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Main text(s) Main text(s) Samoan Teuteuga o le Tulafono o Faasalalauga 2016         English Broadcasting Amendment Act 2016        
 Broadcasting Amendment Act 2016

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2016 Broadcasting Amendment No. 7

SAMOA

Arrangement of Provisions

1. Short title and commencement 10. Functions and duties of the

2. Interpretation Regulator regarding

3. Objectives of this Act competition

4. Insertion of new provision 11. Repeal of sections

5. Appointment of Regulator 12. Determination of abuse of

6. Office of the Broadcasting dominance and anti-

Regulator competitive practices

7. Part III on Broadcasting 13. Remedies for abuse of

Tribunal dominance and anti-

8. Appeal of orders of the competitive practices

Regulator to the Broadcasting 14. Transfers of control of service

Tribunal providers

9. Broadcasting policies 15. Appeal against surcharge

16. Consequential amendments

2016, No. 7

AN ACT to amend the Broadcasting Act 2010 (“the Principal

Act”). [09 th

February 2016]

BE IT ENACTED by the Legislative Assembly of Samoa in

Parliament assembled as follows:

1. Short title and commencement-(1) This Act may be cited

as the Broadcasting Amendment Act 2016.

2 Broadcasting Amendment 2016, No. 7

(2) This Act commences on the date of assent by the Head of

State.

2. Interpretation - In section 2 of the Principal Act:

(a) for the definition of “broadcasting service” substitute:

““broadcasting service” means a service that delivers

television programs or radio programs to a person

having equipment appropriate for receiving that service,

whether the delivery uses the radio frequency spectrum,

cable, optical fibre, satellite or any other means of a

combination of those means, but does not include:

(a) a service (including a teletext service) that provides

no more than data, or no more than text (with or

without associated still images); or

(b) a service that makes programs available on demand

on a point-to-point basis, including a dial-up

service;”; and

(b) insert in alphabetical order:

““Broadcasting Tribunal” means the Telecommunications

Tribunal established under the Telecommunications Act

2005;”.

3. Objectives of this Act - Section 3 of the Principal Act is

amended as follows:

(a) repeal paragraphs (b) and (h); and

(b) after paragraph (o) insert:

“(p) encourage and preserve cultural diversity; and

(q) establish measures for the control of broadcasting

content to protect vulnerable sectors of the

public such as children and to reflect

community standards.”.

4. Insertion of new provision - After section 4 of the Principal

Act under Part II, insert:

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4A. The Regulator and Office of the Regulator - The

Regulator under the Telecommunications Act 2005 shall be ex

officio the Broadcasting Regulator and the Office of the

Regulator established under the Telecommunications Act 2005

shall function as the Office of the Broadcasting Regulator in

accordance with the Telecommunications Act 2005 unless and

until separately appointed and administered according to this

Part.”.

5. Appointment of Regulator - Section 5 of the Principal Act

is amended as follows:

(a) for subsections (1), (2) and (3) substitute:

“(1) The Head of State, acting on the advice of Cabinet,

may appoint a person as Regulator for a term of up to three (3)

years, who shall have and exercise the responsibilities,

functions and powers conferred by this Act and any applicable

law.

(2) The appointment of a Regulator may be renewed by the

Head of State, acting on the advice of Cabinet.

(3) Cabinet may appoint a suitable regulatory body within

or outside Samoa to act as Regulator for the purposes of this

Act on such terms and for such period as Cabinet approves, and

if the arrangement is no longer required or considered to be

unsatisfactory in meeting the objectives of this Act, Cabinet

may revoke such appointment.”;

(b) subsections (4), (7)(a) and (10) are repealed;

(c) in subsections (8) and (9), for “subsection (4)”,

substitute “subsection (3)”.

6. Office of the Broadcasting Regulator - In section 8,

subsection (15) of the Principal Act is repealed.

7. Part III on Broadcasting Tribunal - Part III of the

Principal Act is repealed.

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8. Appeal of orders of the Regulator to the Broadcasting

Tribunal - In section 10(1) of the Principal Act omit “established

under section 11”.

9. Broadcasting policies-(1) Section 29 of the Principal Act is

amended as follows:

(a) in subsection (1), for “The Ministry shall propose, and

the” substitute “The”;

(b) subsection (4) of the Principal Act is repealed;

(c) in subsection (9), after “consult with” insert “the

Regulator and other”.

10. Functions and duties of the Regulator regarding

competition - Section 31 of the Principal Act is amended as

follows:

(a) in subsection (1), paragraphs (c), (d) and (e) are

repealed;

(b) for subsection (2), substitute:

“(2) Wherever a conflict arises between the provisions of

this Act and the provisions of any other legislation regulating

competition in broadcasting markets in Samoa, the provisions

of this Part shall prevail except in relation to the

Telecommunications Act 2005 in which case the latter shall

prevail.”.

