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An Act
To establish the Information and Communication Technologies Authority, the Information and
Communication Technologies Advisory Council, the Information and Communication Technologies
Appeal Tribunal and to provide for the regulation and democratisation of information and
communication technologies and related matters
ENACTED by the Parliament of Mauritius, as follows –
PART I - PRELIMINARY
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the Information and Communication Technologies Act 2001.
2.
Interpretation
In this Act “access" means access by a person to the facilities and services of a licensee excluding
his network for the purpose of providing information and communication services.
“access agreements means an agreement which sets out the terms and conditions
pursuant to which a licensee grants access to a person where the services operated by the
letter do not require the interconnection of physical networks.
"appointed day" in relation to Part V means a day prescribed by the Minister;
“authorised officer" means the officer designated as such under section 25;
"Authority" means the ICT Authority established under section 4;
"Board" means the ICT Board established under section 5;
"broadcasting" means the emission or transmission of sounds or images for reception by
the public;
"certificate" means a document issued by a certification authority for the purpose of
supporting digital signatures which purports to confirm the identity or other significant
characteristics of the person who holds a particular key pair;
“certification authority" means a person duly authorised under the Electronic Transaction
Act 2000 to issue a certificate;