Vol. 150, No. 4 — February 24, 2016

Registration

SOR/2016-16 February 10, 2016

BROADCASTING ACT

Regulations Amending the Regulations Amending the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations

Whereas, pursuant to subsection 10(3) of the Broadcasting Act (see footnote a), a copy of the proposed Regulations Amending the Regulations Amending the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations, substantially in the annexed form, was published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, on December 26, 2015 and a reasonable opportunity was given to licensees and other interested persons to make representations to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission with respect to the proposed Regulations;

Therefore, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, pursuant to subsection 10(1) of the Broadcasting Act (see footnote b), makes the annexed Regulations Amending the Regulations Amending the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations.

Gatineau, February 8, 2016

Danielle May-Cuconato
Secretary General
Canadian Radio-television and
Telecommunications Commission

Regulations Amending the Regulations Amending the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations

Amendment

1 Section 13 of the Regulations Amending the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations (see footnote 1) is amended by replacing the portion of subsection 23(1) before paragraph (a) that it enacts with the following:

23 (1) Except as otherwise provided under a condition of its licence, all authorized non-Canadian programming services, other than the programming services of non-Canadian television stations, and all discretionary services that are offered by a licensee in a licensed area shall be offered as follows:

Coming into Force

2 These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations.)

These amendments to the Regulations Amending the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations add a reference to all authorized non-Canadian programming services, other than the programming services of non-Canadian television stations, in section 23(1) of the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations.