No. 4378
Government Gazette 16 November 2009
Act No. 8, 2009
73
COMMUNICATIONS ACT, 2009
(3)
The Association –
(a)
may conduct such investigations as it may consider necessary;
(b)
must conduct research into and keep abreast of developments in
Namibia and elsewhere on the domain name system;
(c)
must continually survey and evaluate the extent to which the .na
domain name space meets the needs of the citizens of Namibia; and
(d)
may, from time to time, issue information on the registration of domain
names in Namibia.
(4)
The Association may, and must when so requested by the Minister,
make recommendations to the Minister in relation to policy on any matter relating to
the .na domain name space.
(5)
The Association must continually evaluate the effectiveness of this
Act and things done in terms thereof towards the management of the .na domain name
space.
(6)
The Association may –
(a)
liaise, consult and co-operate with any person or other authority; and
(b)
appoint experts and other consultants on such conditions as the
Association may determine.
(7)
The Association must respect and uphold the vested rights and interests
of parties that were actively involved in the management and administration of the .na
domain name space at the date of its establishment: Provided that –
(a)
such parties must be granted a period of six months during which they
may continue to operate in respect of their existing delegated subdomains; and
(b)
after the expiry of the six-month period, such parties must duly apply to
be licensed registrars and registries as provided for in this Chapter.
Finances of Association
110.
(1)
All money received by the Association must be deposited in a
banking account in the name of the Association with any banking institution or building
society registered in terms of the laws governing banking institutions and building
societies in Namibia.
(2)
The chief executive officer is the accounting officer of the Association
and must ensure that –
(a)
proper record of all the financial transactions, assets and liabilities of
the Association are kept; and
(b)
as soon as possible, but not later than three months after the end of
a financial year, accounts reflecting the income and expenditure of