In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise, any word or expression defined in the Broadcasting Act or the Electronic Communications Act  has the meaning assigned to it in the Act in question and:

"Authority"

means the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa established by section 3;

"broad-based black economic empowerment"

has the meaning assigned to it in the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act, 2003 (Act No. 53 of 2003);

[Definition inserted by section 1(a) of Act No. 2 of 2014]

"Broadcasting Act"

means the Broadcasting Act, 1999 (Act No. 4 of 1999);

"Competition Act"

means the Competition Act, 1998 (Act No. 89 of 1998);

[Definition inserted by section 1(b) of Act No. 2 of 2014]

"Competition Commission"

means the Competition Commission established in terms of section 19 of the Competition Act;

[Definition inserted by section 1(b) of Act No. 2 of 2014]

"Complaints and Compliance Committee"

means the committee established by the Authority in terms of section 17A;

[Definition inserted by section 2(b) of Act No. 3 of 2006]

"concurrent jurisdiction agreement"

means a concurrent jurisdiction agreement concluded in terms of section 4(3A)(b);

[Definition inserted by section 1(c) of Act No. 2 of 2014]

"Constitution"

means the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996;

[Definition inserted by section 1(c) of Act No. 2 of 2014]

"Council"

means the Council referred to in section 5;

"days"

means working days unless otherwise specified;

[Definition inserted by section 1(d) of Act No. 2 of 2014]

"Electronic Communications Act"

means the Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005);

[Definition substituted by section 1(e) of Act No. 2 of 2014]

"Electronic Transactions Act"

means the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act, 2002 (Act No. 25 of 2002);

[Definition inserted by section 1(f) of Act No. 2 of 2014]

"electronic transaction"

has the meaning assigned to it in the Electronic Transactions Act;

[Definition substituted by section 1(e) of Act No. 2 of 2014]

"establishment date"

means the date determined as such by the Minister by notice in the Gazette;

"family member"

in relation to any person, means his or her parent, child or spouse, and includes a person living with that person as if they were married to each other;

"former authorities"

[Definition deleted by section 1(g) of Act No. 2 of 2014]

"IBA"

[Definition deleted by section 2(d) of Act No. 3 of 2006]

"IBA Act"

[Definition deleted by section 2(d) of Act No. 3 of 2006]

"licence exemption"

has the meaning assigned to it in section 1 of the Electronic Communications Act;

[Definition inserted by section 1(h) of Act No. 2 of 2014]

"licensee"

has the meaning assigned to it in section 1 of the Electronic Communications Act, and includes, as required by the context, a person granted a licence exemption in terms of section 6 of that Act;

[Definition inserted by section 1(h) of Act No. 2 of 2014]

"Minister"

means the Minister of Communications;

"National Revenue Fund"

means the Fund referred to in section 213 of the Constitution;

"policy directions"

means policy directions issued in terms of section 3(1A), 3(2) or contemplated in 81(1) of the Electronic Communications Act or in terms of section 2A(2) of the Postal Services Act;

[Definition inserted by section 1(i) of Act No. 2 of 2014]

"Postal Services Act"

means the Postal Services Act, 1998 (Act No. 124 of 1998);

[Definition inserted by section 2(e) of Act No. 3 of 2006]

"prescribe"

means prescribe by regulation;

"President"

means the President of the Republic;

"SATRA"

[Definition deleted by section 2(f) of Act No. 3 of 2006]

"Telecommunications Act"

[Definition deleted by section 1(j) of Act No. 2 of 2014]

"This Act"

includes any regulation made under the underlying statutes;

"underlying statutes"

means the Broadcasting Act, Postal Services Act and Electronic Communications Act.

[Definition substituted by section 2(g) of Act No. 3 of 2006]