the broadcaster must, imme diately afterwards, cause the required particulars in relation to the matter to be announced in a form approved in writing by the Authority. (2) A broadcaster must, in relation to political matter broadcast at the request o f another person, keep a record of the name, address and occupation of the person or, if the person is a company, the name and the address of the princi pal office of the person for the required period and must give to the Authority any particulars of the record that the Authority, by written notice, requires. (3) For the purposes of this paragra ph, a person authorises the broadcasting o f political matter only if the person is responsible for approval of the content of the political matter and the decision to present it for broadcasting. Records of matter broadcast 5. (1) If a broadcaster broadcasts matter relating to a political subject or current affairs, being matter that is in the fo rm of news, an addr ess, a statement, a commentary or a discussion, the broadcaster must cause a record of the matter to be made in a form approved in writing by the Authority. (2) Subject to this paragraph, a broadcaste r must retain in his or her custody a record so made for a period of— (a) six weeks from the date on which the matter was broadcast; or (b) if a complaint has been made about the matter, for sixty days from the date on which the matter was broadcast; or for such longer period as the Authority, in special circumstances, directs in writing. (3) If a person considers that a record so made is admiss ible in evide nce in proceedings instituted, or proposed to be inst ituted, in a court, being a record that is held under subparagraph (2), the person ma y give to the broa dcaster a notice in writing informing the broadcaster that the record may be required for the purposes o f the proceedings. (4) If such a notice is given to a broad caster in respect of a record, the broadcaste r must, subject to this paragraph, retain the record until the proceedings or the proposed proceedings to which the notice relates have been finally determined. (5) If the proceedings are not instituted within a period of th ree months after the notice is given to the broadcaster, subpara graph (4) ceases to apply to the record at the end of that period. (6) The obligation imposed by this paragraph on a broadcaster to retain a record does not apply at any time when the record is in the custody of a c ourt in connection with proceedings instituted in the court. (7) If the Authority is of the opinion that a matter of which a record has been made under this paragraph is of suff icient historic interest to justify its being permanently preserved, the Authority may direct in writing a person who has custody of the record to deliver it for safe keeping to a person or Authority specified by the Authority, and the person to whom the direction is given shall comply with the direction subject to his entitlement to fair compensation. (8) A broadcaster must, without charge, make available to the Authority, upon request, any specified record made by the broadcaster under subparagraph (2) that has been retained by the broadcaster (whether or not the broadcaster is, at the time of the request, under an obligation to retain the record). Advertisements relating to medicines 6. (1) In this paragraph “broadcaster” means— (a) a commercial television broadcasting licensee; or (b) a commercial radio broadcasting licensee; or (c) a subscription television broadcasting licensee. (2) A broadcaster must not broadcast an advertisement relating to a medicine unless the text of the proposed advertisement has been approved— (a) by the Secretary for Health and Child Welfare under subparagraph (3); or (b) by the Minister on appeal to the Minister under this paragraph.

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