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Inspection by the Authority
116. (1) In accordance with sections 16(1)(l) and 50(5) of the Act the Authority may appoint inspectors for
the purposes of:
(a)
verifying compliance with the provisions of these Rules and the decisions of the Authority
made in terms of these Rules; or
(b)
establishing and maintaining such technical standards as may be deemed necessary for
the provision of adequate and efficient telecommunication services;
(2) In accordance with section 50 (6) of the Act, an inspector appointed in accordance with subrule (I) shall
be provided with a certificate of identity which shall be presented at the request of any person appearing to
be in charge of any place entered by the inspector.
(3) In accordance with section 50 (5) of the Act inspectors may:
(a)
enter and inspect! at any reasonable time! any place owned by or under the control of a
telecommunication services provider or operator in which the inspector believes on
reasonable grounds to be any document, information, or apparatus relevant to the
enforcement of the Act;
(b)
examine the document, information or apparatus or remove it for examination or
reproduction as the case may be;
(a)
examine a radio apparatus, log books, reports, data, records, documents or other papers,
where the inspector has reason to believe that there is any radio apparatus or interference
causing apparatus; and
(d)
remove the information document, apparatus or equipment for examination or reproduction
as the case may be
Provided that the inspector makes a signed inventory for any information, document, article, apparatus or
equipment he or she removes and handing a copy of the signed inventory to the operator
(4) In the event that an enforcement proceeding is brought against the owner of the property by the
Authority on the basis of the property removed from a telecommunication services provider or operators
location the Authority:
(a)
may retain the said property pending the outcome of the proceeding;
(b)
may retain the said property permanently upon issuance of an order of forfeiture; or
(a)
shall promptly return the said property to the operator upon the conclusion of the
proceeding
(5) An inspector for the purpose of exercising performing and discharging its powers functions or duties
under the Rules may by notice in writing require any person:
(a)
to furnish to the Authority within such time and at such place as may be specified in the
notice any document specified or described in the notice which is in his or her possession
or control; or
(b)
to produce for inspection any book return account or record in his or her possession or
control
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