Act (Exemption) Order, 2020

L.N. 5 of 2020

SMALL BUSINESS ACT

(CAP. 512)

Application of the proviso to article 3(2)(b) of the Small Business

Act (Exemption) Order, 2020

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by article 18(1) of the

Small Business Act, the Minister for the Economy, Investment and

Small Business has made the following order:-

The title of this order is the Application of the proviso to

article 3(2)(b) of the Small Business Act (Exemption) Order, 2020.

The Registration of Subscriber Identity Modules (SIMs)

used for Publicly Available Electronic Communications Services

Regulations, 2020, hereinafter "the regulations", are hereby being

exempted from the application of the proviso to article 3(2)(b) of the

Small Business Act, for the following reasons

(i) the regulations provide for a minimum transitory

period of six (6) months during which voluntary registration may

take place before the registration of SIMs becomes mandatory

and enforceable, providing therefore enough time for affected

businesses to adapt to the requirements established in the

regulations;

(ii) the measures established in the regulations are

urgently required to assist legal enforcing authorities in their

duties.

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