56 No. 1.3708 Act No. 25,2002 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE. 3 AUGUST 2003 ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS AND TRANSACTlONS ACT. 2002 ( 5 ) All directors serve in a part-time and non-executive capacity. (6) Any vacancy on the Board must be filled in accordance with subsections (2) and (3). Staff of Authority 63. ( 1 ) The chief executive officer of the Authority appointed by the Board must 5 perform any work incidental to the functions of the Authority. (2) The chief executive officer must be assisted by staff appointed by the Board. (3) The Board must determine the conditions of service, remuneration and service benefits of the chief executive officer and the staff. (4) If the chief executive officer is for any reason unable to perform his or her 10 functions, the Board may designate a person i n the service of the Authority to act as the acting chief executive officer until the chief executive officer is able to resume office. Part 3 Functions of Authority Licensing of registrars and registries 15 64. ( 1 ) No person may update a repository or administer asecond level domain unless such person is licensed to do so by the Authority. (2) An application to be licensed as aregistrar or registry mustbemade in the prescribed manner and subject to the prescribed fees. (3) The Authority must apply the prescribed conditions and criteria when evaluating 20 an application referred t o i n subsection (2). Functions of Authority 65. (1 ) The Authority must( a ) administer and manage the .za domain name space; (17) comply with international best practice in the administration of the .za domain name space: (c) license and regulate registries; (d) license and regulate registrars for the respective registries; and (e) publish guidelines on(i) the general administration and management of the .za domainname space: (ii) the requirements and procedures for domain name registration; and (iii) the maintenance of and public access to a repository, with due regard to the policy directives which the Minister may make from time to time by notice in the Ga:ette. (2) The Authority must enhance public au'areness on the economic and commercial benefits of domain name registration. (3) The Authority( a ) may conduct such investigations as it may consider necessary: ( / I ) must conduct research into and keep abreast of devclopments in the Republic and elsewhere on the domain name system; (c) must continually survey and e\'aluate the extent to which the .za domain name space meets the needs of the citizens of the Republic; and ( d ) may. from time to time, issue infornlation on the registration of domain names i n the Republic. (4) The Authority may, and must when so requested by the h4inister, make recommendations to the Minister in relation to policy on any matter relating to the .za domain name space. ( 5 ) The Authority must continually evaluate the effectiveness of this Act and things done in terms thereof towardsthe management of the .za domain name space. (6) The Authority may( a ) liaise, consult and co-operate with any person or other authority; and (b) appoint experts and other consultants on such conditions as the Authority may determine. 25 30 35 40 45 50