6 Government Gazette 16 November 2009 Act No. 8, 2009 127. 128. 129. 130. 131. 132. 133. 134. 135. 136. No. 4378 COMMUNICATIONS ACT, 2009 Investigation of offences Expropriation Regulations National security Complaints by users Mediation proceedings Act to bind State Repeal and amendment of laws Transitional provisions Short title and commencement SCHEDULE CHAPTER I INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS Definitions and interpretation 1. (1) In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise – “Association” means the .na Domain Name Association established by section 103; “Authority” means the Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia established by section 4; “Board” means the Board of the Authority referred to in section 8; “broadcast” means to disseminate electronic communications – (a) by radio waves if that communications are intended to be received by the public or the subscribers to a particular service, directly or by the intermediary of relay stations; or (b) by any other means if that communications are intended to be received by the public or the subscribers to a particular service and the Authority has after following a rule-making procedure, by regulation prescribed that the specified services are broadcasting services; “broadcasting code” means the broadcasting code made in terms of section 89; “broadcasting licence” means a broadcasting licence issued in terms of section 85; “Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Board appointed under section 13; “class licence” means a telecommunications licence referred to in section 38(1)(c); “communications” means electronic communications and communications by means of postal services; “customer” means any person who concluded a contract with the provider of telecommunications services for the provision of such services; “Director-General” means the Director-General defined in section 1 of the Namibia Central Intelligence Service Act, 1997 (Act No. 10 of 1997);