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CAP. 399.]
Re-numbered by:
XII. 2010.5.
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS (REGULATION)
PART VI
REGULATIONS
Regulations.
Added by:
VII. 2004.23.
Amended by:
L.N. 425 of 2007;
XXX. 2007.32.
Re-numbered by:
XII. 2010.5.
Amended by:
XII. 2010.9;
IX. 2011.3.
Amended by:
IX. 2011.36;
LII. 2021.44.
47. (1) The Minister may, either on the recommendation of the
Authority or on his own initiative after consultation with the
Authority, make regulations to give better effect to any of the
provisions of this Act and in particular to:
(a) regulate electronic communications services and, or
networks including interconnection of networks,
collocation and sharing of network elements and
associated facilities, conduct of a geographical survey,
carrier pre-selection, access to networks, rights of way,
security of networks and services, the transmission or
reception of satellite signals, the maintenance of and
publication, and access to any information however so
described, stipulate universal service obligations, any
matter concerning numbers including portability, plans
and allocation, any matter concerning e-mail
forwarding or other similar services to ensure fair
competition or for end-user protection purposes, the
obligations of an undertaking having significant
market power, competition and end-user or consumer
protection rules including but not limited to rules
relating to the suspension, termination and renewal of
electronic communications services to end-users and,
or consumers, the use of unfair terms in electronic
communications
contracts,
unfair
commercial
practices in so far as they relate to the provision of
electronic communications services to end-users and,
or consumers, compensation and refund arrangements,
billing procedures and billing accuracy, emergency
communications and services, public warning systems,
harmonised services for social value, and directory
enquiry services;
(b) provide for any requirements that may be imposed on
undertakings to adopt accounting systems as may be
prescribed and to keep such operational, accounting,
financial, statistical and technical records as may be
specified in the regulations, including the provision to
the Authority of such statement, returns and other
information about any company in which an
undertaking has a controlling interest as the Authority
may require for the carrying out of its functions under
this Act;
(c) provide for the conditions applicable to any
authorisations and, or licences however so described,
and returns and reports to be made to the Authority;
(d) regulate the manner in which an electronic
communications
and,
or
radiocommunications
infrastructure or apparatus is to be installed, operated,
maintained, protected or controlled and the technical
standards or specifications to be observed with respect