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Date: 05-Oct-2023 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Gazette Notification for notifying the amendments in the Cable Television Networks Rules, 1994.

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • The notification introduces the Cable Television Networks (Second Amendment) Rules, 2023, which amends the Cable Television Networks Rules, 1994.
  • The amendment defines 'designated officer', 'local cable operator', 'platform services', and 'registered office' within the context of cable television network regulation.

Key Changes

  • A 'designated officer' is defined as the District Magistrate within whose jurisdiction the registered office of a local cable operator or multi-system operator is located. For other cases, it refers to an officer not below the rank of Deputy Secretary to the Government of India.
  • The District Magistrate's authority over multi-system operators is limited to violations of the Programme Code (Section 5) and Advertisement Code (Section 6) of the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995, related to platform services, and contravention of maintenance of register under section 7 of the Act.
  • 'Local cable operator' is defined as a cable operator registered under rule 5 of the Cable Television Networks Rules, 1994.
  • 'Platform Services' are defined as programs transmitted by a Multi-System Operator exclusively to its own subscribers, excluding Doordarshan channels, registered television channels, and foreign television channels not registered in India.
  • 'Registered Office' is defined as the office of a person registered in the records maintained by the registering authority.

Impact Analysis

Local Cable Operators

  • Action Item: Local cable operators should ensure compliance with the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995 and Cable Television Networks Rules, 1994 to avoid penalties from the designated officer.

Multi-System Operators (MSOs)

  • Action Item: MSOs should maintain accurate registers as required under Section 7 of the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995.

Government

  • Action Item: District Magistrates need to be informed and trained on their new responsibilities under the amended rules.

Subscribers

  • Subscribers have recourse to raise concerns with the District Magistrate regarding violations of program and advertisement codes related to platform services.

