Section 17: Establishment of news department

(1) There shall be established a department of the Authority which shall be responsible for the gathering of items of news from all sources and for their editing and subsequent dissemination.
(2) There shall be an officer of the Authority, to be known as the Director of News, who shall be responsible for the news department and shall, subject to any directions given to him by the Director-General, be responsible for the execution of the policy of the Authority in so far as the news department is concerned and for the administration of the day-to-day business of the department.