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"telecommunication system operator" means the person responsible for the technical
operation and maintenance of a telecommunication system;
"telecommunication service provider" means any person who provides a telecommunication
service under this Act;
"terminal equipment" means telecommunication equipment which is intended to be used or
operated by a telecommunication service subscriber.
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Establishment
of Telecommunications
Authority
There is hereby established a regulatory authority to be known as the
Telecommunications Authority (hereinafter referred to as "the Authority"), which shall be
a body corporate with a common seal, capable of suing and being sued and, subject to the
provisions of this Act, of performing such acts as bodies corporate may, by law, perform.
Board of
Directors
(1) The powers and functions of the Authority shall be exercised and performed by a
Board consisting of the following five members appointed by the Minister—
(a) one person nominated by the Minister, who shall be the Chief Executive of the
Authority, which person shall also be chairman of the Board;
(b) one person nominated by the Minister responsible for finance;
(c) one person nominated by the Minister responsible for commerce;
(d) one person who, in the opinion of the Minister, would adequately represent the
business community; and
(e) one person who, in the opinion of the Minister, would adequately represent the
domestic users of telecommunication services.
(2) The members of the Board shall appoint, from among their number, a vice-chairman.
(3) Subject to the provisions of section 16, a member of the Board shall hold of lice for
a term not exceeding four years and shall be eligible for re-appointment upon the expiry of
his term of office.
Disqualification for
appointment
as a Board
Member
No person shall be appointed as a Board member, nor shall any person be qualified to
hold of lice as a Board member, who—
(a) has in terms of any law in force in any country—
(i) been adjudged or otherwise declared insolvent or bankrupt and has not been
rehabilitated or discharged,
(ii) made an assignment to, or arrangement or composition with, his creditors, which has
not been rescinded or set aside;
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