MEDIA PRACTITIONERS’ ASSOCIATION ACT

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

SECTION

PART I
Preliminary

    1.    Short title and commencement

    2.    Interpretation

PART II
Media Practitioners' Association

    3.    Continuation of Association

    4.    Objectives of Association

    5.    Functions of Association

    6.    Independence of Association

    7.    Membership of Association

    8.    Tenure and cessation of membership of Association

PART III
Administration of Association

    9.    Appointment of Executive Director of Association

    10.    Functions of Executive Director

    11.    Appointment of Secretary of Board

    12.    Functions of Secretary of Board

    13.    Accountability to Association

    14.    Conditions of service of Secretary of Board

    15.    Employees of Association

PART IV
Media Practitioners’ Board

    16.    Establishment of Board

    17.    Membership of Board

    18.    Tenure of office of members of Board

    19.    Disqualification, removal and resignation of members of Board

    20.    Suspension of members of Board

    21.    Vacation of office of members of Board

    22.    Filling of vacancy in Board

    23.    Remuneration and allowances of members of Board

PART V
Meetings and Proceedings of Board

    24.    Meetings of Board

    25.    Quorum and procedure at meetings

    26.    Disclosure of interest

    27.    Confidentiality

    28.    Committees of Board

    29.    Co-option of advisory panel

PART VI
Financial Provisions

    30.    Funds of Association

    31.    Financial year of Association

    32.    Accounts and audit

    33.    Pension and other funds

    34.    Annual report

PART VII
Media Fund

    35.    Establishment of Media Fund

    36.    Administration of Media Fund

PART VIII
Registration of Journalists

    37.    Qualifications for registration

    38.    Removal from register

PART IX
Conduct of Journalists

    39.    Ethics and Conduct Committee

    40.    Tenure of office of members of Ethics Committee

    41.    General provisions relating to Ethics Committee

    42.    Secretariat of Ethics Committee

    43.    Code of Ethics

    44.    Names of journalists to be indicated

PART X
Complaints and Disciplinary Committee

    45.    Complaints and Disciplinary Committee

    46.    Functions of Complaints Committee

    47.    Powers of Complaints Committee

    48.    Tenure of office of members of Complaints Committee

    49.    General provisions relating to Complaints Committee

    50.    Secretariat of Complaints Committee

    51.    Lodging of complaints

    52.    Decisions of Complaints Committee

    53.    Right to reply

PART XI
Appeals Committee

    54.    Appeals Committee

    55.    Tenure of office of members of Appeals Committee

    56.    General provisions relating to Appeals Committee

    57.    Secretariat of Appeals Committee

    58.    Appeals

PART XII
Miscellaneous Provisions

    59.    Exemption from personal liability

    60.    Offences and penalties

    61.    Regulations

    62.    Repeal of Cap. 61:09

    63.    Savings and transitional provisions

Act 36, 2022.

An Act to provide for the establishment of the Media Practitioners’ Association and its mandate, for the purpose of preserving the freedom and independence of the media; for the establishment of the Media Practitioners’ Board, its functions and proceedings; for the establishment of the Complaints and Disciplinary Committee and Appeals Committee to adjudicate over breaches of the provisions of the Act; and for matters incidental thereto or connected therewith.

[Date of Commencement: ON NOTICE]

PART I
Preliminary (ss 1-2)

1. Short title and commencement

This Act may be cited as the Media Practitioners’ Association Act, and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may, by Order published in the Gazette, appoint.