8-30 Cap. 173 Telecommunications Rev. 1985 Subsidiary Legislation © not be revealed. The contents of any message must not be disclosed other than to the addressee. . / oe (2) Any person contravenitig any of the provisions of paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence. . ~ ‘ . PART VIH—PRIVATE, AMATEUR, AND EXPERIMENTAL STATIONS AND LICENCES. _ RADIO:; Private radio communication stations - 138. Private radio communication ‘stations providing radio-communication from points where no public communication fatilities aré reasonably available, may be licensed by special arrangement with the Permanent Secretary and such stations shall be operated in accordance with the terms and conditions as set forth in-the licence: ‘ oo Provided that the Minister -miay, if ‘hé ‘is satisfied that it is in the national interest to do. so, authorise-in writing the licensing of such a station, on such ternis and conditions as he may deem appropriate, to provide radio comminication from any points notwithstanding that such facilities are reasonably available from those points. (Amended by Legal Notice 127 of 1981.) _ +; . :» Exemption. from. payment of licence fee . 139. The. licensee of a private station other than a ship station which. forms . part of the public communications. system. of Fiji may be exempted: by the Permanent Secretary in his discretion. from payment of the fee prescribed in. the Fourth Schedule. 140, . . Lone . . : . . Amateur stations . . a The erection of amateur radio communication stations will be authorised and a licence issued subject to the. following .conditions:— . : : (a) ‘application must be made on the form approved for the purpose by the Permanent Secretary for Posts and Telecommunications; (b) licences will be issued to persons of British nationality only. Applicants must produce evidence of British nationality and 2 teferees as to. character, who must not be related to the’ applicant’ and: must themselves be of British nationality and be persons of reputable standing: se : Provided that the Minister may, in writing, authorise the issue of a licence on such conditions as he may deem appropriate to a person not being of British nationality; . : (c) the licensee shall observe the provisions of the International Telecom- munications Convention and these “Regulations and such regional Regulations as may be issued from time to time; ‘ , (d) the licensee shall observe any conditions which may be set‘out on the licence either by these Regulations or by the Permanent Secretary; (e) the licensee shall not receive any payment (either direct or indirect) for "the use of the, station or allow the station to be controlled by or used for the purposes of any political organisation. : (Amended by Legal Notice 57.of 1971; 56 of 1981.) .