(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or of any other enactment, a media merger shall not be put into effect before the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media makes a determination under paragraph (a) or (b) of section 28D(1) or paragraph (a) or (c) of section 28G(1).
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), a determination referred to in that provision shall not operate to permit the merger or acquisition concerned to be put into effect if the merger or acquisition is not put into effect before the expiry of the period of 12 months from the date on which the determination is made.
(3) Any media merger that purports to be put into effect, where that putting into effect contravenes this section, is void.