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for offences
prescribed, shall be liable to a fine of K300,000 or to imprisonment for ten years.
PART XI — TRANSITIONAL AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Existing
licences and
authorities
103. —(1) Any regulations or rules made under any law relating to communication matters in
respect of which regulations may be made under this Act and in force immediately before the
date of commencement of this Act shall, in so far as they are consistent with the provisions of
this Act, continue in force as if made under this Act until they are revoked or replaced by
regulations or rules made under this Act.
(2) Any agreement, contract, document, licence, or permission, made, granted or approved
under any law relating to communication matters shall, in so far as it is consistent with the
provisions of this Act and except as otherwise expressly provided in this Act or in any other
written law, continue and be deemed to have been made, granted or approved by the
Authority or the Minister as the case may be, under the corresponding provisions of this Act.
(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2), any person duly licensed or authorized under applicable
legislation prior to the commencement of this Act to provide—
(a) a telecommunication service;
(b) a postal service;
(c) a broadcasting service,
shall continue to be authorized to provide that service, provided that the terms and conditions
of any licence issued to that person under this Act are complied with.
(4) Any frequency assignment duly made under applicable legislation prior to the
commencement of this Act shall continue in force as if made under this Act, provided that—
(a) information relating to frequency assignment is made available to the Authority; and
(b) any conditions generally contained in a radio licence applicable to such an assignment
if made under this Act are complied with.
(5) The Malawi Defence Forces and the Malawi Police Force shall be deemed to have been
issued radio licences in respect of all radio frequencies being used by them immediately prior
to the commencement of this Act, provided that they apply to the Authority for the radio
licences applicable to such frequencies within one year of the date of commencement of this
Act.
(6) Any equipment approval duly given under applicable legislation prior to the
commencement of this Act shall continue in force as if given under this Act.
104. —(1) Any assets and liabilities of the Malawi Posts and Telecommunications
Corporation which are not to be vested in Malawi Telecom, Malawi Posts, MBC or the
Authority shall be disposed of within a reasonable time from the transfer date but not later
than five years in such a manner as the Minister of Finance shall determine.
(2) The Malawi Posts and Telecommunications Corporation shall be dissolved on or before
Dissolution of
MPTC