8-8 Cap. 173 Telecommunications Subsidiary Rev. 1985 Legislation Refunds 12. Should a subscriber discontinue the renting of a telephone service before the 15th day of any month for which rental has been paid a refund of that month’s rental ‘shall be made. . (Substituted by Legal Notice 107 of 1977.) "Removal of telephone or wires "13. If technical considerations permit, the Permanent Secretary may, on the application of a subscriber and on payment by the subscriber of the prescribed removal fees, arrange for the removal of any telephone or wires, installed in such subscriber’s premises, from, other premises in the same may revise the subscriber’s (Substituted one position to another in the same premises or to exchange area and, where-he considers it necessary, _. rental or the terms of his agreement. by Regulations 21 February 1966.) _ Subscriber to give notice of vacation of premises 14. Every subscriber shall, before vacating any premises to which a telephone service is connected, give notice to the Permanent Secretary of the date on which he will be vacating such premises and, unless the subscriber gives notice of intention to retain such service undér the provisions of regulation 16, the - Permanent Secretary may disconnect the premises from the telephone exchange as from that date, and, unless such service is transferred to another subscribér under the provisions of regulation 18, may remove the telephone instrument apparatus from such premises. (Substituted by Regulations 21 February 1966.) and Failure of subscriber to notify vacation of premises 15. If any subscriber vacates any premises to which a telephone service is provided without giving notice as required under the provisions of regulation 14, the Permanent Secretary ‘may, without prejudice to his right of recovery of any amounts payable by such subscriber in respect of. that service, disconnect the premises from the telephone.exchange and remove the telephone instrument and apparatus from the premises, and the subscriber shall remain liable for all amounts" payable in respect of such service until such time as the.telephone is disconnected or is transferred to another -subscriber, o (Substituted by Regulations 21 February 1966.) Retention of telephone number or service during temporary- absence from Fiji 16.—(1) During the temporary absence from Fiji of any subscriber for any period not exceeding 8 months, the Permanent Secretary may, on the application of such subscriber and on payment by the subscriber of a sum equal to the total amount which will become due in respect of monthly rental payments during the subscriber’s absence, suspend the telephone service to such subscriber and retain the subscriber's current telephone number for the use of the subscriber on his _ return to Fiji, and, on receiving notification of the return of the subscriber to Fiji, restore the telephone service to the subscriber in the same position.in‘the same premises or, at. the request of the subscriber and prescribed removal fee, either in another position technical considerations permit, in other premisés (Amended by Legal \Notite 107 on in in of payment by him of the the same premisés or, if the same exchange area. 1977.)