Electronic Communications Networks and Services (General)

L.N. 197 of 2020

ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS (REGULATION) ACT

(CAP. 399)

Electronic Communications Networks and Services (General)

(Amendment No. 3) Regulations, 2020

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred upon him by articles 34

and 47 of the Electronic Communications (Regulation) Act, the

Minister responsible for communications, after consultation with the

Malta Communications Authority, has made the following regulations

The title of these regulations is the Electronic

Communications Networks and Services (General) (Amendment No.3)

Regulations, 2020, and these regulations shall be read and construed as

one with the Electronic Communications Networks and Services

(General) Regulations, hereinafter referred to as "the principal

regulations".

Sub-regulation (3) of regulation 51 of the principal

regulations, shall be substituted by the following

"(3) The Authority shall have the power to specify

obligations to be complied with by undertakings for the purpose

of ensuring compliance with this regulation

Provided that, in so doing the Authority shall also

factor any particular characteristics, such as insularity, where the

consequences of catastrophic events or of force majeure are

likely to cause severe and, or prolonged service deterioration or

disruption

Provided further that, the Authority shall, after

considering the nature and extent of the services provided and

any attendant relevant circumstances, require undertakings, in

line with the principles of reasonableness and proportionality, to

adopt such resilient and secure solutions as the Authority shall

consider appropriate, in such a manner that connectivity as

specified in sub-regulation (1) shall be best ensured.".

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