PARTI] THE GAZETTEOF PAKISTAN, EXTRA,, DECEMBER 31, (k) "national broadcaste/' means the 2022 1239 Pakistan Broadcasting Corporalion, the Palistan Television Corporation and the Shalimar Reco.ding and Broadcasting Compeny; (l) 'Pakisran sign language" is the preferred langruge of Pakistan's deaf population holding the saftle srams as ninority spok€n Ianguages; (m) "prcscribcd" under this (n) (o) (2) means prescribed by the rules or rcgulations 'legulations" means the regulations made under "rules" made Air, me-ans the rules made under this lJ)is Act; and AcL Thc words and expressions used herein and not defincd but defined in the Pakista, Electronic Media Regulatory Authority Ordinance, 2002 (XIII of 2002) or in any other law for the r(me being enforced shall have the same meanings as assigncd to them in the respective laws and rules made thereunder. , 3. Responsibility of the Autbority. {l) After six months of the c{rrunerrcement of this AcL the Govemmc shall not allow to broadcast any news bulletin on the nalional koadcaster, state or private run cleclronic medi4 pflvab television channels, C-able TV or any other broadcast media withod PaListan sign language inlerprelers. (2) After one year of the commencement of this .Act, lhe Govemment shall not allow to broadcas( any program, entertainrnenl advertisement, talk show, dram4 frlm or any other pictorial segment oa the national broadcaster, medi4 private television channels, Cable TV or any other broadcast media without Palistan sign language inlerpreGrs. 4. Appointmetrt of the Prkiston sigtr letrgu{ge int€rpretars,-Ihe Covemment and privarc ou,ned media houses, within six months, shall appoint and Pakistan sign language interpreters for canying out the purposes ofthis Act. 5, Establishment of Nrtionrl Policy B6rd--{l) Th€ Govemnen! after the commenc€ment of this Act, within three rnonths, sttall constiEte a Board to be known as the National Policy Boa lor the puposes ofthe access of mcdia firo'rgh Pakistan slgn lmeuage lo deafpersons. (2) (a) (b) The Board shallconsist of- Minislcr-in-Charge; Secretary otthc Division concemed: