s.56Standards for local broadcasts
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Section 56Part 5 — Local programming

Standards for local broadcasts

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It shall be the duty of the Office to set, review and revise, such standards for the content of such broadcasts as appear to it best calculated to secure the standards specified in section 55.
The standards set by the Office shall be contained in one or more published codes and, in setting or revising the codes, the Office may consult with such persons as it sees fit.
In setting or revising standards, the Office may consult with such persons as it sees fit and shall have regard to —
the degree of harm or offence likely to be caused by the inclusion of any particular sort of material in programmes generally, or in programmes of a particular description;
the likely size and composition of the potential audience for programmes included in local programming generally, or in local programming of a particular description;
the likely expectation of the audience as to the nature of a local programme's content and the extent to which the nature of that content can be brought to the attention of potential members of the audience; and
the likelihood of persons who are unaware of the nature of a local programme's content being unintentionally exposed, by their own actions, to that content.
The Office shall ensure that the standards in force under these Regulations include —
minimum standards applicable to all local programmes; and
such other standards applicable to particular descriptions of local programmes as appear to the Office to be appropriate for securing the standards' objectives.

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