1989 Ed.]
Telecommunication
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PART VI
SUPPLEMENTARY AND MISCELLANEOUS
33. Power of Governor to prohibit transmission of messages, etc.
Whenever he considers that the public interest so requires, the Governor, or any public officer authorized in that behalf by the Governor either generally or for any particular occasion, may order that any message or any class of messages brought for transmission by telecommunication shall not be transmitted or that any message or any class of messages brought for transmission, or transmitted or received or being transmitted, by telecommunication shall be intercepted or detained or disclosed to the Government or to the public officer specified in the order.
34. General provisions as to licences, etc.
(1) A licence granted under this Ordinance by the Governor in Council shall be valid for such period, and shall be subject to the payment of such fee, royalty or other charge whatsoever, annually or otherwise, as is specified therein, and shall be subject to such conditions as the Governor in Council may specify and, where the Governor in Council considers it desirable in the public interest, may confer on the person to whom it is granted an exclusive right to maintain any service to the public in connection with which the licence is granted.
(1A) A licence granted under this Ordinance by the Governor in Council may, with the consent in writing of the person to whom it was granted, be amended by order of the Governor in Council. (Added 92 of 1970 s. 2)
(2) Every licence granted under this Ordinance by the Authority shall be valid for the period or until the day prescribed by the regulations, but, save as otherwise provided by the regulations, may be renewed for a period of one year at a time.
(3) Any licence, permit, permission or consent granted under this Ordinance by the Authority shall be subject to the conditions (if any) prescribed by or under the regulations and to such other conditions as the Authority specifies on the grant or renewal thereof, being conditions that the Authority considers necessary for the purpose of carrying out the objects of this Ordinance.
(4) Any licence, permit, permission or consent granted under this Ordinance may at any time be cancelled or withdrawn by the authority by whom it was granted, or suspended by such authority for such period, not