The Laws of Zambia

21.

Miscellaneous
offences

A person who-

(a)

fails or refuses to furnish a return or to supply information in the manner
and in the time prescribed or furnishes a false or misleading return or
supplies false or misleading information;

(b)

on being required to do so, fails or refuses to produce to a
telecommunications officer or a police officer a licence or certificate issued
under this Act or a book, record or document relating to any
telecommunication equipment which is in his possession or under his
control;

(c)

fails or refuses, without reasonable cause, to give information to a
telecommunications officer or a police officer when required to do so under
this Act or gives false or misleading information;

(d)

for the purpose of obtaining, whether for himself or any other person, the
issue of a licence, makes a declaration or statement which he knows to be
false in any material particular or does not believe to be true or knowingly
makes use of a declaration, statement or document containing the same;

(e)

wilfully interferes with, hinders or impedes in any way the carrying on of a
telecommunication service;

(f)

affixes or attaches a wire,
telecommunication apparatus;

(g)

interferes with, hinders or impedes in any way the establishment, erection,
alteration, maintenance or inspection of any telecommunication apparatus;

(h)

knowingly transmits or causes to be transmitted a message of a
blasphemous, indecent, obscene or offensive nature;

(i)

without lawful excuse, by any means interferes with or obstructs the
carrying on of a telecommunication service; or

(j)

reproduces or divulges the contents or substance of a message not
intended to be received by him, whether received voluntarily or involuntarily,
to another person or uses it for any purpose whatsoever,

conductor

or

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to

any

shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty thousand
penalty units or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or to both.
(As amended by Act No. 13 of 1994)

22. (1) The Minister, on the recommendation of the Authority, may make
regulations prescribing all matters that by this Act are required or permitted to be
prescribed or that are necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving
effect to this Act.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the regulations may-

(a)

prescribe procedures for licensing under this Act;

(b)

prescribe the fees payable for the issue of licences and for any service
provided by the Authority, the Board or any telecommunication officer under
this Act;

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