Disputes Procedures) Regulations, 2004

L.N. 439 of 2004

RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS ACT

(CAP. 49)

Radiocommunications (Penalties and Voluntary Settlement of

Disputes Procedures) Regulations, 2004

IN exercise of the powers conferred by articles 6 and 19 of the

Radiocommunications Act, the Minister for Competitiveness and

Communications has made the following regulations>–

The title of these regulations may be cited as the Citation.

Radiocommunications (Penalties and VolontaryVoluntary Settlement

of Disputes Procedures) Regulations, 2004.

In these regulations unless the context otherwise requires>

Definitions.

“the Act” means the Radiocommunications Act< and

“the Minister” means the Minister responsible for

communications.

(1) The Minister may, with regard to a first offence in relation Payment of fine in

to which article 6 of the Act applies, enter into an agreement in writing lieu

prosecution.

with the offender whereby, in terms of the proviso to the said article,

such offender pays a fine of one hundred liri.

(2) Upon the signing of such agreement by the Minister and

the offender, and the payment of such fine by the offender, all criminal

liability of the offender with respect to that offence shall be extinguished.

(3) The Minister may make any such agreement with the

offender also subject to the surrender by the offender of any apparatus

to which the offence relates, in favour of Government or of any public

authority or agency as the Minister may designate.

(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of article 6 of the Act Procedure where a

and of regulation 3 of these regulations, no action shall be taken against person

licence and fails to

any person who, having been in possession of a radiocommunications pay the prescribed

fee.

licence and having failed to pay the prescribed fee for the renewal

thereof, pays within thirty days from the expiration of the licence or

such longer period as the Minister may allow, the licence fees due for

the renewal of the licence.

(2) No action shall be taken if, after the expiration of the

said period of thirty days or such longer period as the Minister may

allow, any such person pays at an office indicated in an intimation served

on him, within seven days from the serving of such intimation in writing,

a penalty of five liri in addition to the fee due for the renewal of the said

licence.

In the event that any fine (multa), administrative penalty or

Renewal of licence

fine or penalty are due under these regulations or under article 6 of the

Act, a licence issued under the Act shall not be renewed unless, together

with the prescribed fee, such person pays any such fine (multa),

administrative fine or penalty as may be due.

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