1. The imposition of the fines provided in the present Decree-Law shall be the competency
of the President of the ARCOM Board of Directors.
2. The initiation and prosecution of offence proceedings shall be the competency of
ARCOM.
3. The amount of fines shall accrue to the State by 60% and to ARCOM by 40%.
CHAPTER V
Provisional and final provisions
Section 25
Telecommunications under a special regime
Conditions for establishing and using private telecommunications networks, as well as
infrastructure meant exclusively for the emission, reception and transmission of
broadcasting services and the provision of the respective radio or television service shall be
subject to specific legislation.
Section 26
Revocatory clause
1. The laws and regulations, in the field covered by this Decree-Law, which have been
brought into the domestic legal order under the terms of section 165 of the Constitution,
except the provision of the subsection below, are hereby repealed.
2. UNTAET Regulation No. 2001/15 is hereby repealed insofar as it is inconsistent with
any provision of this Decree-Law.
Section 27
Entry into force
This Decree-Law shall enter into force on the day subsequent to its publication date.
Approved by the Council of Ministers, under the provision of section 116(d) of the
Constitution, on 12 March 2003.
The Prime Minister
[Signed]
(Mari Bim Amude Alkatiri)
The Minister of Transport, Communications and Public Works