1950_RADIOCOMMUNICATION_REGULATIONS — Page 8

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Telecommunication.

7. The grant of every licence, certificate, letter of exemption, and permit under these regulations shall be discretionary.

8. Licences, letters of exemption and permits may be cancelled at any time upon such notice by the licensing authority as he may think fit, without compensation and without return of any part of the fee, if any, paid therefor.

9. Certificates may be endorsed or withdrawn, at the discretion of the licensing authority, in case of breach, on the part of the holders thereof, of any of the relevant inter- national telecommunication regulations, or in case of misconduct by them in respect of such regulations.

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10. The form of and the fee for a radiodistribution G.N.A. 208/48. station licence, an experimental station licence or a private business wireless licence shall be determined by the licensing authority in each case. The forms of other licences and the forms of certificates shall be those set out hereunder with such variations (if any) as the licensing authority may think fit. Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing words, variations necessary to cause licences and certificates to be in conformity with any telecommunication convention, or regulations made thereunder, as aforesaid, may be made by the licensing authority as well during the subsistence of any licence or certificates as on the grant thereof.

11. Licences not sooner determined by these regulations G.N.A. 5/18. or not expressed to be granted for a shorter period shall expire on the 31st day of December of the year of issue provided that—

(a) ship station licences, aircraft station licences and amateur station licences will continue in force as long as the renewal fees are paid and the conditions of the licence complied with;

(b) broadcast receiving licences will continue in force

for one year from the date of issue;

(c) radio distribution licences will continue in force for

the period stated in such licences.

12. Subject to withdrawal or other lawful determina- tion, certicates shall continue in force as long as the same are required by any telecommunication convention, or by regulations made thereunder, as aforesaid.

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