No. 12
Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority
2003
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''Minister'' means the Minister responsible for Communications except
in relation to content regulation and broadcasting services;
"officer'' means any member or employee of the Authority;
''Permanent Secretary, means the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry
for the time being responsible for the Authority;
''Public Register'' means the Public Register of the Authority, kept by
the Authority pursuant to section 23;
''regulated goods'' means any equipment produced, supplied or offered
for supply or for use in a regulated sector and includes any goods the
Authority declares under section 46;
''regulated sector'' means telecommunications, broadcasting, postal
services, allocation and management of radio spectrum and converging
electronic technologies including the internet and other Information
Communication and Technologies (ICT) applications.;
''regulated services'' means any services supplied or offered for supply
in a regulated sector and includes services which the Authority
declares to be such services under section 46;
''regulated supplier'' mean any person engaging in activities in or in
connection with a regulated sector and includes service provider,
operator licence or any other any person whom the Authority
declares under section 46 to be such supplier;
''Review panel'' means the review panel established under section 33;
''Secretary'' means a Secretary to the Authority appointed under
section 14(8);
"sector legislation'' means any legislation related to the regulated sector
or services;
''sector Minister'' means the Minister for the time being responsible for
a regulated sector;
'' Internal Review Committee" means the Committee appointed by the
Authority pursuant to section 34;
''standards'' includes technical and safety standards relating to the
context of telecommunications, broadcasting, postal and information
communications sectors;
''Tribunal'' means the Fair Competition Tribunal established by section
83 of the Fair Competition Act, 2003;
PART 11
THE AUTHORITY
Establishment
of the
Authority
4. - (1) There is established a body to be known as the Tanzania
Communications Regulatory Authority also known by its acronym
"TCRA''
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