It shall be permissible, if a state of national safety or martial law is declared, for the competent Authority to requisition the Telecommunications services and networks of any Licensed Operator as well as the personnel of such operator working in the operation and maintenance of such services and networks, to address the circumstances in respect of which the state of national safety or martial law has been declared. The Licensed Operator shall be entitled to compensation for any damage which it suffers as a result of the exercise of the powers provided for in this Article. Chapter 20 Transitional Provisions Article (80) Adaptation of Circumstances a) Every Person that is lawfully providing on the date on which this Law comes into force, any of the services that are subject to the provisions of this Law or is operating a Telecommunications Network or using Radio communications frequencies spectrum in the Kingdom at such time shall be deemed a Licensee for a transitional period not exceeding six months from the date on which the provisions of this Law comes into force. b) The Person referred to in the preceding paragraph shall, if it desires to continue carrying out the activity, submit an application to obtain the appropriate License within a period not exceeding four months after the date on which this Law comes into force. c) The Authority may, upon the submission of a justified application by the Person referred to in paragraph (a) of this Article, extend the transitional period to more than six months from the date on which this Law comes in to force if the Authority considers that the application shows due cause.

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