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Sri lanka Telecommunications (Amendment) Act (No. 27 of 1996) - Sect 18

Insertion of new section 18A in the principal enactment

18. The following new section is hereby inserted immediately after section 18 and shall have effect as section 18A of the principal enactment :-
18A
(1) An operator shall not permit the use of the telecommunication system in respect of which a license is issued to such operator, by any other is issued to such operator, by any other person, for the purpose of sending or receiving messages by such person by way of a business on the payment of a fee or reward, without obtaining the prior approval of the commission,
(2) on application being made in that behalf by an operator, the commission shall grant approval for the purpose of subsection (1), by the issue of a permit to the operator which shall be subject to such terms and conditions as may be specified therein.
(3) The Commission may at any time cancel the permit issued under subsection (2),on the breach of any of the terms and conditions to which it is subject to.
(4) An operator who acts in contravention of subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not less than ten thousand rupees,".


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