the public can obtain information from the list.

ARTICLE 6

The company shall ensure that every broadcast program is recorded on the audio.

The stored programme shall not be disposed of until at least three months have elapsed since the programme was sent.

§ 7

The company shall be obliged to provide the Prosecutor's Office and any person who considers himself to be the victim of a criminal act within the meaning of the radio-boarding law or to have suffered damage as a result of such an act, the possibility of obtaining a company for that purpose To monitor the stored programme in which the criminal act is indicated. When required, the company shall, in writing, give the person concerned what has been said in such a programme. However, this shall not be complied with, when it is obvious that the person asking to be followed by a recorded programme or who requests it in writing may be the plaintiff in the case.

The tasks performed by the company under this Article shall not be entitled to compensation.

§ 8

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September 1971.

Entry into force and application of amending acts:

14.10.1977/730:

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 December 1977.

8.2.1985/156:
14.5.1993/441:
22.12.1993/1362:

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1994.