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:
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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.