Information and Communication Technologies [No. 15 of 2009 161 (11) Within ninety days of the commencement of this Act or such period as the Minister may prescribe— all importers, suppliers, owners and users of electronic equipment and apparatus shall register their equipment and apparatus with the Authority; and all licensees offering mobile phone services shall register the phones on their network with the Authority. 65. (1) The Minister may, by statutory instrument, in consultation with the Authority and the Zambia Bureau of Standards, prescribe standards for the performance and operation of any equipment or electronic communications apparatus, including radiocommunication equipment. (2) The standards referred to under subsection (1) shall aim at— protecting the integrity of the electronic communications network; ensuring the proper functioning of connected equipment or electronic communications facilities; ensuring inter-operability, inter-connectability and harmonisation; avoiding harmful interference with the electronic communications network; and (e) protecting public safety and health. (3) The regulations made under sub-section (1) may, for the purposes of this section and without publishing the text of the technical standard, incorporate any technical standard by reference to- the number, title and year of issue of the technical standard; or any other particulars by which the particular standard can be identified. (4) Any technical standard incorporated in the manner referred to under subsection (3) shall be treated as a regulation to the extent that the technical standard is not contrary to the regulations. Standards for performance and operation of equipment or electronic communications apparatus