ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS (REGULATION)
[ CAP. 399.
(v) prescribe anything that may be prescribed under this
Act:
Provided that the Minister may, when making any
regulations under this sub-article which relate to standards or to
matters of a strictly technical nature, make such regulations in the
English language only.
(2) Without prejudice to the provisions of article 5A, the
Minister may, after consultation with the Authority, by order in the
Gazette empower any other public authority established by law to
exercise any specific functions under this Act or under any
regulations made thereunder where in the opinion of the Minister it
is deemed appropriate in the particular circumstances for the said
functions to be exercised by another public authority:
Provided that in issuing an order under this sub-article the
Minister shall give his reasons therefor.
(3) The Minister may, when making any regulations under this
article, require that the Authority acts in co-ordination and, or
consults with any other public body or bodies as the Minister may
from time to time determine. In doing so the Minister shall consult
with any such other Minister as may be responsible for any such
public bodies, and with the Authority.
(4) The Authority may by order in the Gazette amend the
rights, conditions and procedures concerning general authorisations
and rights of use for radio spectrum or for numbering resources or
rights, to install facilities, as provided for in this Act or any
regulations made thereunder. Any such amendments shall only be
made in objectively justified cases and in a proportionate manner,
taking into consideration, where appropriate, the specific
conditions applicable to transferable rights of use for radio
spectrum or for numbering resources:
Provided that except where the proposed amendments are
minor and have been agreed with the holder of the rights or of the
general authorisation, the Authority shall before making any
amendments in accordance with this sub-article, give notice in such
a manner as it considers appropriate of its intention to make such
amendments, inviting interested parties, including users and
consumers, to express their views on the proposed amendments
within a period of not less than four weeks as may be specified in
the notice. The said period of four weeks shall not apply in
exceptional circumstances:
Provided further that the Authority shall publish any such
amendments giving its reasons therefor.
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