- PART I - PRELIMINARY
- PART II - ESTABLISHMENT, FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF THE CORPORA
- PART III - BOARD, MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES OF THE CORPORATIO
- 11 Board
- 12 Constitution of Board and eligibility as Directors
- 13 Acting Directors
- 14 Chairman and Deputy Chairman
- 15 Meetings of Board
- 16 Disclosure of interest
- 17 General Manager
- 18 Functions, duties and responsibilities of General Manager
- 19 Acting General Manager
- 20 Authority to act on behalf of Corporation
- 21 Appointment of employees of the Corporation
- 11 Board
- PART IV - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
- 22 Funds and resources of the Corporation
- 23 Vesting of Government assets etc in Corporation
- 24 Conduct of business on commercial principles
- 25 Profits
- 26 Reserve fund
- 27 Financial year
- 28 Estimates
- 29 Annual reports and accounts etc
- 29A Corporate Plans
- 29B Contents of Corporate Plans
- 29C Presentation of Corporate Plans to Minister
- 29D Notification of certain matters
- 30 Audit
- 31 Grants, loans, subsidy
- 32 Difficulties and uncertainties in operation
- 22 Funds and resources of the Corporation
- PART V - OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
- PART VI - MISCELLANEOUS
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1 Short title................................................................................................................ 5 2 Inter pretation.......................................................................................................... 5 3 Application............................................................................................................. 7
4 Establishment of Corporation ................................................................................ 7 5 Functions of Corporation ....................................................................................... 8 6 Corporation’s sole right to supply telecommunication services systems............... 8 7 Powers of Corporation relating to land..................................................................8 8 Corporation's liability for compensation................................................................ 9 9 Additional Powers................................................................................................ 10 10 Mini sterial directions ........................................................................................... 10
11 Boar d.................................................................................................................... 10 12 Constitution of Board and eligibility as Directors ............................................... 11 13 Acting Directors................................................................................................... 12 14 Chai rman and Deputy Chairman ......................................................................... 12 15 Meetings of Board ............................................................................................... 12 16 Disclosure of interest ........................................................................................... 13 17 General Manager.................................................................................................. 13 18 Functions, duties and responsibilities of General Manager ................................. 13 19 Acting General Manager...................................................................................... 14 20 Authority to act on behalf of Corporation............................................................ 14
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21 Appointment of employees of the Corporation....................................................14
22 Funds and resources of the Corporation...............................................................14 23 Vest ing of Government assets etc in Corporation................................................15 24 Conduct of business on commercial principles....................................................15 25 Profits ...................................................................................................................15 26 Rese rve fund.........................................................................................................16 27 Fina ncial year .......................................................................................................16 28 Estimates ..............................................................................................................16 29 Ann ual reports and accounts etc...........................................................................16 29A Corporate Plans ....................................................................................................17 29B Cont ents of Corporate Plans.................................................................................17 29C Presentation of Corporate Plans to Minister.........................................................17 29D Notification of certain matters..............................................................................17 30 Audit.....................................................................................................................18 31 Grants, loans, subsidy...........................................................................................18 32 Diffi culties and uncertainties in operation ...........................................................19
33 Offe nces and penalties .........................................................................................19 34 Compensation.......................................................................................................20
35 Repeal of Cap 100................................................................................................20 36 Public emergency .................................................................................................20 37 Corporation not liable...........................................................................................21 38 Regulations...........................................................................................................21
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Commencement [1st February 1994]2
This Act may be cited as the Tuvalu Telecommunications Corporation Act.
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —
“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Tuvalu Telecommunications Corporation established under subsection (1) of section 11 of this Act; “Chairman” means the Chairman of the Board appointed under subsection
(1) of section 12 of this Act;
“Corporation” means the Tuvalu Telecommunications Corporation established under subsection (1) of section 4 of this Act; “Deputy Chairman” means the Deputy Chairman of the Board appointed
under subsection (1) of section 14 of this Act; “Director” means a Director of the Board;
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“General Manager” means the General Manager of the Corporation appointed under subsection (2) of section 17 of this Act;
“message” means any communication sent, received, or made by telecommunication or given to a telecommunication operator to be sent by telecommunication apparatus;
“radio communication” means any telecommunication by means of radio waves;
“radio communication station” means any telecommunication station capable of being used or being adapted for radio communication;
“telecommunication apparatus” or “apparatus” means apparatus constructed or adapted for use — “telecommunication installation” means — “telecommunication line” means any wire, cable, tube or pipe or other similar thing which is designed or adapted for use in connection with the running of a telecommunication system, with any casing, coating, tube or pipe enclosing the same and any appliances and apparatus connected therein for the same; and includes any structure, post or other thing in, or, by or from which any telecommunication apparatus is or may be installed, supported, carried or suspended;
“telecommunication operator” means any person licensed under sub-section
(2) of section 6 of this Act to run a telecommunication system within Tuvalu;
“telecommunication service” means —
(a) a service consisting in the conveyance by means of a telecommunication system of —
(i) speech, music and other sounds;
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(ii) visual images;
(iii) signals serving for the impartation of any matter otherwise than in the form of sounds or visual images; or
(iv) signals serving for the actuation or control of machinery or
apparatus, which is to be or has been conveyed by a telecommunication system; “telecommunication system” means a system for the conveyance through the agency of electric, magnetic, electro-magnetic, electro-chemical or electromechanical energy, or by means of fibre optic technology of — (iii) signals serving for the impartation of any matter otherwise than in the form of sounds or images; or
(iv) signals serving for the actuation or control of machinery or apparatus; and
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Arrangement of Sections Section
PART I - PRELIMINARY 5
PART II - E STABLISHMENT, FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF THE CORPORA TION 7
PART III - BOARD, MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES OF THE CORPORA TION 10
PART IV - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS 14
PART V - O FFENCES AND PENALTIES 19
PART VI - MISCELLANEOUS 20
Supporting Documents
ENDNOTES
TUVALU TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION ACT
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT, INCORPORATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE TUVALU TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION AND FOR CONNECTED PURPOSES1
PART I - PRELIMINARY
1 Short title
2 Interpretation
(iii) signals serving for the impartation of any matter otherwise than in the form of sounds or visual images; or (iv) signals serving for the actuation or control of machinery or apparatus, which is to be or has been conveyed by a telecommunication system; or