2 SCOPE 2.1 Unless otherwise stated, the provisions of this Regulation apply to all Affected Licensees. 2.2 All Affected Licensees are required to ensure that, in relation to every SIM-Card Enabled Telecommunications Service, Registration, Verification and Activation are carried out in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation. 2.3 No Affected Licensee shall provide a SIM-Card Enabled Telecommunications Service to a Subscriber: (i) who is, at the date of request the service, a Minor or (ii) until the completion of Registration, Verification and Activation process in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation. 3 REGISTRATION OF SUBSCRIBERS WHO ARE NATURAL PERSONS 3.1 This Article applies to Subscribers that are natural persons. 3.2 Within seven (7) months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation, Affected Licensees shall procure that every new Subscriber who is a GCC National must, as a minimum, submit the following Natural Person Identification Credentials for the purposes of commencing the Registration: (i) a valid passport or a valid national identity card issued by any country which is a member of the Gulf Co-operation Council; and (ii) 3.3 a Verification Scan. Within seven (7) months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation, Affected Licensees shall procure that every new Subscriber who is not a GCC National, must, as a minimum, submit the following Natural Person Identification Credentials for the purposes of commencing the Registration: (i) a valid passport issued by the country of the Subscriber’s nationality or a valid national identity card issued by the Kingdom of Bahrain; and (ii) 3.4 a Verification Scan. Upon receipt of the Natural Person Identification Credentials, the following information must, as a minimum, be recorded by the Affected Licensee in the Subscriber Database: (i) the full name of the Subscriber as shown in the national identity card or passport; (ii) the gender and nationality of the Subscriber; (iii) a Clear Scanned Copy of the passport or national identity card; PAGE 6 CSD/0515/041