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No. 28743
Act No. 36, 2005
GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18 APRIL 2006
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS ACT, 2005
(4) A delay or failure to publish the notice of suspension or cancellation in the
Gazette, does not in any manner affect the validity of the suspension or cancellation.
Effect of suspension, cancellation, surrender or expiry of individual licence
15. (1) Once—
(a) the suspension or cancellation of an individual licence under section 14 has 5
taken effect;
(b) the surrender of an individual licence under section 12 has taken effect; or
(c) an individual licence has expired,
the licensee must immediately cease to provide any service in respect of which the
licence was granted, unless such suspension or cancellation is stayed or an equivalent 10
order of a court of competent jurisdiction is granted.
(2) Despite subsection (1), the Authority may authorise the licensee, in writing, to
continue providing any service or any part thereof in respect of which the licence was
granted, for such duration as the Authority may specify in the authorisation, for the
purpose of winding up the licensee’s affairs and protecting subscribers to such services. 15
(3) Despite subsection (1) and subject to section 11, a licensee, whose individual
licence has expired, is entitled to continue providing a service as if the licence has not
expired upon proof being submitted to the Authority that—
(a) the licensee has applied for the renewal of the licence in accordance with
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section 11; and
(b) such application is pending determination by the Authority.
Class licence
16. (1) The Authority may, upon receipt of a written registration in the manner
prescribed and satisfying the conditions provided for in section 5(8), grant a class
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licence.
(2) Registration for a class licence may be submitted at any time in the manner
prescribed by the Authority.
(3) The Authority must maintain a register of all class licensees containing the
information set out in subsection (5).
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(4) The register must be available to the public.
(5) The Authority must at least once annually update and publish the list of class
licensees in the Gazette, indicating for each class—
(a) the names and contact details of all registered licensees;
(b) the nature of the services provided; and
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(c) the applicable licence terms and conditions.
(6) No class licence may be ceded or transferred without the prior written approval of
the Authority.
Registration for Class Licence
17. (1) A person who intends to operate under a class licence must, in the manner
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prescribed, submit a registration notice in writing to the Authority.
(2) The registrant must pay to the Authority the registration fee prescribed by the
Authority.
(3) Subject to section 18, the Authority must, within sixty (60) days after receipt of a
registration notice, grant the class licence and update its internal records by including
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the—
(a) the name of the accepted registrant;
(b) the nature of the service that the registrant proposes to provide; and
(c) the licence conditions applicable to the class licence.
(4) If the Authority delays the grant of a class licence beyond the sixty (60) day
period, the Authority must give written notice of the delay and of the reasons for the 50
delay, to the registrant.