18 No. 12
Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority
2003
(5) Any person who without lawful excuse, refuses or fails to comply
with a summons under this section, commits an offence and is liable on
conviction to a fine of not less than the equivalent in Tanzanian
shillings of United States dollars five hundred or to imprisonment for a
term not less six months or both such fine and imprisonment.
(6) Where the Authority has reason to believe that a person is in
possession or control of any information or document which may assist
in the performance of its functions and that person has refused or failed
to supply such information or document, the Director-General, Secretary
or any officer of the Authority may apply to the Fair Competition Tribunal
or a competent court for issuance of a warrant authorizing a police
officer to enter into any premises believed to contain or into which a
document is kept or hidden and conduct search and make copies or take
extracts of documents therein.
(7) On application under subsection (6), the Chairman of the Tribunal
or any authorized person, may, on application issue a warrant authorizing
any police officer to forcibly enter the premises to conduct the search
and make copies or take extracts of documents there in.
(8) Any person, who knowingly gives false or misleading information
or evidence in purported compliance with a summons under this section, commits an offence.
18.- (1) The Authority may conduct an inquiry where it considers it
necessary or desirable for the purpose of carrying out its functions.
(2) The Authority shall conduct an inquiry before exercising power
to (a) grant, renew or cancel a licence with an exclusivity period or
universal service obligation;
(b) regulate any rates or charges;
(c) adopt a code of conduct.
(3) Where the Minister directs by notice in writing that an inquiry be
conducted, on any specified subject matter of the inquiry, the Authority
shall conduct the inquiry.
Power to
hold
inquiries