Electronic Communications and Transactions [No. 4 of 2021 167 (4) The Authority may, and shall when so requested by the Minister, make recommendations to the Minister in relation to policy on any matter relating to the .zm domain name space. (5) The Authority shall continually evaluate the effectiveness and the management of the .zm domain name space. (6) The Authority may— (a) liaise, consult and cooperate with any person or other authority; and (b) appoint experts and other consultants on conditions that the Authority may determine. (7) The Authority may delegate any of its functions under this Part to a person or institution that the Authority may determine. (8) The Authority shall, in relation to the .zm domain name space existing prior to the commencement of this Act, uphold the vested rights and interests of parties involved in the management and administration of the .zm domain name space at the date of its establishment. (9) Despite subsection (8)— (a) the parties 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) after the expiry of the sixmonth period, the parties shall apply to be licensed registrars and registries as provided for in this Part. 73. (1) A person shall not update a registry or administer a licensing of second level domain unless the person is licensed to do so by the Authority. Licensing of registers and registries (2) A person who intends to update a registry or administer a licensing of a second level domain as a registrar or registry shall apply to the Authority in the prescribed manner on payment of the prescribed fee. (3) A person who contravenes subsection (1), commits an offence and is liable, on conviction, to a fine not exceeding five hundred thousand penalty units or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years, or to both. 74. The Minister may, in consultation with the Authority, by statutory instrument, make regulations to provide for— (a) the requirements which registrars shall meet in order to be licensed, including standards relating to operational accuracy, stability, robustness and efficiency; Regulations regarding registrars, etc.