11. Repeal of sections - Sections 32 and 33 of the Principal

Act are repealed.

12. Determination of abuse of dominance and anti-

competitive practices - For section 35 of the Principal Act,

substitute:

35. Determination of service provider’s anti-

competitive practices - The Regulator may, on application by

any person, or on the Regulator’s own initiative, determine:

(a) whether or not the actions or activities of a service

provider amount to an anti-competitive practice

within the meaning of section 34; or

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(b) that an action or activity of a service provider under

sections 34 is authorized and does not

contravene this Act, on the grounds that such

activities are in the public interest and otherwise

consistent with the objectives set out in section

3.”.

13. Remedies for abuse of dominance and anti-competitive

practices - Section 36 of the Principal Act is amended as follows:

(a) in the section title, omit “abuse of dominance and”;

(b) omit, “an abuse of the service provider’s dominant

position or”.

14. Transfers of control of service providers - In section 37,

subsection (2) of the Principal Act substitute:

“(2) No transfer of control of an individual licensee shall be

effected without the prior approval of the Regulator if as a

result of the transfer, a person, alone or with affiliates, would

control service providers whose gross revenues in a specific

broadcasting market constitutes 40% or more of the total gross

revenues of all service providers in that market.”.

15. Appeal against surcharge - In section 40(2) of the

Principal Act omit “established under section 11”.

16. Consequential amendments-(1) In the Principal Act, omit

“dominant” wherever occurring.

(2) In section 2 of the Principal Act omit “universal access

policy” and meaning from interpretation.

(3) Section 30(1)(a) of the Principal Act is repealed.

The Broadcasting Amendment Act 2016 is administered by the

Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.

Printed by the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly,

by authority of the Legislative Assembly.

 Teuteuga o le Tulafono o Faasalalauga 2016

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2016 Teuteuga o le Tulafono o Faasalalauga Nu. 7

SAMOA

Faatulagaina o Aiaiga

1. Igoa puupuu ma le amataga 10. Galuega tauave ma tiute o le

2. Faamatalaina o uiga o upu Pule Faatonu e uiga i faiga

3. Sini autu o lenei Tulafono faatauva

4. Faaofiina o aiaiga fou 11. Soloia o fuaiupu

5. Tofiaina o le Pule Faatonu 12. Faia o faaiuga mo le faaaogā

6. Ofisa o le Pule Faatonu o sese o tulaga iloga o kamupani

Faasalalauga ma faiga e taofiofia ai faiga

7. Vaega III e faasino i le Komisi faatauva

Faamasino o Faasalalauga 13. Auala e foia ai le faaaogā sese

8. Talosaga tetee e tuuina atu i le o tulaga iloga ma faiga e le o

Komisi Faamasino o ni faiga faatauva

Faasalaluga e uiga i poloaiga a 14. Faasee atu o le vaaiga o

le Pule Faatonu kamupani e tuuina atu

9. Faiga faavae a le Ofisa o auaunaga

Faasalalauga 15. Talosaga tetee e faasaga i tau

faaopoopo

16. Teuteuga faatupulaia

2016, Nu. 7

O SE TULAFONO e teuteu ai le Tulafono o Faasalalauga 2010

(“o le Tulafono Autu”). [09 Fepuari 2016]

UA FAIA e le Fono Aoao Faitulafono o Samoa i totonu o le

Palemene ua potopoto e faapea:

2 Teuteuga o le Tulafono o Faasalalauga 2016, Nu. 7

1. Igoa puupuu ma le amataga-(1) E mafai ona taua lenei

Tulafono o le Tulafono o Teuteuga o le Tulafono o Faasalalauga

2016.

(2) O lenei Tulafono e amata faamamaluina i le aso e tuuina i

ai le maliega a Le Ao o le Malo.

2. Faamatalaina o uiga o upu - I totonu o le fuaiupu 2 o le

Tulafono Autu:

(a) mo le faamatalaina o le uiga o upu “auaunaga tau

faasalalauga” ia suia e faapea:

““auaunaga tau faasalalauga” o lona uiga o se auaunaga lea

o lo o faaooina atu ai polokalame tau televise po o

polokalame tau leitio i se tagata o lo o i ai ni masini

talafeagai e mauaina ai lea auaunaga, tusa lava po o

faaooina atu e faaaogāina ai fusi o alaleo o peau-ea o le

leitio, uaea malosi, uaea mo le malamalama, satelite po

o so o se isi lava faiga o le tuufaatasiga o ia auala ua

taua, ae peitai, e lē aofia ai mea nei:

(a) se auaunaga (e aofia ai auaunaga tau faasalalauga o

tala fou ma faamatalaga i televise) o lo o faapea

ona faaooina atu ai na o faamatalaga faamauina,

po o ua na o feau tusitusia faatelesi (ua i ai

faatasi po o le aunoa ai ma le tuufaatasiga o ni

ata e lē gaoioi); po o

(b) se auaunaga ua faapea ona faaavanoa ai polokalame

i taimi e manaomia ai, i se faiga mai le tasi

tagata i le isi, e aofia ai se auaunaga o fesootaiga

tau initaneti i laina telefoni;”; ma

(b) ia faaofi i le faasologa o le pi faitau faa-Peretania:

““Komisi Faamasino o Faasalalauga” o lona uiga o le

Komisi Faamasino o Fesootaiga ua faavaeina i lalo o le

Tulafono o Fesootaiga 2005;”.

