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(4) On an appeal under this section the Supreme Court may
draw any inference that is not inconsistent with the findings of
fact made in the order.
(5) Despite any other law, on hearing an appeal under this
section the Supreme Court shall have only the jurisdiction and
power to:
(a) Determine the applicable law; and/or
(b) Declare the order subject to appeal, or part of the
order, to be lawful or unlawful; and/or
(c) Remit the order to the Regulator for further
determination by the Regulator in accordance
with any determination and/or declaration made
under paragraphs (a) and/or (b).
PART III
TELECOMMUNICATIONS LICENCES
12. Requirement to Hold Licence-(1) No person shall:
(a) provide a telecommunications service to the public
for direct or indirect compensation; or
(b) own or operate a telecommunications network used
to provide a telecommunications service to the
public for direct or indirect compensation, except
under and in accordance with a licence or an
exemption order issued by the Regulator:
(2) For the purposes of this section:
(a) the public includes persons in Samoa or elsewhere;
and
(b) the provision of telecommunications services to the
public includes the provision or offering of such
a service to any segment of the public, including
the resale of telecommunications services
obtained from another person, even if only one
person is provided or offered such a service.
(3)
All
telecommunications
services
and
telecommunications networks, other than those described in
subsection (1), may be provided without a licence.