Section 5: Power of the Central Government to issue Guidelines .-The Central Government shall take all such measures, as it deems fit or expedient, by way of issuing Guidelines for mandatory sharing of broadcasting signals with Prasar Bharati relating to sporting events of national importance:

Q: What does Section 5 of The Sports Broadcasting Signals (Mandatory Sharing with Prasar Bharati) Act, 2007 (TSBSMSPBA) deal with?

Section 5 TSBSMSPBA pertains to "Power of the Central Government to issue Guidelines .-The Central Government shall take all such measures, as it deems fit or expedient, by way of issuing Guidelines for mandatory sharing of broadcasting signals with Prasar Bharati relating to sporting events of national importance:". It is part of the The Sports Broadcasting Signals (Mandatory Sharing with Prasar Bharati) Act, 2007, a legislation enacted by the Parliament of India. Section 5 of The Sports Broadcasting Signals (Mandatory Sharing with Prasar Bharati) Act, 2007 (TSBSMSPBA) governs power of the Central Government to issue Guidelines .-The Central Government shall take all such measures, as it deems fit or expedient, by way of issuing Guidelines for mandatory sharing of broadcasting signals with Prasar Bharati relating to sporting events of national importance:. As verified on 19 May 2026.

Q: Is Section 5 TSBSMSPBA still in force?

Yes, Section 5 of the The Sports Broadcasting Signals (Mandatory Sharing with Prasar Bharati) Act, 2007 is currently in force across the Republic of India.

Q: What is धारा 5 TSBSMSPBA?

धारा 5 TSBSMSPBA is the Devanagari Hindi reference for Section 5 of the The Sports Broadcasting Signals (Mandatory Sharing with Prasar Bharati) Act, 2007. Section 5 of The Sports Broadcasting Signals (Mandatory Sharing with Prasar Bharati) Act, 2007 (TSBSMSPBA) governs power of the Central Government to issue Guidelines .-The Central Government shall take all such measures, as it deems fit or expedient, by way of issuing Guidelines for mandatory sharing of broadcasting signals with Prasar Bharati relating to sporting events of national importance:. As verified on 19 May 2026.

Q: What is Dhara 5 TSBSMSPBA?

Dhara 5 TSBSMSPBA is the Roman Hindi reference for Section 5 of the The Sports Broadcasting Signals (Mandatory Sharing with Prasar Bharati) Act, 2007. "Dhara" means "Section" in Hindi. Section 5 of The Sports Broadcasting Signals (Mandatory Sharing with Prasar Bharati) Act, 2007 (TSBSMSPBA) governs power of the Central Government to issue Guidelines .-The Central Government shall take all such measures, as it deems fit or expedient, by way of issuing Guidelines for mandatory sharing of broadcasting signals with Prasar Bharati relating to sporting events of national importance:. As verified on 19 May 2026.

Q: How to cite Section 5 of The Sports Broadcasting Signals (Mandatory Sharing with Prasar Bharati) Act, 2007?

Cite as: "Section 5, The Sports Broadcasting Signals (Mandatory Sharing with Prasar Bharati) Act, 2007 (TSBSMSPBA)" in legal briefs. For academic writing, use the BlueBook format: The Sports Broadcasting Signals (Mandatory Sharing with Prasar Bharati) Act, 2007, § 5 (India).

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The Sports Broadcasting Signals (Mandatory Sharing with Prasar Bharati) Act, 2007

Chapter IIIP — owers Of The Central Government To Issue Guidelines

Section 5

Power of the Central Government to issue Guidelines .-The Central Government shall take all such measures, as it deems fit or expedient, by way of issuing Guidelines for mandatory sharing of broadcasting signals with Prasar Bharati relating to sporting events of national importance:

Provided that the Guidelines issued before the promulgation of the Sports Broadcasting Signals (Mandatory Sharing with Prasar Bharati) Ordinance, 2007 (Ord. 4 of 2007) shall be deemed to have been issued validly under the provisions of this section.

Related Sections

§4

Penalties .-The Central Government may specify penalties to be imposed, including suspension or revocation of license, permission or registration, for violation of various terms and conditions as may be specified under section 3, subject to the condition that amount of a pecuniary penalty shall not exceed one crore rupees:

TSBSMSPBA

§6

Validation .-(1) The provisions of the Guidelines issued by the Central Government for Downlinking of Television Channels on the 11th November, 2005 and for Uplinking from India on the 2nd December, 2005 for mandatory sharing of the sports broadcasting signals shall be deemed to be valid as if they have been issued under this Act

TSBSMSPBA

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