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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
No. 16

thereof, who shall clearly indicate the name and address of the corporation or association on whose behalf the application is made.

22. In cases in which the application is made on behalf of a partnership or on behalf of persons in joint ownership of a proposed radio station, the particulars required under Regulations 28 and 31 hereof shall be required in respect of each of the active partners or each of the joint owners, and shall be signed by each active partner or joint owner respectively.

DECLARATION OF SECRECY.

23. (1.) Every licensee and every operator shall execute a declaration of secrecy to the effect that he will not divulge to any unauthorized person any information whatsoever relating to public correspondence that may come to his knowledge; that he will, by every means in his power, preserve the secrecy of such information; and that he will adopt all reasonable precautions to prevent unauthorized persons becoming acquainted therewith.

(2.) In the case of an association, corporation, society, institute, or similar body, also in the case of a partnership or in respect of persons in joint ownership of a proposed radio station, all members having access to the apparatus and not already bound by a declaration executed in accordance with this regulation shall execute such declaration, and shall ensure that all the conditions of the license, particularly those relating to secrecy of public correspondence, are strictly observed.

(3.) A licensee or operator shall not commit to writing any public correspondence that may come to his knowledge while exercising the powers conferred upon him by the license or operator’s certificate.

DURATION OF LICENSES.

24. Except where otherwise provided in these regulations, every license shall be in force from the date of the granting thereof until the 31st day of March following, and may be renewed from year to year.

FEES FOR LICENSES.

25. (1.) Except where otherwise specified in these regulations, the annual license or renewal fee for each of the several classes of radio stations shall be as follows, payable in advance:—

(a.) For a receiving-station license, £1 10s.

(b.) For an amateur transmitting and receiving station license, £2 2s.

(c.) For an experimental-station license, £2 2s.

(2.) The fee for the first year, or portion thereof, shall accompany the application. For a period of less than one year the fee shall be—

(a.) For a receiving-station license, 2s. 6d. per month, with a minimum of 7s. 6d.

(b.) For an amateur transmitting and receiving station license, 3s. 6d. per month, with a minimum of 10s. 6d.

(c.) For an experimental-station license, 3s. 6d. per month, with a minimum of 10s. 6d.

3.) In the case of any application for a license that reaches a Postmaster or District Radio Inspector after the 31st December, the fee for the next full year must be added to the fee for the period then remaining of the current year ending on the 31st day of March following.

(4.) If, in the case of renewals, payment of the above-mentioned fees be not made on or before the due date the license shall automatically lapse.

(5.) The fee for a duplicate copy of a license shall be 5s.

26. A portion of the annual fees paid by licensees in respect of licenses issued in pursuance of these regulations shall be utilized by the Minister in the assistance of persons or companies engaged in broadcasting.

LICENSES FOR RECEIVING STATIONS.

27. Licenses for receiving stations shall be issued in the form in the First Schedule hereto, upon application being made at any postal money-order office, or at the office of any District Radio Inspector, and upon payment of the prescribed license fee.

28. (1.) Every applicant for a receiving-station license shall furnish at the time of application, and on such forms as may be prescribed for the purpose,—

(a.) His full name and address :

(b.) Date and place of birth :

(c.) Information as to whether the license is required on his own behalf or on behalf of an association or corporation :

(d.) A declaration of secrecy as provided in Regulation 23 hereof.

(2.) In addition thereto, every applicant shall furnish to the Minister (or his agents) such information as may be required by him either at the time of application or subsequent thereto.