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payments referred to in subsection (1)(a)[, by notice in the Gazette
determine]—
(a) types of needy persons to whom assistance may be given;
(b) the persons who must apply for assistance [and the manner in
which such applications must be made]; and
(c) [the manner in which and] persons to whom subsidies may be
paid.’’.
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Amendment of section 89 of Act 36 of 2005
42. Section 89 of the principal Act is hereby amended—
(a) by the substitution for subsection (1) of the following subsection:
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‘‘(1) Subject to subsection (3), every holder of a licence granted or
considered to have been granted in terms of Chapter 3, except holders of
community broadcasting service licences, must pay, in addition to any
other fees contemplated in this Act or the related legislation, the
prescribed annual contributions of the licensee’s licensed activity to the 15
Universal Service and Access Fund.’’;
(b) by the addition of the following subsection:
‘‘(4) The Agency must collect all money that is due and payable to the
Universal Service and Access Fund from the Authority.’’.
Amendment of section 95 of Act 36 of 2005
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43. Section 95 of the principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for
subsection (1) of the following subsection:
‘‘ (1) [Within twenty-four months of the coming into force of this Act, the]
The Authority may, if the Authority considers it necessary, repeal or amend the
regulations made under—
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(a) section 119A of the Post Office Act, 1958 (Act No. 44 of 1958);
(b) the Telecommunications Act;
(c) the Broadcasting Act;
(d) the IBA Act;
(e) the Radio Act, 1952 (Act No. 3 of 1952); and
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(f) the Sentech Act,
which were in force immediately prior to the commencement of [this Act] the
Electronic Communications Amendment Act, 2014.’’.
Amendment of Arrangement of Sections
44. The Arrangement of Sections which occur before section 1 of the principal Act is
hereby amended—
(a) by the substitution for item 21 of the following item:
‘‘21. [Guidelines for rapid] Rapid deployment of electronic communications facilities’’;
(b) by the insertion after item 72 of the following item:
‘‘72A. National Broadband Council’’;
(c) by the insertion after item 79 of the following items:
‘‘79A. Limitation of liability
79B. Provision of information’’;
(d) by the insertion after item 81 of the following item:
‘‘81A. Fiduciary duties of Board members, and removal and dissolution’’; and
(e) by the insertion after item 82 of the following items:
‘‘82A. Appointment of chief executive officer
82B. Conditions of appointment of CEO
82C. Termination of employment of CEO
82D. Acting chief executive officer
82E. Delegation and assignment by CEO’’.
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