Key Entities Referenced

Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995: The principal legislation governing the regulation of cable television networks in India. Sections 5, 6 and 7 are specifically mentioned. Cable Television Networks Rules, 1994: The rules framed under the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995, which are now amended by this notification. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting: The central government ministry responsible for the administration of the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995 and related rules. District Magistrate: Designated as the 'designated officer' responsible for overseeing local cable operators and multi-system operators within their jurisdiction, with specific responsibilities related to platform services and register maintenance. Local Cable Operator: Cable operator registered under rule 5 of the Cable Television Networks Rules, 1994. Multi-System Operator: Operator transmitting programs exclusively to its own subscribers through Platform Services. Platform Services: Programmes transmitted by a Multi-System Operator exclusively to its own subscribers and does not include Doordarshan channels, registered television channels and foreign television channels which are not registered in India. Registered Office: Office of a person registered in the records maintained by the registering authority.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-05102023-249158 CG-DxLx-xEG-I0D5H1x0x2x0 23-249158 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 566] नई दिल्ली, बहृ स्ट्प जतिार, अक्त बू र 5, 2023/आज‍ि न 13 , 1945 No. 566] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2023/ASVINA 13, 1945 सचू ना और प्रसारण मत्रं ालय अजधसचू ना नई दिल्ली, 3 अक् तूबर, 2023 सा.का.जन. 719(अ).—केंद्रीय सरकार, केबल टेलीजििन नेटिकक (जिजनमयमन) अजधजनयम, 1995 (1995 का 7) की धारा 22 की उपधारा (1) और उपधारा (2) द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, केबल टेलीजििन नेटिकक जनयम, 1994 का और संिोधन करने के जलए जनम्नजलजखत जनयम बनाती है, अर्ाकत ् :-- 1. (1) इन जनयमों का संजिप्त नाम केबल टेलीजििन नेटिकक (िसू रा संिोधन) जनयम, 2023 ह ै। (2) य ेरािपत्र में इनके प्रकािन की तारीख को प्रिृत्त होंगे । 2. केबल टेलीजििन नेटिकक जनयम, 1994 के जनयम 2 म,ें -- (।) खडं (क) के पश्चात ् जनम्नजलजखत खंड अंत:स्ट्र्ाजपत दकया िाएगा, अर्ाकत ् :-- ‘(कक) ‘‘पिाजभजहत अजधकारी’’ स,े -- (i) स्ट्र्ानीय केबल आपरेटर के संबंध में, िह जिला मजिस्ट्रेट जिसकी अजधकाररता के भीतर स्ट्र्ानीय केबल आपरेटर का रजिस्ट्रीकृत कायाकलय अिजस्ट्र्त ह ै ; (ii) मल्टी-जसस्ट्टम आपरेटर के संबंध म,ें िह जिला मजिस्ट्रेट जिसकी अजधकाररता के भीतर 6305 GI/2023 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] मल्टी-जसस्ट्टम आपरेटर का रजिस्ट्रीकृत कायाकलय अिजस्ट्र्त ह,ै िहा ं तक उसका संबंध जनम्नजलजखत के संबंध म ेंह,ै अर्ाकत् :-- (क) प्लेटफामक सेिाओं के संबंध में, अजधजनयम की धारा 5 के अधीन जिजनर्िकष्ट कायकक्रम कोड और अजधजनयम की धारा 6 के अधीन जिजनर्िकष्ट जिज्ञापन कोड, के उल्लघं न हते ु ; (ख) अजधजनयम की धारा 7 के अधीन रजिस्ट्टर के अनरु िण के उल्लंघन हते ु ; और (iii) दकसी अन्य मामल े के संबंध में, कोई ऐसा अजधकारी, िो भारत सरकार म ें उप सजचि की पंजि से नीच ेका न हो ;’; (।।) खंड (ख) के पश्चात ्जनम्नजलजखत खंड अंत:स्ट्र्ाजपत दकया िाएगा, अर्ाकत ् :-- ‘(खक) ‘‘स्ट्र्ानीय केबल आपरेटर’’ से जनयम 5 के अधीन रजिस्ट्रीकृत केबल आपरेटर अजभप्रेत ह ै ;’; (।।।) खंड (घ) के पश्चात ्जनम्नजलजखत खडं अंत:स्ट्र्ाजपत दकए िाएंगे, अर्ाकत ् :-- ‘(घक) ‘‘प्लेटफामक सेिाओं’’ से मल्टी-जसस्ट्टम आपरेटर द्वारा अनन्य रूप से अपने ग्राहकों को कायकक्रम पारेजित करने से अजभप्रेत ह ैं और इसके अंतगकत िरू ििकन चैनल, ऐसे रजिस्ट्रीकृत टेलीजििन चैनल और जििेिी टेलीजििन चैनल, िो भारत में रजिस्ट्रीकृत नहीं ह,ैं सजममजलत नहीं ह ैं; (घख) ‘‘रजिस्ट्रीकृत कायाकलय’’ स े रजिस्ट्रीकरण प्राजधकारी द्वारा अनुरजित अजभलेखों म ें दकसी रजिस्ट्रीकृत व्यजि का कायाकलय अजभप्रेत ह ै;’। [फा. स.ं एन-45011/23/2020-डीएएस (जिल्ि-।) भाग (।)] संिीि िंकर, संयिु सजचि रटप्पण : मूल जनयम भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग ।।, खंड 3, उपखडं (i), संखयांक सा.का.जन. 729(अ), तारीख 29 जसतंबर, 1994 में प्रकाजित दकए गए र् ेऔर तत्पश्चात ् जनम्नजलजखत द्वारा संिोजधत दकए गए : (1) सा.का.जन. 453(अ), तारीख 29 मई, 1995 । (2) सा.का.जन. 820(अ), तारीख 29 दिसंबर, 1995 । (3) सा.का.जन. 459(अ), तारीख 8 अिूबर, 1996 । (4) सा.का.जन. 597(अ), तारीख 20 अगस्ट्त, 1999 । (5) सा.का.जन. 710(अ), तारीख 8 जसतंबर, 2000 । (6) सा.का.जन. 719(अ), तारीख 13 जसतंबर, 2000 । (7) सा.का.जन. 26(अ), तारीख 18 िनिरी, 2001 । (8) सा.का.