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Government Gazette 16 November 2009
Act No. 8, 2009
No. 4378
COMMUNICATIONS ACT, 2009
Inspectors
123.
(1)
The Authority may appoint any of its staff members as
inspectors to exercise the powers conferred upon inspectors by this Act.
(2)
An inspector –
(a)
has such powers, functions and duties as may be provided for by this
Act or as may be delegated or assigned to the inspector concerned by
the Authority; and
(b)
must exercise such powers, perform such functions and discharge
such duties in compliance with the directions or instructions as may be
specified orally or in writing by the Authority, the Chairperson or the
Chief Executive Officer.
(3)
An identification card must be issued to every staff member appointed
as an inspector in terms of subsection (1), which –
(a)
must be signed by the Chairperson; and
(b)
is prima facie evidence of the appointment of the person concerned.
Special investigators
124.
(1)
The Authority may appoint a person who has expert knowledge
in a particular field to be a special investigator to investigate any contravention of a
provision of this Act or any aspect thereof, specified –
(a)
in the instrument appointing the special investigator; or
(b)
in a written notice given to the special investigator by the
Chairperson.
(2)
A special investigator must perform his or her functions –
(a)
subject to the control and direction of the Chairperson; and
(b)
on the terms and conditions as the Authority and the special investigator
may agree.
(3)
The Authority may appoint a special investigator as an inspector for a
specific purpose.
(4)
If a special investigator has been appointed as an inspector, he or she
must be issued with an identification card as contemplated in section 123(3) which also
states the purpose for which he or she has been appointed as an inspector.
General powers of inspectors
125.
(1)
An inspector has the power to demand on behalf of the
Authority any information from any person which that person is required to provide to
the Authority by virtue of any provision of this Act.