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Telecommunications Act s 40

Telecommunications Act s 40

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s 40

(1) The Minister may make regulations for— (a) piescriling ahpei cotios foi les and die mapaer are to be made; (b) prescribing the terms, conditions and restrictions on and subject to which licences are granted and the duties of licensees; (c) preseibing the fes pafable on the grant of any (d) regulating the working and use of radiocommunication apparatus; (e) regulating the licensing of dealers in and the sale or transfer of radiocommunication apparatus; (f) prohibiting or regulating the working or using of any radiocommunication apparatus in any vehicle or on board any vessel, whether local, British or •foreign, while in the territorial waters of Malaysia; (g) prohibiting or regulating the working or using of any radiocommunication apparatus on any aircraft, whether local, British or foreign, while in → lga), (çb over Malaysia or the teritorial waters thereof; (h) examining and issuing certificates of proficiency to operatorś (i) ensuring the secrecy of radiocommunications; (j) regulating electrical interference with the working or using of any radiocommunication apparatus and prescribing the requirements to be complied with in the case of any apparatus to prevent or prescribing all matters which by this Part ar required or permitted to be prescribed or which are necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Part. (2) No regulations made in respect of the matters use of radiocommunication for thd purpose of mly io tor nswering signals of distres [Pt. V, S. 41-43] tierest of pubic saency of arangullily, the rine Ministe Coaral. is of opinion that the Government should have control over emergency. nunication, then atter publication of notice to that effec n the Gazette and until further notice, the use of radio territorial waters or in any vehicle shall be subject to such (a) prohibit or regulate such use in all cases or in such cases as may be deemed desirable; or (b) provide for- (1) the taking possession of, the control of or the usage for official purposes of all radiocommunication stations and apparatus, and the payment of compensation for any damage caused thereby; (ii) the stopping, delaying and censoring of all messages received, transmitted or submitted for transmission; (iii) the carrying out of any other purpose which the Prime Minister thinks necessary: Provided that nothing in the orders, rules or regulations sbapose ol to theor an oe adioconi of ciatioes for the

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Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).

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