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(4) The Authority may, and shall when so requested by the
Minister, make recommendations to the Minister in relation to policy
on any matter relating to the .zm domain name space.
(5) The Authority shall continually evaluate the effectiveness
and the management of the .zm domain name space.
(6)
The Authority may—
(a) liaise, consult and cooperate with any person or other
authority; and
(b) appoint experts and other consultants on conditions that
the Authority may determine.
(7) The Authority may delegate any of its functions under this
Part to a person or institution that the Authority may determine.
(8) The Authority shall, in relation to the .zm domain name
space existing prior to the commencement of this Act, uphold the
vested rights and interests of parties involved in the management
and administration of the .zm domain name space at the date of its
establishment.
(9) Despite subsection (8)—
(a) the parties shall be granted a period of six months during
which they may continue to operate in respect of their
existing delegated sub domains; and
(b) after the expiry of the sixmonth period, the parties shall
apply to be licensed registrars and registries as provided
for in this Part.
73. (1) A person shall not update a registry or administer
a licensing of second level domain unless the person is licensed to
do so by the Authority.
Licensing of
registers and
registries
(2) A person who intends to update a registry or administer a
licensing of a second level domain as a registrar or registry shall
apply to the Authority in the prescribed manner on payment of the
prescribed fee.
(3) A person who contravenes subsection (1), commits an
offence and is liable, on conviction, to a fine not exceeding five
hundred thousand penalty units or to imprisonment for a term not
exceeding five years, or to both.
74. The Minister may, in consultation with the Authority, by
statutory instrument, make regulations to provide for—
(a) the requirements which registrars shall meet in order to
be licensed, including standards relating to operational
accuracy, stability, robustness and efficiency;
Regulations
regarding
registrars,
etc.
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