The Laws of Zambia
(5) A prosecution for an offence under this section shall not be instituted or
continued except with the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
(As amended by Act No. 13 of 1994)
12. (1) For the purposes of this section, a licensee is in default if the licensee-
(a)
has on repeated occasions contravened the conditions of the licence;
(b)
has at any time contravened a condition of the licence that is expressed in
the licence to be a condition whose contravention may result in revocation
of the licence; or
(c)
has been the subject of such complaints by the public as, in the opinion of
the Board, to warrant action under this section.
Revocation of licence
or refusal of renewal
(2) Where a licensee is in default, the Authority may-
(a)
by notice in writing to the licensee, revoke the licence; or
(b)
refuse to renew the licence on its expiry.
(3) The Authority shall refuse to renew a licence if the Minister, being of the opinion
that the service provided under the licence is no longer necessary in the public interest, so
directs.
(4) A licence shall not be revoked, nor shall its renewal be refused, without giving
the licensee a reasonable opportunity to be heard.
13. (1) Any person aggrieved by the revocation of his licence, or by the Authority's
refusal to renew his licence, may appeal to the High Court within the time and in the
manner prescribed by the regulations.
(2) Due lodgment of an appeal stays any revocation against which the appeal is
brought, pending the outcome of the appeal, and in the case of a refusal of renewal, the
licence if expired shall be deemed to have been renewed on the same terms and
conditions pending that outcome.
PART IV
TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES
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