An Act to provide for the establishment of the Uganda Broadcasting Corporation, its functions, powers and its administration; to provide for a successor corporate body to Radio Uganda and Uganda Television; and for connected purposes. DATE OF ASSENT: 2nd May, 2005. Date of commencement: 20th May, 2005. BE IT ENACTED by Parliament as follows: PART I—PRELIMINARY. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Uganda Broadcasting Corporation Act, 2005. 2. Interpretation In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— “Board” means the Board of Directors established under section 7; “Broadcasting” means any communication or transmission of any message or signal to the public by means of electronic apparatus; “Broadcasting Council” means the broadcasting regulatory body established under the Electronic Media Act, Cap. 104; “common carrier” means a legal entity which is obliged, subject to its technological capacity, to provide broadcasting signal distribution to broadcasting licences upon their request on an equitable, reasonable, nonpreferential non-discriminatory basis; “Corporation” means the Uganda Broadcasting Corporation, established under the provisions of section 3; “financial year” means the period of twelve months beginning on the 1st day of July and ending on the 30th day of June; “Media Council” means the journalists’ regulatory body established under the Press and Journalists Act, Cap. 105; “Minister” means the Minister responsible for information and broadcasting; “relevant broadcasting facilities” means transmitting stations, studios, satellite uplink, stations, satellite down link stations, outside broadcasting facilities, studio to transmitter links, field measuring, reception and monitoring facilities and any other facility for broadcasting;