$ (5) The Minister may, after consultation with the Board, give the Board directions of a general or specific nature regarding the exercise of its powers and the performance of its functions, which directions shall not be inconsistent with this Act or with the contractual or other legal obligations of the Authority, and the Authority shall give effect to any such directions. (6) Subject to the provisions of subsection (5), the Authority shall not be subject to the direction of any other person or authority in the exercise of its functions under Parts V, VI, VII and VIII of this Act.  (1) The Authority shall publish, in the Gazette, the principles established by it and to be applied in the setting of tariffs by telecommunication systems operators and telecommunication service providers. Tariffs (2) A licensed service provider of a telecommunication system for local, national or cellular telephony shall submit a proposal in writing, to the Authority, in respect of the tariff which he intends to apply for the use of his system. (3) The Authority shall, within sixty days of its receipt of any proposal made under subsection (2), either approve the tariff proposed, or make a counter - proposal; and any failure of the Authority to respond to a proposal shall entitle the person so making the proposal to impose the tariff proposed. (4) Where the service provider does not accept the counter proposal made to it by the Authority, and it is unable to reach any agreement with the Authority on the matter, it may appeal to the Minister. (5) A licensed service provider shall make its tariffs available to the public. (6) Any person who contravenes the provisions of subsection (5) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to a fine not exceeding P5 000.00. (7) Where the Authority has approved any tariff, any service provider who exceeds such tariff shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to a fine of not less than P10 000.00 but not more than P2 000 000.00  The Authority shall settle any dispute that may arise between licensees, between licensees and other service providers, and between licensees and members of the general public. (1) The Authority shall be responsible for monitoring competition in the telecommunications sector. (2) The Authority shall report any contravention of the rules of competition as specified under section 4X of this Act to the Attorney General who shall deal with any such contravention as he considers appropriate.  (1) The Authority may make regulations specifying the types of telecommunication equipment which may be used for providing a telecommunication service, for operating or connecting to, a telecommunication system, or for terminal equipment (referred to in this Act as "type approval"). Settlement of disputes Monitoring of competition in telecommunications sector Type approval of equipment