| (2) |
The registrant must pay to the Authority the registration fee prescribed by the Authority. |
| (3) |
Subject to section 18, the Authority must, within thirty (30) days after receipt of a registration notice, issue the class licence and update its internal records by including — |
| (a) |
the name of the accepted registrant; |
| (b) |
the nature of the service that the registrant proposes to provide; and |
| (c) |
the licence conditions applicable to the class licence. |
[Section 17(3) substituted by section 11 of the Electronic Communications Amendment Act, 2014 (Act No. 1 of 2014)]
| (4) |
If the Authority delays the issue of a class licence beyond the thirty (30) day period, the Authority must give written notice of the delay and of the reasons for the delay, to the registrant. |
[Section 17(4) substituted by section 11 of the Electronic Communications Amendment Act, 2014 (Act No. 1 of 2014)]
| (a) |
the Authority fails to give notice of a delay to the registrant and fails to issue the class licence within the thirty (30) days as required in terms of subsection (4); |
| (b) |
the registrant has complied with the regulations prescribed in terms of section 5(7) applicable to class licences; |
| (c) |
the registrant satisfies the conditions provided for in section 5(8); and |
| (d) |
the Authority has not refused or denied the registration notice for the class licence in terms of section 18, |
the class licence is considered to have been issued by the Authority on the 31st day after receipt of the registration notice by the Authority.
[Section 17(5) substituted by section 11 of the Electronic Communications Amendment Act, 2014 (Act No. 1 of 2014)]
| (6) |
During the term of a class licence the licensee must ensure that the information contained in the register referred to in section 16(3), remains accurate by filing and updating such information where— |
| (a) |
the licensee surrenders its class licence and ceases to provide the electronic communications network services, electronic communications services or broadcasting services licensed pursuant to such class licence; or |
| (b) |
the information contained in the register referred to in section 16(3) is no longer accurate. |
Supreme Court Act, 1959
