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absolutely disposed of within three months of vesting, and any
failure to act in accordance with this subsection shall make the
Regulator or member of the professional staff, as the case may
require, liable under subsection (1).
(3) For the purpose of this section:
(a) a pecuniary or proprietary interest shall include, but
is not limited to, a pecuniary or proprietary
interest held by a spouse or parent or child or
brother or sister of the Regulator or member of
the professional staff, as the case may require;
and
(b) the professional staff of the Regulator shall be any
member of staff of the Regulator nominated as
such by the Regulator, as a class of such persons
or individually, or both.
8.
Responsibilities, Functions and Powers of the
Regulator-(1) The Regulator shall:
(a) advise the Minister on policy for the
telecommunications sector;
(b) implement this Act, the regulations and other
elements of the legal and regulatory framework
for the telecommunications sector;
(c) issue individual and class licences, and design and
run the process for issuance of such licences;
(d) monitor and enforce compliance by licences with the
conditions of their licences;
(e) amend or revoke licences in accordance with this Act
and the regulations;
(f) define network termination points, if required for the
proper interpretation and administration of this
Act, the regulations and rules;
(g) prescribe procedures for the approval of
telecommunications equipment for attachment to
telecommunications networks in Samoa, using
the least onerous method available, such as
approval of equipment previously approved for
attachment in specified countries or regions;