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If the licensee's audited financial statements are not
(7)
finalised within four months of the end of its financial
reporting year, the licensee shall pay on or before the last
day of such fourth month a provisional amount, if any, equal
to the balance required to meet the total annual licence fee
calculated on the basis of the licensee’s results of the first
half of the relevant financial year, grossed up on an
annualised basis for such financial year.
Ifa licensee changes the dates of its financial
(8)
reporting year, the calculation of its gross revenues for the
purposes of determining the amount of any payment shall be
made in such manner as ensures that there is neither a gap in
payment nor a double payment of it.
This section is subject to section 133 during the
(9)
transitional funding period referred to in that section.
21.
(1)
Subject to the other provisions of this section, the
Telecommunications Commission may set a supplementary licence fee
as a
(“supplementary licence fee”) payable by licensed service providers
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Asupplementary-licence fee may be set only to make
(2)
up a funding deficit resulting, or which will result, from any
appeal or legal proceedings, including—
(a)
(b)
any appeal under section 42(2), 59(2), 103(b)
or 110;
judicial review proceedings commenced in
relation to any determination, order or
direction of the Telecommunications
Commission or any determination or order
made by an Appeal and Dispute Panel.
No supplementary licence fee shall take effect until
(3)
approved by the Evaluation Committee who shall grant such
approval if the Committee is reasonably satisfied that it is
justified in accordance with subsection (2).
The Telecommunications Commission shall notify
(4)
the Evaluation Committee of —
(a)
the amount of any costs that the
Telecommunications Commission has
Supplementary
Hcence fees