Electronic Communications and Transactions [ N o . 21 of 2 0 0 9 261 (4) The Authority may, and shall when so requested by the Minister, make recommendations to the Minister in relation to policy on any matter relating to the .zm domain name space. (5) The Authority shall continually evaluate the effectiveness of this A c t and the m a n a g e m e n t of the .zm domain name space. (6) T h e Authority m a y — (a) liaise, consult and co-operate with any person or other authority; and (b) appoint experts and other consultants on such conditions as the Authority may determine. ( 7 ) T h e Authority may delegate any of its functions under this Part to such person or institution as the Authority m a y determine. (8) T h e Authority shall, in relation to the .zm domain name space existing prior to the c o m m e n c e m e n t of this Act, uphold the vested rights and interests of parties involved in the m a n a g e m e n t and administration of the .zm domain name space at the date of its establishment: Provided t h a t — (a) the parties shall be granted a period of six months during which they may continue to operate in respect of their existing delegated sub-domains; and (b) after the expiry of the six-month period, the parties shall apply to be licensed registrars and registries as provided for in this Part. 51. (1) A person shall not update a repository or administer a second level domain unless the person is licensed to do so by the Authority. Licensing of registrars and registries (2) An application to be licensed as a registrar or registry shall be m a d e in the prescribed manner upon payment of the prescribed fee. (3) A person w h o c o n t r a v e n e s subsection (1) c o m m i t s an offence and is liable, upon conviction, to a fine not exceeding five hundred thousand penalty units or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years, or to both. 5 2 . T h e Minister may, in consultation with the Authority, by statutory instrument, make regulations to provide for— (a) the requirements which registries and registrars shall meet in order to be licensed, including standards relating to operational accuracy, stability, robustness and efficiency; Regulations regarding registries, etc.