जन. 282(अ), तारीख 11 मई, 2006 । (9) सा.का.जन. 452(अ), तारीख 31 िुलाई, 2006 । (10) सा.का.जन. 459(अ), तारीख 2 अगस्ट्त, 2006 । (11) सा.का.जन. 463(अ), तारीख 9 अगस्ट्त, 2006 । (12) सा.का.जन. 697(अ), तारीख 11 निंबर, 2006 ।[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 (13) सा.का.जन. 286(अ), तारीख 11 अप्रलै , 2007 । (14) सा.का.जन. 482(अ), तारीख 12 िुलाई, 2007 । (15) सा.का.जन. 774(अ), तारीख 3 दिसंबर, 2007 । (16) सा.का.जन. 104(अ), तारीख 25 फरिरी, 2008 । (17) सा.का.जन. 413(अ), तारीख 29 मई, 2008 । (18) सा.का.जन. 138(अ), तारीख 27 फरिरी, 2009 । (19) सा.का.जन. 411(अ), तारीख 12 िून, 2009 । (20) का.आ. 940(अ), तारीख 28 अप्रैल, 2012 । (21) का.आ. 1521(अ), तारीख 6 िलु ाई, 2012 । (22) सा.का.जन. 216(अ), तारीख 21 माचक, 2015 । (23) सा.का.जन. 804(अ), तारीख 19 अगस्ट्त, 2016 । (24) सा.का.जन. 416(अ), तारीख 17 िून, 2021 । (25) सा.का.जन. 121, तारीख 18 जसतंबर, 2023 । MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 3rd October, 2023 G.S.R. 719(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and (2) of section 22 of the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995 (7 of 1995), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Cable Television Networks Rules, 1994, namely:- 1. (1) These rules may be called the Cable Television Networks (Second Amendment) Rules, 2023. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Cable Television Networks Rules, 1994, in rule 2,- (I) after clause (a), the following clause shall be inserted, namely :- ‘(aa) “designated officer” means- (i) in relation to local cable operator, the District Magistrate of the area within whose territorial jurisdiction the registered office of the local cable operator is situated; (ii) in relation to the multi-system operator, the District Magistrate of the area within whose territorial jurisdiction the registered office of the multi-system operator is situated, in so far as it relates to the following, namely :- (A) for contravention of Programme Code specified under section 5 and Advertisement Code specified under section 6 of the Act in relation to platform services; (B) for contravention of maintenance of register under section 7 of the Act; and (iii) in relation to any other case, an officer not below the rank of Deputy Secretary to the Government of India;’; (II) after clause (b), the following clause shall be inserted, namely :- ‘(ba) “local cable operator” means the cable operator registered under rule 5;’; (III) after clause (d), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely:- ‘(da) “Platform Services” means the programmes transmitted by a Multi-System Operator exclusively to his own subscribers and does not include Doordarshan channels, registered television channels and foreign television channels which are not registered in India;4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] (db) “Registered Office” means the office of a person registered in the records maintained by the registering authority;’. [F. No. N-45011/23/2020-DAS (Vol. I)-Part (I)] SANJIV SHANKAR, Jt. Secy. Note: The Principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 729(E), dated the 29thSeptember, 1994 and were subsequently amended vide:- (1) G.S.R 453 (E), dated 29th May, 1995. (2) G.S.R 820 (E), dated 29th December, 1995. (3) G.S.R. 459(E), dated the 8th October, 1996. (4) G.S.R 597 (E), dated 20th August, 1999 (5) G.S.R. 710(E), dated the 8th September, 2000. (6) G.S.R. 719(E), dated the 13th September, 2000. (7) G.S.R. 26(E), dated the 18th January, 2001. (8) G.S.R. 282(E), dated the 11th May, 2006. (9) G.S.R. 452(E), dated the 31st July, 2006. (10) G.S.R. 459(E), dated the 2nd August, 2006. (11) G.S.R. 469(E), dated the 9th August, 2006. (12) G.S.R. 697(E), dated the 11th November, 2006. (13) G.S.R. 286(E), dated the 11th April, 2007. (14) G.S.R. 482(E), dated the 12th July, 2007. (15) G.S.R. 774(E), dated the 3rd December, 2007. (16) G.S.R. 104(E), dated the 25th February, 2008. (17) G.S.R. 413(E), dated the 29th May, 2008. (18) G.S.R. 138(E), dated the 27th February, 2009. (19) G.S.. 411(E), dated the 12th June, 2009. (20) S.O. 940(E), dated the 28th April, 2012. (21) S.O. 1521(E), dated the 6th July, 2012. (22) G.S.R. 216(E), dated the 21st March, 2015. (23) G.S.R. 804(E), dated the 19th August, 2016. (24) G.S.R. 416(E), dated the 17th June 2021. (25) G.S.R. 121, dated the 18th September 2023. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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