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No. 28743
Act No. 36, 2005
No. and year of
Act
GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18 APRIL 2006
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS ACT, 2005
Short Title
Extent of repeal or amendment
(h) by the substitution for the definition of ‘‘broadcasting signal distribution licence’’ of the following
definition:
‘‘broadcasting signal distribution
licence’’ means a electronic communications service licence where
the holder of the electronic communications service licence provides a broadcasting signal distribution service;’’;
(i) by the substitution for the definition of ‘‘radio’’ of the following
definition:
‘‘radio’’ means radio as defined in
the Electronic Communications
Act.
3. Amendment of section 3 by the
substitution in subsection (5)(f) for the
word ‘‘IBA Act’’ of the word ‘‘Electronic Communications Act’’.
4. Amendment of section 5 by the
substitution in subsection (3) for the
words ‘‘IBA Act’’ of the words ‘‘Electronic Communications Act’’.
5. Amendment of section 21—
(a) by the substitution in subsection
(1) for the words ‘‘IBA Act or the
Telecommunications Act, 1996
(Act No. 103 of 1996)’’ of the
words ‘‘Electronic Communications Act’’;
(b) by the substitution in subsection
(2) for the words ‘‘IBA Act’’ of the
word ‘‘Electronic Communications
Act’’.
6. Amendment of section 22 by the
substitution for the words ‘‘IBA Act’’
of the words ‘‘Electronic Communications Act���’.
7. Substitution for section 42 of the
following section:
‘‘Application of Act
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42. (1) The Electronic Communications Act applies in relation to this Act,
the ICASA Act, the Sentech Act and
any other legislation applicable to
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broadcasting or electronic communications.
(2) In the event of a conflict between
the provisions of this Act and any other
law relating to broadcasting or elec55
tronic communications, the provisions
of the Electronic Communications Act
prevail.’’.
8. Amendment of the long title by
the deletion of the words ‘‘to establish 60
the frequency spectrum directorate in
the department’’.