3.—(1) An operator shall, upon compliance with regulations 4 and 5, be deemed to have been granted a class licence under section 5 of the Act for the running of the types of specified telecommunication systems and services appropriate to the telecommunication systems and services run by him.
(2) The class licence is granted subject to the conditions set out in the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh or Eighth Schedule, as the case may be.
(3) The holder of a FBO licence or SBO (Individual) licence shall not need a class licence for the running of any specified telecommunication systems or services which are specified in his FBO or SBO (Individual) licence.
[S 685/2011 wef 28/12/2011]
Registration
4. An operator shall —
(a)
register with the Authority in such form; and
(b)
submit to the Authority upon registration such information in writing relating to his particulars and the description and scope of telecommunication systems and services run by him,
as the Authority may require.
Fees payable upon registration
5. An operator shall upon registration pay the fee specified in the Ninth Schedule, if any, appropriate to the type of specified telecommunication systems and services run by him.
[S 476/2005 wef 21/07/2005]
[S 685/2011 wef 28/12/2011]
Duration and cancellation of licence
6.—(1) A class licence shall remain valid unless it is cancelled in accordance with the provisions of the Act or these Regulations.
(2) The Authority may cancel a class licence where the holder of such licence —
(a)
gives notice to the Authority in such form and manner as the Authority may determine that he has ceased to be an operator; or
(b)
has ceased to carry on any business or trade as an operator and the registration of the business under the Business Registration Act (Cap. 32) is cancelled; or
(c)
being a company incorporated under the Companies Act (Cap. 50) or a limited liability partnership registered under the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2005 (Act 5 of 2005), has gone into liquidation other than for the purpose of amalgamation or reconstruction.
(3) A cancellation of a class licence of a person shall not operate so as to —
(a)
prejudice any liability incurred by such person under these Regulations and any such liability may be enforced against him as if the cancellation had not taken place; or
(b)
prevent such person from subsequently being deemed a holder of such licence under these Regulations.
[S 476/2005 wef 21/07/2005]
Conditions in addition to codes of practice
7. The conditions set out in these Regulations are in addition to any code of practice or standard of performance issued or approved under section 26 of the Act which applies to the licensee.
False or misleading information
7A.—(1) No person shall furnish any false, misleading or inaccurate information to the Authority in relation to his registration under regulation 4.
(2) Any person who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence.
[S 685/2011 wef 28/12/2011]
Waiver
8. The Minister, or the Authority subject to any direction by the Minister, may —
(a)
waive the application of all or any of the provisions of these Regulations or all or any of the conditions of any class licence in respect of any person; and
(b)
waive any fee or part thereof payable under these Regulations.