3. Sini autu o lenei Tulafono - Ua teuteuina le fuaiupu 3 o le

Tulafono Autu e faapea:

(a) ia soloia le parakalafa (b) ma le (h); ma

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(b) i le tuanai ai o le parakalafa (o), ia faaofi e faapea:

“(p) ia uunaia ma faataua vaega eseese o le aganuu; ma

(q) ia faavaeina faiga mo le faafoeina o mataupu o aofia

ai i faasalalauga ina ia puipuia ai vaega maaleale

o tagata lautele e pei o tamaiti, ma ia atagia ai

tulaga aloaia o nuu ma afioaga.”.

4. Faaofiina o aiaiga fou - I le tuanai ai o le fuaiupu 4 o le

Tulafono Autu, i lalo o le Vaega II, ia faaofi e faapea:

4A. O le Pule Faatonu ma le Ofisa o le Pule Faatonu -

O le a avea le Pule Faatonu o lo o i lalo o le Tulafono o

Fesootaiga 2005 ona o le tofi, ma Pule Faatonu o Faasalalauga,

ma o le a tatau ona galulue le Ofisa o le Pule Faatonu ua

faavaeina i lalo o le Tulafono o Fesootaiga 2005, e avea ma

Ofisa o le Pule Faatonu o Faasalalauga ina ia tusa ai ma le

Tulafono o Fesootaiga 2005, ae vagana ai ma seia oo ina

faapea ua tofia ma faafoeina eseese e tusa ai ma lenei Vaega.”.

5. Tofiaina o le Pule Faatonu - Ua teuteuina le fuaiupu 5 o le

Tulafono autu e faapea:

(a) mo le faafuaiupu (1), (2) ma le (3) ia suia e faapea:

“(1) E mafai e Le Ao o le Malo, i le faia i luga o le fautuaga

a le Kapeneta, ona tofia se tagata e avea ma Pule Faatonu mo

se vaitaimi e oo atu i le tolu (3) tausaga, o ia lea o le a i ai, ma

ia faatinoina matafaioi, galuega tauave ma malosiaga ua faaee

atu e lenei Tulafono ma so o se tulafono talafeagai.

(2) E mafai ona toe faafou le tofiga o se Pule Faatonu e Le

Ao o le Malo, i le faia i luga o le fautuaga a le Kapeneta.

(3) E mafai e le Kapeneta ona tofia se faalapotopotoga

faaletulafono talafeagai i totonu po o fafo atu o Samoa, e galue

e avea ma Pule Faatonu mo faamoemoega o lenei Tulafono i

luga o ia tuutuuga, ma mo ia vaitaimi e pei ona faamaonia e le

Kapeneta, ma pe afai e le o toe manaomia le

4 Teuteuga o le Tulafono o Faasalalauga 2016, Nu. 7

fuafuaga po o ua iloiloina e faapea, ua lē faamalieina tulaga e

ausia ai sini o lenei Tulafono, e mafai e le Kapeneta ona

faalēaogāina sea tofiga.”;

(b) ua soloia faafuaiupu (4), (7)(a) ma le (10);

(c) i le faafuaiupu (8) ma le (9), mo le “faafuaiupu (4)”, ia

suia i le “faafuaiupu (3)”.

6. Ofisa o le Pule Faatonu o Faasalalauga - I totonu o le

fuaiupu 8, ia soloia le faafuaiupu (15) o le Tulafono Autu.

7. Vaega III e faasino i le Komisi Faamasino o Faasalalauga

- Ua soloia le Vaega III o le Tulafono Autu.

8. Talosaga tetee e tuuina atu i le Komisi Faamasino o

Faasalaluga e uiga i poloaiga a le Pule Faatonu - I totonu o le

fuaiupu 10(1) o le Tulafono Autu, ia aveese upu “ua faavaeina i

lalo o le fuaiupu 11”.

9. Faiga faavae a le Ofisa o Faasalaluga-(1) Ua teuteuina le

fuaiupu 29 o le Tulafono Autu e faapea:

(a) i totonu o le faafuaiupu (1), mo upu “E tatau i le

Matagaluega ona faatu mai, ma e” ia suia i upu,

“E”;

(b) ua soloia le faafuaiupu (4) o le Tulafono Autu;

(c) i totonu o le faafuaiupu (9), i le tuanai ai o upu

“faatalanoa ma” ia faaofi upu, “le Pule Faatonu ma

isi”.

