Information and Communication
Technologies

[No. 15 of 2009 169

been committed in such premises and shall have the power to make
such examination, inspection and inquiry and do such things as the
telecommunications officer may consider necessary for ascertaining
whether or not the provisions of this Act are being complied with.
Where a telecommunications officer or police officer, as
the case may be, is satisfied that a person does not have a valid
licence or assignment or is falsely holding out as a holder of a valid
licence or assignment, the telecommunications officer or police
officer may serve on that person a notice in the prescribed form.
All books, records and documents required to be kept by a
licensee shall be open to inspection at all reasonable times by a
telecommunications officer or police officer, as the case may be.
A telecommunications officer or police officer may seize—
(a) any electronic communications apparatus which
the telecommunications officer or police officer has
reasonable cause to believe is being used by, or is in the
possession of, or under the control of, a person in
contravention of this Act; and
(b) any book, record or document which the
telecommunications officer or police officer has
reasonable cause to suspect will afford evidence of the
commission of an offence under this Act.
A telecommunications officer may order a person to
cease using, pending inquiry by the Authority, any electronic
communications apparatus which in the telecommunications
officer's opinion, is being operated otherwise than in accordance
with this Act or the terms and conditions of a licence.
(10) A person who obstructs or hinders a telecommunications
officer or police officer in the exercise of any powers under this
Act or who neglects or fails to comply with an order commits an
offence and is liable, upon conviction, to a fine not exceeding one
hundred thousand penalty units or to imprisonment for a period not
exceeding one year, or to both.
77. (1) A person who wilfully removes, destroys or damages
any installation, software, hardware or plant used for electronic
communications services commits an offence and is liable, upon
conviction, to imprisonment for a term not less than fifteen years,
but not exceeding twenty years.

Security of
electronic
communications
installation or
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