191 tal-2000 - Ordni li jtemm privileġġi esklużivi

L.N.191 of 2000

TELECOMMUNICATIONS (REGULATION) ACT

(CAP. 399)

Order of cessation of exclusive privileges

For the purposes of subarticle (3) of article 44 of the

Telecommunications (Regulation) Act, the Minister for Transport and

Communications has appointed the 19th September, 2000 as the day

when the following exclusive privileges of running any

telecommunications systems or of providing any telecommunications

services as may have been granted in or under any law, licence,

authorisation, contract or other instrument, shall cease to exist

All exclusive privileges to operate telecommunications systems

and to provide telecommunications services granted to Maltacom p.l.c.

by virtue of the Licence granted to Maltacom p.l.c. by means of an

instrument of the 10th day of August, 1998 described as a "Licence

Agreement" and entered into in the form of an agreement between the

Telecommunications Regulator, acting with the concurrence of the

Minister for Telecommunications, and Maltacom p.l.c., which instrument

was concluded with retrospective effect from the 2nd January, 1998.

Provided that nothing in this order shall be interpreted as bringing

about the cessation of such exclusive privileges as are provided for in

the modified licence issued to Maltacom p.l.c. by means of an instrument

of modification of the 19th September, 2000 issued in pursuance of

section 46 of the Telecommunications (Regulation) Act.

All exclusive privileges to operate telecommunications systems

and to provide telecommunications services granted to Telecell Limited

(now named Vodafone Malta Limited) by means of a the Licence granted

to Telecell Limited (now called Vodafone Malta Limited) by means of

an instrument of the 11th day ofAugust, 1989 described as and entered

into in the form of a "Licence Agreement" between the Telemalta

Corporation and the said Telecell Limited and all exclusive privileges

as may have been granted to the said company under an authorisation

entitled and concluded in the form of a "Supplementary Agreement" of

the 5th November, 1997 between Telemalta Corporation and Telecell

Limited (now named Vodafone Malta Limited). Provided that nothing

in this Order shall be interpreted as prejudicing the provisions of

regulation 5(6) of the Telecommunications Services (General)

Regulations, 2000 published by Legal Notice 151 of 2000.

This Order shall be deemed to have come into effect on the 19th

September, 2000.