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COMMUNICATIONS ACT, 2009
Investigation of offences
Expropriation
Regulations
National security
Complaints by users
Mediation proceedings
Act to bind State
Repeal and amendment of laws
Transitional provisions
Short title and commencement
SCHEDULE
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
Definitions and interpretation
1.
(1)
In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise –
“Association” means the .na Domain Name Association established by section 103;
“Authority” means the Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia established
by section 4;
“Board” means the Board of the Authority referred to in section 8;
“broadcast” means to disseminate electronic communications –
(a)
by radio waves if that communications are intended to be received by the public
or the subscribers to a particular service, directly or by the intermediary of relay
stations; or
(b)
by any other means if that communications are intended to be received by the
public or the subscribers to a particular service and the Authority has after
following a rule-making procedure, by regulation prescribed that the specified
services are broadcasting services;
“broadcasting code” means the broadcasting code made in terms of section 89;
“broadcasting licence” means a broadcasting licence issued in terms of section 85;
“Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Board appointed under section 13;
“class licence” means a telecommunications licence referred to in section 38(1)(c);
“communications” means electronic communications and communications by means of
postal services;
“customer” means any person who concluded a contract with the provider of
telecommunications services for the provision of such services;
“Director-General” means the Director-General defined in section 1 of the Namibia
Central Intelligence Service Act, 1997 (Act No. 10 of 1997);