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(4) The Authority may, and shall when so requested by the
Minister, make recommendations to the Minister in relation to policy
on any matter relating to the .zm domain name space.
(5) The Authority shall continually evaluate the effectiveness
of this A c t and the m a n a g e m e n t of the .zm domain name space.
(6)
T h e Authority m a y —
(a) liaise, consult and co-operate with any person or other
authority; and
(b) appoint experts and other consultants on such conditions
as the Authority may determine.
( 7 ) T h e Authority may delegate any of its functions under this
Part to such person or institution as the Authority m a y determine.
(8) T h e Authority shall, in relation to the .zm domain name
space existing prior to the c o m m e n c e m e n t of this Act, uphold the
vested rights and interests of parties involved in the m a n a g e m e n t
and administration of the .zm domain name space at the date of its
establishment:
Provided t h a t —
(a) the parties shall be granted a period of six months during
which they may continue to operate in respect of their
existing delegated sub-domains; and
(b) after the expiry of the six-month period, the parties shall
apply to be licensed registrars and registries as provided
for in this Part.
51. (1) A person shall not update a repository or administer a
second level domain unless the person is licensed to do so by the
Authority.
Licensing of
registrars
and
registries
(2) An application to be licensed as a registrar or registry shall
be m a d e in the prescribed manner upon payment of the prescribed
fee.
(3) A person w h o c o n t r a v e n e s subsection (1) c o m m i t s an
offence and is liable, upon conviction, to a fine not exceeding five
hundred thousand penalty units or to imprisonment for a period not
exceeding five years, or to both.
5 2 . T h e Minister may, in consultation with the Authority, by
statutory instrument, make regulations to provide for—
(a) the requirements which registries and registrars shall meet
in order to be licensed, including standards relating to
operational accuracy, stability, robustness and efficiency;
Regulations
regarding
registries, etc.