Cap. wee Ed. 1978 Telecommunications 5 “Permanent Secretary’ means the Permanent Secretary for Posts and Telecommunications. “post” means a post, pole, standard, stay, strut or other above ground contrivance for carrying suspending or supporting a telecommunication line; “radio-communication” means any telecommunication by means of Hertzian waves; “radio-communication station’ means any apparatus or any component part thereof capable of being used or being adapted for the emission or reception of Hertzian waves; “telecommunication” means any system for the transmission, emission or reception of signs, signals, writings, images, and sounds or intelligence of any nature by wires, radio, visual, or other electro-magnetic systems; “telecommunication authority” means the Permanent Secretary, and includes any officer empowered by him to perform all or any of the functions of the telecommunication authority under this. Act; “telecommunication line” means any wire or wires used for the purpose of a telecommunication with any casing, coating, tube or pipe enclosing the same and any appliances and apparatus connected therewith for the purpose of fixing or insulating the same; “telecommunication officer” means any person employed either permanently or temporarily in connexion with a telecommunication established, maintained or worked by the Government, or by a person licensed under this Act. PART 3. The maintaining JI—PRIVILEGES AND POWERS Exclusive privilege OF GOVERNMENT Governmént shall have the exclusive privilege and working telecommunications within Fiji. of establishing, Power to grant 4.—(1) The telecommunication authority may, subject to the provisions of any regulations made under this Act, grant to any person a licence (hereinafter called a telecommunication licence) to establish or maintain or work a radiocommunication station or telecommunication within Fiji or a licence to import xadio communication equipment constructed or adapted for emission subject to such terms, provisions and limitations as the telecommunication authority may think fit to impose. (Amended by 27 of 1962, s. 2) (2) A telecommunication licence shall, uriless previously revoked, continue in force for such period as may be specified therein. Revocation of licence 5. A telecommunication licence may be revoked at any time-by the telecommunication authority upon proof to his satisfaction that the licence holder has contravened or failed to comply with any of the terms, provisions or limitations of the licence. ed - 173