Cap. 173. Rev.. 1985
Subsidiary Legislation.
Telecommunications
Only
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Government apparatus to be used
24. No extra telephones, special instruments or appliances other than. those
supplied by the Government or approved by the Permanent Secretary shall be used
by any subscriber in connection with an exchange line.
(Amended by Legal Notice 57 of 1971.)
Subscriber's liability for damage to apparatus
25. The Permanent Secretary shall maintain.in good working order all lines,
instruments
and batteries, but a subscriber shall, without prejudice to the other
provisioris of these Regulations, pay‘on demand to the Permanent: Secretary the
amount of the damage as certified by the Permanent Secretary not due to fair wear
and tear, to any Government apparatus or any wiring within his premises or under
his control, whether such damage shall result from the negligence or wilful act of
any person or from fire or other cause.
Precautions against damage
to subscribers’ premises
26. The Permanent Secretary shall take all. reasonable precautions to prevent
damage or injury to subscribers or their premises from any: high potential current
which may be conveyed to the subscriber’s premises by the exchange line. But. the.
subscriber shall make no claim against the Permanent Secretary on account of any
damage or injury arising from such current not emanating from the ‘premises of the
Permanent Secretary.
Pérsons entitled to use a subscriber's telephone.
27, Except where othetwise provided in these ‘Regulations, a “telephone
connection shall be used only by the subscriber, his family, guests. or employees,
and exclusively on‘his affairs. For any breach of this regulation the subscriber shall
be liable to have his telephone disconnected ‘without prejudice to the right of the
Permanent Secretary'to recover the rent and ‘any other charge due under these °
Regulations:
Duration of conversations
28. In the interest of the general efficiency of the telephone ‘service, the
Permanent Secretary, shall have the-right to terminate any. conversation after the
expiration of 6 minutes fromthe time of. its commencement:
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‘29, Subscribers’
Telephone directory free entries
names
and exchange
telephone
numbers shall be’ inserted
once, free of charge, in each edition of a telephone directory. A subscriber who-for
any reason other than. to correct an error. or because of'a change of service for
which. a separate charge is payable, wishes to:have any entry in the telephone
directory altered shall pay the prescribed fee-as for an-additional entry for the first
issue.in which the amended. entry appears.
(Amended by Legal Notice’-43 of 1974.)
Additional. directory entries
30..On payment of the prescribed fee subscribers may have: additional entries
inserted in each issue, of a telephone directory.
-Provided that such additional entries shall refer only to the subscriber or his
business. (Amended by Regulations 21 February 1966.) .