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Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005)

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Type Approval Regulations, 2013

9. Provisional Type Approval

 

(1) Subject to Section 35(2)(b) read with Section 32(1) of the Act, the Authority may award a Provisional Type Approval Permit, for a period of up to 6 months for the following purposes:
(a) Use of Equipment for a trial, demonstration or research purpose on a non-commercial basis; and
(b) Testing the Equipment in an ATL in South Africa.

 

(2) The Equipment specified in the permit granted in terms of subregulation (1) must be used exclusively by the applicant.

 

(3) When requesting provisional Type Approval the Applicant must submit information regarding:
(a) Purpose of the test, trial, research or demonstration;
(b) Details of the units to be tested, including the number;
(c) Details of the proposed recipients of the units;
(d) Duration of the test, trial, research or demonstration;
(e) The geographical area where the tests, trial, research or demonstration are to be performed; and
(f) Proof of payment of the applicable fee.

 

(4) The Applicant must furnish the Authority with a report of the test, trial, research or demonstration, within thirty (30) days from the lapse of the permit period.

 

(5) In the event that the applicant does not wish to apply for Type Approval within or after the permit period, the Applicant is obliged to ensure that all the units that were deployed or used are withdrawn at the applicant's own cost, within thirty (30) days from the lapse of the permit period.