MODALITIES OF PAYMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS 
AND WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FEES [ S.L.49.05 1
SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 49.05
MODALITIES OF PAYMENT OF 
TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND WIRELESS 
TELEGRAPHY FEES REGULATIONS 
17th November, 2000
LEGAL NOTICE 236 of 2000 .
Title. 
Telecommunications and Wireless Telegraphy Fees Regulations.
Modalities of 
payment of 
telecommunica-
tions and wireless 
telegraphy fees.
Cap. 35.
Cap. 49.
Cap. 399.
2. (1) When in any regulations made under the Fees
Ordinance, the Wireless Telegraphy Ordinance, or the
Telecommunications (Regulation) Act, as the case may be, a fee is
established in respect of any authorisation, licence or of the
provision of any service related to telecommunications systems or
services or to wireless telegraphy, and such fee is established as
being in part a fixed sum and in part a percentage of gross revenues
or of any other sum not being capable of determination at the time
of issue or commencement of the authorisation or licence or prior
to the provision of a service as aforementioned -
( a ) the said fixed sum shall be payable immediately upon
the issue, commencement or renewal of the
authorisation or licence or prior to the provision of any
service as mentioned above; and
( b ) the part of the fee being a percentage of gross revenues
or of any other sum not being capable of determination
at the time of issue or commencement of the
authorisation or licence or prior to the provision of a
service as mentioned above shall be payable -
(i) in respect of an authorisation or licence about
which any fee as aforesaid is payable annually,
not later than ninety days after each anniversary
of the authorisation or licence;
(ii) in respect of an authorisation or licence about
which a fee is payable at intervals other than
annually, not later than sixty days after each
period in respect of which the fee is due;
(iii) in respect of the provision of any service
whether included in any authorisation or licence
as aforesaid or not, in the manner established in
paragraphs (i) and (ii) above.
(2) If the person authorised or the licensee or the person
receiving a service fails to pay any sum due as stipulated in this
regulation then interest at the rate of eight per cent  per annum  shall
accrue from the date that any such sum falls due.
Verification.
shall not necessarily be interpreted to mean that the amount paid is
correct. The Department of Wireless Telegraphy, or the competent
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authority to regulate telecommunications, as the case may be, to
whom the fee is payable, may require to inspect the books of
accounts of the person authorised or of the licensee or of the person
receiving any service as aforesaid in the manner provided for in
regulation 4 so as to verify that the said amount is correct. If the
Department of Wireless Telegraphy or the competent authority to
regulate telecommunications, as the case may be, find that after
verification an additional amount is owed, then the Department or
the competent authority, as the case may be, shall notify the person
authorised or the licensee or the person receiving any service as
aforesaid in writing and such amount shall be payable within thirty
days from the receipt of the said notice by the person authorised or
the licensee or the person receiving any service as aforesaid.
Interest at the rate of eight per cent  per annum  shall be charged on
the additional amount from the date that it was originally due.
Books and records. 4.  (1) Throughout the term of any authorisation or licence or
of the provision of a service as mentioned in regulation 2, the
person authorised or the licensee or the person receiving any
service as aforesaid shall maintain in accordance with standard
accounting practice complete and accurate books of accounts and
records of its business, ownership and operations.
(2) The person authorised or the licensee or the person
receiving any service as aforesaid shall allow the Department or the
competent authority, as the case may be, to which any fee as
mentioned in regulation 2 is due, to review its books and records
during normal business hours and on a non-disruptive basis as is
reasonably necessary to monitor compliance with these regulations.
the department or the competent authority, as the case may be, shall
treat any information disclosed to it in accordance with this
regulation on a confidential basis and may only disclose such
information to employees, representatives, attorneys or agents of
the Department of Wireless Telegraphy or of the Ministry of
Finance or of the competent authority to regulate
telecommunications that have a need to know or in order to enforce
the provisions of these regulations or for any purpose related
therewith.
