ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS (REGULATION) [ CAP. 399. 5. (1) This Act shall apply to the various electronic communications markets unless otherwise stated in this Act or any other law. (2) This Act shall not apply to the content of any communications, howsoever described, transmitted through any electronic communications network. (3) The provisions of this Act shall be without prejudice to: 11 Applicability of this Act. Amended by: XIX. 1998.3; XVIII. 2000.31. Substituted by: VII. 2004.17. Amended by: IX. 2011.3, 6; VIII. 2014.42; LII. 2021.18. (a) obligations imposed by any other law in respect of services provided using electronic communications networks and services; (b) measures taken at European Union or national level, in accordance with European Union law, to pursue general interest objectives in particular relating to the protection of personal data and privacy, content regulation and audiovisual policy; (c) the operation of any other law relating to radio and telecommunications terminal equipment; (d) any action taken for public order and public security purposes and for defence; or (e) Regulations (EU) No. 531/2012 and (EU) 2015/2120 and the Radio Equipment Regulations. 5A. tasks: (1) The Authority shall be responsible for the following (a) implementing ex ante market regulation, including the imposition of access and interconnection obligations; (b) ensuring the resolution of disputes between undertakings; (c) managing the general authorisation framework; (d) developing the frequency plan; (e) carrying out radio spectrum management and decisions, including matters relating to market-shaping and competition elements of processes related to the rights of use for radio spectrum for electronic communications networks and services; (f) contributing to the protection of end-user rights in the electronic communications sector, in coordination, where relevant with other competent authorities; (g) developing and managing the national numbering plan and the granting of rights of use for all national numbering resources; (h) assessing and monitoring closely market-shaping and competition issues regarding open internet access; (i) ensuring the integrity and security of public electronic communications networks and publicly available electronic communications service; (j) assessing the unfair burden and calculating the net cost S.L. 427.41. Tasks onerous on the Authority specific to electronic communications. Added by: LII. 2021.19.