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Version date: 30 September 2020 - onwards
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28A. Interpretation and application.

(1) In this Part -

"advisory panel" has the meaning assigned to it by section 28F;

"broadcasting service" has the same meaning as it has in the Act of 2009;

"carries on a media business in the State" means, in relation to a media business - (a) having a physical presence in the State, including a registered office, subsidiary, branch, representative office or agency, and making sales to customers located in the State, or (b) having made sales in the State of at least €2 million in the most recent financial year;

"diversity of content" means the extent to which the broad diversity of views (including diversity of views on news and current affairs) and diversity of cultural interests prevalent in Irish society is reflected through the activities of media businesses in the State including their editorial ethos, content and sources;