5A.—(1) The Authority may, with the consent of or in accordance with the terms of a general authority given by the Minister, grant any spectrum right —
(a)
unconditionally or subject to such conditions as the Authority may impose and specify in the grant of the spectrum right, including conditions on the sharing and trading of radio frequency spectrum; and
(b)
irrevocably or subject to revocation as specified in the grant of the spectrum right for the allocation and use of the radio frequency spectrum specified in the grant.
(2) A spectrum right may be granted under subsection (1) to any person or class of persons, or to a particular person.
(3) Any condition imposed under subsection (1)(a) requiring payment to be rendered to the Authority may be recovered by it in any court of competent jurisdiction as if it were a simple contract debt.
(4) No person shall question whether the grant of a spectrum right under subsection (1) was, or was not, effected with the consent of or in accordance with the terms of a general authority given by the Minister, and the validity of a spectrum right granted under that subsection shall not be impugned on the ground that it was granted neither with the consent of nor in accordance with the terms of a general authority given by the Minister.
(5) The grant of spectrum rights under subsection (1) shall be at the discretion of the Authority.
(6) Nothing in this section shall prevent the Minister from directing the Authority to grant a spectrum right in any specific case.
(7) Anything done under and in accordance with a spectrum right granted under subsection (1) shall not constitute an infringement of the privilege conferred by section 3.
(8) For the purposes of giving effect to this section or any of the regulations referred to in subsection (9), the Authority may give directions to any person who has been granted a spectrum right under subsection (1) concerning the use of the spectrum right.
(9) For the purposes of giving effect to this section, the Authority may by regulations made under section 74 —
(a)
provide for the variation of the conditions of the grant of any spectrum right;
(b)
provide for the resumption, by agreement or compulsorily, of any spectrum right or part of any spectrum right;
(c)
provide for the suspension or cancellation of the grant of any spectrum right or part of any spectrum right and the grounds therefor; and
(d)
impose a financial penalty not exceeding $1 million for the breach of any of the conditions of the grant of any spectrum right or of any direction issued under this section.