10. Galuega tauave ma tiute o le Pule Faatonu e uiga i faiga

faatauva - Ua teuteuina le fuaiupu 31 o le Tulafono Autu e faapea:

(a) i totonu o le faafuaiupu (1), ua soloia le parakalafa (c),

(d) ma le (e);

(b) mo le faafuaiupu (2), ia suia e faapea:

“(2) Afai e tulai mai se feteenaiga i le va o aiaiga o lenei

Tulafono ma aiaiga o so o se isi lava tulafono o lo o

faatonutonuina ai faiga faatauva i maketi tau faasalalauga i

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totonu o Samoa, e tatau ona mausali pea aiaiga o lenei Vaega

seia vagana ai le tulaga e faasino i le Tulafono o Fesootaiga

2005, mo lea tulaga, e mausali lava le tulaga o lo o taua

mulimuli.”.

11. Soloia o fuaiupu - Ua soloia le fuaiupu 32 ma le 33 o le

Tulafono Autu.

12. Faia o faaiuga mo le faaaogā sese o tulaga iloga o

kamupani ma faiga e taofiofia ai faiga faatauva - Mo le fuaiupu

35 o le Tulafono Autu, ia suia e faapea:

35. Faia o faaiuga i faiga e lē faatauva a kamupani e

tuuina atu auaunaga - E mafai e le Pule Faatonu, i luga o se

talosaga a so o se tagata, po o i luga o lona ia lava sogasoga

lelei, ona fuafuaina e faapea:

(a) e tusa lava pe ua tulai mai e faapea ua faia ai pe leai

foi i gaoioiga po o galuega a se kamupani o

tuuina atu auaunaga, ni faiga e le o ni faiga

faatauva e tusa ai ma le uiga o le fuaiupu 34; po

o

(b) e faapea ua faatagaina se gaoioiga po o se galuega a

se kamupani o tuuina atu auaunaga i lalo o le

fuaiupu 34, ma e le o solia ai lenei Tulafono i

luga o mafuaaga e faapea, o ia ituaiga galuega e

mo le manuia o tagata lautele ma ogatasi i se isi

faiga e ese ai, ma sini ua faatulagaina i totonu o

le fuaiupu 3.”.

13. Auala e foia ai le faaaogā sese o tulaga iloga ma faiga e

le o ni faiga faatauva - Ua teuteuina le fuaiupu 36 o le Tulafono

Autu e faapea:

(a) i le ulutala o le fuaiupu, ia aveese upu “faaaogā sese o

tulaga iloga ma”;

(b) ia aveese upu “faaaogā sese o le tulaga iloga o

kamupani o tuuina atu auaunaga po o”.

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14. Faasee atu o le vaaiga o kamupani e tuuina atu

auaunaga - I totonu o le fuaiupu 37, i le faafuaiupu (2) o le

Tulafono Autu, ia suia e faapea:

“(2) E lē tatau ona faamamaluina le faasee ese atu o le

vaaiga o se kamupani tutoatasi ua laiseneina e aunoa ma le

faamaoniga na uluai tuuina atu e le Pule Faatonu pe afai, i le

taunuuga o le faasee atu, o le vaaiga o se tagata na o ia pe ma

sui auai o le a vaaia se kamupani e tuuina atu auaunaga, lea o le

aofaiga atoa o a latou tupe maua i se maketi tumaoti tau

faasalalauga, e 40% pe sili atu foi, i le tuufaatasiga atoa o tupe

maua a kamupani uma e tuuina atu auaunaga, i totonu o lea

maketi.”.

15. Talosaga tetee e faasaga i tau faaopoopo - I totonu o le

fuaiupu 40(2) o le Tulafono Autu, ia aveese upu “ua faavaeina i

lalo o le fuaiupu 11”.

16. Teuteuga faatupulaia-(1) I totonu o le Tulafono Autu, ia

aveese upu “iloga” i fea lava o aliali mai ai.

(2) I totonu o le fuaiupu 2 o le Tulafono Autu, ia aveese upu

“faiga faavae e faatino ai avanoa lautele” ma lona faauigaina mai

le vaega o le faamatalaina o uiga o upu.

(3) Ua soloia le fuaiupu 30(1)(a) o le Tulafono Autu.

O le Tulafono o Teuteuga o le Tulafono o Faasalalauga 2016

o lo o faafoeina e le Matagaluega o Fesootaiga

ma Faamatalaga Tekonolosi.

Lolomiina e le Failautusi o le Fono Aoao Faitulafono,

i le pule a le Fono Aoao Faitulafono.


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