46 Electronic Transactions No. 33 vested rights and interests of any party involved in the management and administration of the “.mw” domain name space and any other Malawian names to be used for domain names at the date of its establishment: Provided that__ (a) such party 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) the Authority may, among other persons, consider the existing registrars for appointment to the post of registrar after the expiry of the six months. 78. A person who administers, manages or operates second Offence of administering level domain name without authority commits an offence and shall, domain name without authori- upon conviction, be liable to a fine of K5,000,000 and to imprisonment for seven years. ty Dispute resolution concerning domain names Cap. 6:03 Requirement of electronic filing and issuing of documents 79. Any unresolved dispute under this Part shall be submitted to arbitration in accordance with the Arbitration Act. PART IX__ELECTRONIC-GOVERNMENT TRANSACTIONS 80.__(1) A public body shall take steps including entering into an arrangement to ensure that its functions are carried out, delivered or accessed electronically or online in full compliance with internationally recognized best practices. (2) The Department of E-government shall assist and supervise public bodies in the establishment and delivery of e-government services. (3) Where a law provides that a public body may__ (a) accept the filing of a document or requires that a document be created or retained; (b) issue a permit, licence or an approval; or (c) provide for the making of a payment, the public body may__ (i) accept the document to be filed, created or retained in the form of an electronic message; (ii) issue the permit, licence or approval in an electronic form; or (iii) make or receive payment by electronic means. (4) A public body shall treat as official records, electronic records generated or received by a public body in the course of official duties.