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Version date: 30 September 2020 - onwards
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28D. Initial examination by Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media of media merger notification.

(1) Not later than 30 working days (or 45 working days, where proposed commitments referred to in subsection (5) have been made) from the relevant date or from the appropriate date, whichever is the later, the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media shall inform the undertakings that have made the media merger notification under section 28B of whichever of the following determinations he or she has made, namely -

(a) that in his or her opinion the result of the media merger will not be contrary to the public interest in protecting plurality of the media in the State, and accordingly that the media merger may be put into effect,

(b) that, in light of proposed commitments offered by the undertakings, in his or her opinion the result of the media merger will not be contrary to the public interest in protecting plurality of the media in the State, and accordingly the media merger may be put into effect subject to the incorporation of those proposed commitments as specified conditions to be complied with, or