S.L. 399.45 Art. 4Activation and deactivation of SIMs. 3

(1) Following the date which the Minister may appoint by order in the Gazette, all activated SIMs or SIMs activated following such appointed date, shall be registered in accordance with these regulations within the stipulated time frame:

Provided that the appointed date shall not be earlier than six (6) months from the publication of these regulations.

(2) Following the appointed date stipulated in this regulation, an undertaking shall be responsible for notifying, where technically feasible, all subscribers to register their SIMs.

(3) Following the appointed date stipulated in this regulation, an undertaking shall deactivate all SIMs which have not been registered in accordance with these regulations within the stipulated time frame.

* Not yet in force.

(4) Any subscriber who is already a party to a post-paid contract with an undertaking shall not be required to register in accordance with these regulations:

Provided that on renewal of a post-paid contract, the undertaking shall verify that this contract contains all the details required in regulation 5.