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Telecommunications Act 2005
2005, No.20
PART I
PRELIMINARY
1. Short Title and commencement-(1) This Act may be
cited as the Telecommunications Act 2005.
(2) This Act shall commence, in whole or parts or sections
or paragraphs thereof, on a date or dates nominated by the
Minister.
(3) Notice of commencement of this Act, in whole or parts
or sections or paragraphs, shall be published in Samoan and
English in the Savali and one other newspaper circulating in
Samoa.
2. Interpretation-(1) In this Act, unless the context
requires otherwise:
“Act” means the Telecommunications Act 2005;
“Affiliate” means, in relation to any one person, any other
person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by
or under direct or indirect common control with such
specified person;
“Broadcasting service” means the transmission of radio or
video programming to the public on a free, pay,
subscription or other basis, whether by cable television,
terrestrial or satellite means, or by other electronic
delivery of such programming;
“Class licence” means a licence issued pursuant to sections
13 and 15 to a defined class of service providers and
which applies to a person falling within the defined class
without that person having to apply for the licence;
“Commencement date” means the date or dates on which
this Act commences, in whole or parts or section or
paragraphs, as specified in section 1(2);
“Control” means the power to determine the actions of
another person in any manner, whether directly through
the ownership of shares or other securities or indirectly
through an agreement or arrangement of any type;
“Exemption order” means an order made by the Regulator
pursuant to section 14;