2 No. 28743 Act No. 36, 2005 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18 APRIL 2006 ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS ACT, 2005 ————————— (English text signed by the President.) (Assented to 11 April 2006.) ————————— ACT To promote convergence in the broadcasting, broadcasting signal distribution and telecommunications sectors and to provide the legal framework for convergence of these sectors; to make new provision for the regulation of electronic communications services, electronic communications network services and broadcasting services; to provide for the granting of new licences and new social obligations; to provide for the control of the radio frequency spectrum; to provide for the continued existence of the Universal Service Agency and the Universal Service Fund; and to provide for matters incidental thereto. B E IT ENACTED by the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa, as follows:— ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Sections CHAPTER 1 5 INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS 1. 2. Definitions Object of Act CHAPTER 2 POLICY AND REGULATIONS 3. 4. 10 Ministerial Policies and Policy directions Regulations by Authority CHAPTER 3 LICENSING FRAMEWORK 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. Licensing Licence exemption Prohibition of provision of service without licence Terms and conditions for licences Application for and granting of individual licences Amendment of individual licence Renewal of individual licence Surrender of individual licence Transfer of individual licence or change of ownership Suspension or cancellation of individual licence Effect of suspension, cancellation, surrender or expiry of individual licence Class licence Registration for class licence 15 20 25