PREAMBLE WHEREAS, to create and promote a Bhutanese information society and the nght environment for the vibrant growth of ICT and Media sectors in line with the principles of Gross National Happiness; WHEREAS, to ensure technology neutrality, convergence, innovation, private sector participation and competition m the development of the ICT and Media sectors; WHEREAS, media to ensure quality, diversity, speed and choice of ICT and services, so that the country benefits from the opportunities presented by new developments in the sectors; WHEREAS, to realign and ensure clearer responsibilities of the miplementing and the reguiatory bodies; Parhament of the Kingdom of Bhutan do hereby enacts as follows: CHAPTER 1 PRELIMINARY Pitle i, This Act is the Information, Communications and Media Act of Bhutan 2018. Information, Communications and Media Act of Bhutan 2018 1