A juristic entity shall be punished by the fine prescribed for such offence in
accordance with the provisions of this Law. Such matter shall not prejudice the
criminal liability of natural persons in accordance with the provisions of this Law.
CHAPTER 18
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION PROCEDURES
ARTICLE 77
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION PROCEDURES
Without prejudice to the provisions of the Criminal Procedural Law:
(a)
The staff members of the Authority designated by the Board shall have the
authority to supervise the implementation of the provisions of this Law, the
regulations, decisions and orders issued in implementation of the provisions of
this Law, and shall have the right to enter the premises wherein there exists or
wherein it is suspected that there exists Telecommunications Equipment,
Network or Facilities, or all or a part of the infrastructure used in
Telecommunications services to inspect and seize any Telecommunications
sets or equipment that are unlicensed, unauthorized or used in an unlicensed
activity, or whose use would interfere with or harm the existing
Telecommunications systems.
In order to achieve this, such staff members shall have the right to:
1
request and examine Licences, permits, books, registers, documents and
all papers relating to Telecommunications activity.
2
inspect
and
examine
any
Telecommunications
Equipment,
Telecommunications Facility or any other facilities used in connection with
the provision of a Telecommunications service or the establishment,
operation or ownership of a Telecommunications Network.
3
examine any information or other documents, in any form whatsoever,
related to the provision of Telecommunication services.
(b)
The staff members referred to in the preceding paragraph shall have the right
to enter any airplane, ship, boat or any vehicle that lands or docks in the
Kingdom, in order to inspect any Radiocommunications Station or
Radiocommunications Equipment related to Telecommunications Frequency
therein or to examine papers and documents relating thereto.
(c)
No Person shall prevent or hinder any staff member authorised to supervise
and inspect from carrying out the duties and powers provided for in this Article.
(d)
If it established from the inspection that any Radiocommunications Equipment
interferes without reasonable justification with the proper functioning of, or
causes malfunction to other Radiocommunications Equipment, or is in breach
of the international treaties to which the Kingdom is a party, the Authority shall
-53Translation dated 12 April 2009
This is an unofficial translation of the Law. It is provided for information purposes only. Reliance may only be placed upon the
official Arabic version of the Law published in the Official Gazette of the Kingdom of Bahrain. Any comments on this translation
will be gratefully received by the Authority. Please email any comments to: contact@tra.org.bh