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Sri Lanka Telecommunications Act (No. 25 of 1991) - Sect 21

Control and regulation of the manufacture, import &c. of telecommunications apparatus

21.
(1) No person shall, except. under the authority of 3 licence issued by the Authority under subsection (2) for that purpose"
(a) manufacture, import, sell, offer for sale, deal in, transfer, hire, demonstrate, maintain or repair by way of trade any telecommunication apparatus; or
(b) install, establish, work or causes to be worked any telecommunication apparatus (not being any such apparatus as is specified in subsection (1) of section (20) in any promise or vehicle in Sri Lanka or in any part of the territorial waters thereof or in any ship or aircraft registered in Sri Lanka.
(2) Every licence issued by the Authority for any such purpose as referred to in subsection (1) shall"
(a) be for such purpose or activity or for such combination of purposes or activities -as are specified in sub-section (1) ;
(b) be in the prescribed form and under the hand of the Authority or an officer authorised by him in that behalf ;
(c) be issued on payment of the prescribed fee ; and
(d) be subject to such conditions and restrictions as may be determined by the Authority,
(3) The Authority may at any time revoke and deter mine any licence granted under this section on the breach of any of the conditions and restrictions to which it is subject or in the event of any default in the payment of any consideration payable thereunder or on the failure of the licensee to comply with any regulations made under this Act relating to the same.
(4) where the Authority"
(a) refuses an application made for a licence made under subsection (1) ; or
(b) revokes a licence under subsection (3),
(5) Every person who contravenes the provisions of subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence under this Act and shall be liable on conviction to a Sue not exceeding ten thousand rupees and in default of payment of such fine to imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding three months.


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