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(e) be published by the Authority.
(4) The Authority shall maintain and make available to the public—
(a) a table of national frequency allocations; and
(b) a register of frequency assignments made and remaining in force.
35. —(1) Subject to subsection (2), no person may operate a radio station in Malawi or
between any place in Malawi and any other place except in accordance with a radio licence
issued by the Authority.
Requirement
of licence for
operation of a
radio station
(2) The Minister, on the advice of the Authority, may make regulations to exempt from
licensing a particular class of radio station or the use of a radio station for a particular
purpose.
(3) A radio licence shall be required in addition to any telecommunication licence where the
operation of a telecommunication network or provision of a telecommunication service entails
the use of radio.
36. —(1) The Authority shall publish a schedule describing each kind of radio licence that
may be issued under this section and the fees payable for each such licence.
Kinds of
radio licence
(2) A radio licence issued to any person by the Authority shall be in writing and shall
specify—
(a) the purpose for which the radio station may be used;
(b) the place at which it may be located;
(c) the radio frequencies that may be used;
(d) conditions as to the nature of any transmissions that are made;
(e) the period for which the radio licence is valid;
(f) the fees payable by the licensee when the radio licence is first issued and annually while
it remains in force; and
(g) other requirements that the Authority considers to be relevant in the light of its duties
under this Act.
37. —(1) The Authority shall publish the procedures by which each kind of radio licence may
be applied for.
Application
for radio
licences
(2) Licensing procedures shall be objective, transparent and non-discriminatory and shall
specify the criteria by which a licence will be issued.
(3) The Authority may grant or refuse an application for a radio licence taking into
consideration—
(a) the proficiency of the applicant to operate and maintain the radio station for which he
seeks a licence;
(b) the published criteria by which the licence will be issued;
(c) the extent to which issuing such a licence would be consistent with the principles stated
in section 4; and