No appeal to the Tribunal or the Supreme Court shall have for effect the suspension of any
decision of the Authority.
PART IX – MISCELLANEOUS
45.
Protection of members and officers
No liability, civil or criminal, shall attach to any member or officer of the Authority, or to the
Authority, in respect of any loss arising from the exercise in good faith by a member or an
officer or the Authority of his or its functions under this Act.
46.
Offences
Any person who (a)
by any form of emission, radiation, induction or other electromagnetic effect, harms
the functioning of an information and communication service, including
telecommunication service;
(b)
with intent to defraud or to prevent the sending or delivery of a message, takes an
information and communication message, including telecommunication message
from the employee or agent of a licensee;
(c)
with intent to defraud, takes a message from a place or vehicle used by a licensee
in the performance of his functions;
(d)
steals, secretes or destroys a message;
(e)
wilfully or negligently omits or delays the transmission or delivery of a message;
(f)
forges a message or transmits or otherwise makes use of a message knowing that
it has been forged;
(g)
knowingly sends, transmits or causes to be transmitted a false or fraudulent
message;
(h)
uses an information and communication service, including telecommunication
service, -
(i)
(i)
for the transmission or reception of a message which is grossly offensive, or
of an indecent, obscene or menacing character; or
(ii)
for the purpose of causing annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety to
any person;
(iii)
for the transmission of a message which is of a nature likely to endanger or
compromise State defence, public safety or public order.
dishonestly obtains or makes use of an information and communication service,
including telecommunication service with intent to avoid payment of any applicable
fee or charge;