IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by sections 27, 38, 66 and 83R of the Kenya Information and Communications Act, 1998, the Minister for Information and Communications, in consultation with the Communications Commission of Kenya, makes the following Regulations:— THE KENYA INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS (NUMBERING) REGULATIONS, 2010 1. Citation. These Regulations may be cited as the Kenya Information and Communications (Numbering) Regulations, 2010. 2. Interpretation. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires“communications addresses” means an address determined by the Commission from time to time, for use in communication; “communication number” means the number, sign or other mark that a licensee uses for identification of communications systems when its delivering communication services in order to connect between the place of transmission and the place of reception, or for the identification of the type of content of transmission the communications system is to deliver; “licensee” means a person licensed under the Act; “Maritime Mobile Service Identity” means a number used for the purpose of identification while using Global Maritime Distress Service System search and rescue facilities on board ships; “National Communication Numbering and Addressing Plan” means the plan for electronic communications numbers and addresses, postal codes and national addressing system established by the Commission under regulation 4; “Numbering Scheme” means the procedures and criteria for the reservation, assignment, and reclamation of numbering resources. 3. Object and purpose. The object and purpose of these Regulations is to provide a regulatory framework for the control, planning, administration and management of the numbering and