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Government Gazette 16 November 2009
Act No. 8, 2009
No. 4378
COMMUNICATIONS ACT, 2009
Staff of Association
107.
(1)
The chief executive officer of the Association appointed by the
Board must perform any work incidental to the functions of the Association.
Board.
(2)
The chief executive officer may be assisted by staff appointed by the
(3)
The Board must determine the conditions of service, remuneration and
service benefits of the chief executive officer and the staff.
(4)
If the chief executive officer is for any reason unable to perform his or
her functions, the Board may designate a person in the service of the Authority to act
as the acting chief executive officer until the chief executive officer is able to resume
office.
Licensing of registrars and registries
108.
(1)
No person may update a repository or administer a second
level domain unless such person is licensed to do so by the Association.
(2)
An application to be licensed as a registrar or registry must be made in
the prescribed manner and subject to the prescribed fees.
(3)
The Association must apply the prescribed conditions and criteria when
evaluating an application referred to in subsection (2).
Functions of Association
109.
(1)
(a)
administer and manage the .na domain name space;
(b)
comply with international best practices in the administration of the .na
domain name space;
(c)
license and regulate registries;
(d)
license and regulate registrars for the respective registries; and
(e)
publish guidelines on –
The Association must –
(i)
the general administration and management of the .na domain
name space;
(ii)
the requirements and procedures for domain name registration;
and
(iii)
the maintenance of and public access to a repository,
with due regard to the policy directives which the Minister may make
from time to time by notice in the Gazette.
(2)
The Association must enhance public awareness on the economic and
commercial benefits of domain name registration.