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89.
Certain matters under Act XIII of 1885 and XVII of 1933 to be vested in the
Commission.- If, before the commencement of this Act, the Government had executed
a licence-agreement, or had issued a licence, certificate or permit under the Telegraph
Act, 1885 (XIII of 1885) or the Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1933 (XVII of 1933), and the
Commission is authorized by this Act to issue such licence, certificate or permit(a)
the licence, certificate or permit so issued shall, subject to the
provisions of section 90, remain valid as if it were issued by the
Commission;
(b)
the licence-agreement so executed shall, subject to the provisions
of section 90, remain valid as if it were executed by the
Commission;
(c)
an order, direction or directive, issued or a permission or consent
given in relation to such licence, certificate or permit shall remain
valid as if the order, direction, directive, were issued or the
permission or consent were given by the Commission under this
Act;
(d)
the name of the Commission shall be substituted for the
Government in any civil suit instituted by or against the
Government in relation to such licence or licence-agreement or
certificate or permit.
90.
Existing licences and other authorizations to continue for limited period.-
(1) Any person who, on the commencement of this Act, has a right to establish a
telecommunication system or to operate or maintain it or to provide telecommunication
service by virtue of a licence, licence-agreement, technical acceptance certificate or
permit, hereinafter referred to as the said document, may continue the activity specified
in the said document for a period not exceeding 12 months from the date of
commencement of this Act, and he shall be deemed to be a holder of the said document
under this Act.
(2)
If the holder of the said document intends to continue the activities
allowed by it, he shall, within three moths after the commencement of this Act or before
the expiry of the validity period of the said document, whichever is earlier, apply to the
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