Cap. 173. Rev. 1985
Subsidiary
Legislation
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Telecommunications
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(2) During any temporary absence of a subscriber from any premises where a
telephone service is provided, the Permanent Secretary’ may, on the application of
such subscriber, permit him to retain such service at such premises for the use of
another occupier during such period of temporary absence:
Provided that the subscriber shall remain liable’for the payment of all amounts
payable in respect of such service under the provisions of these Regulations and of
his subscriber’s agreement with the Permanent Secretary, and may have an entry in
the name of the temporary occupier, in the telephone ditectory, on payment of the
prescribed fee for an additional entry. (Substituted by. Legal Notice 48 of 1972.)
-Laridiord providing telephone service for bona fide tenant™
17, Notwithstanding the other provisions of these Regulations, a landlord may
be provided with a telephone service in premises owned by him for the use of his
bona fide tenant, and may have a telephone directory entry in the name of the
tenarit in lieu of an entry in his own name: The landlord as subscriber shall remain
liable for all amounts payable in respect of such service under the provisions of
these Regulations and of his subscriber’s agreement with the Permanent Secretary.
(Inserted by Legal Notice 48 of 1972.)
Transfer of existing telephone service
:
18. Any near relative, business partner, or firm occupying the same
as those occupied or formerly occupied by a subscriber, who. or which
take’ over that. subscriber's responsibility for the telephone service.
premises, without change of telephone number or any other change
desired, a change of telephone. directory entry, may have the telephone
transferred on production ‘to’ the Permanent Secretary of either—
premises
wishes to
in those
except, ‘if
service so
(a) the written, consent of the original subscriber, his executor or administrator, in which case the new subscriber shall enter into a new
’ agreement with the Permanent
(b) satisfactory evidence
Secretary; or.
that he is the legal successor to the original
subscriber, in which case a new agreement shall not be necessary;
and on payment of thé prescribed transfer fee.
(Substituted by Legal Notice 240 of 1974.)
Unauthorised use of telephone
ponent
_ 19. Any person who enters into, or is in occupation of any premises in which a
telephone is installed, except as provided for in regulation 16 or 17, and makes use
of ‘such telephone without the permission of the Permanent Secretary obtained
under the provisions of paragraph (2) of regulation 16 or without having obtained a
transfer of the telephone service under the provisions “of regulation 18, shall be
deemed to have assumed the service and, without prejudice to any liability on the
part of any other person or the right of the Permanent Secretary to disconnect such
telephone ‘from the telephone exchange or to remove the telephone from the
premises urider the, provisions of regulations 14 and 15, shall be liable for all
amounts owing to the Permanent Secretary ini respect, of the telephone service to.
those premises at the time of his entry into occupation thereof as well as for all
amounts’ which may thereafter Become payable in ‘respect of any use of such
telephone.
(Substituted by Legal Notice 48 of 1972.)