Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005)RegulationsRadio Frequency Spectrum Amendment Regulations, 2021Part IV - Procedures for Radio Frequency Spectrum Licensing and Assignment10. Renewal of a Radio Frequency Spectrum Licence |
| (1) | Renewal of an annual radio frequency spectrum licence is to be performed on an annual basis by payment of the prescribed licence fee on or before the due date. |
| (2) | Subject to the renewal of a service licence, where applicable, renewal of a multi-year radio frequency spectrum licence is to be performed prior to the expiry of such a licence in the last licence year of the licence term by payment of the prescribed licence fee on or before the due date. |
| (3) | After receipt of a renewal invoice from the Authority, the licensee must indicate its intention to renew its radio frequency spectrum licence by payment of the prescribed licence fee on or before the due date of the then current licence year. |
| (4) | The obligation to renew a radio frequency spectrum licence vests with the licensee and is not dependent on receipt of a renewal invoice in terms of sub regulation (3). |
| (5) | If the prescribed licence fee is not paid by the due date, then the radio frequency spectrum licence will expire immediately on 01 April of the then current licence year. |
| (6) | No renewal payments will be accepted by the Authority after 31 March of the then current licence year. |
| (7) | A licensee not wishing to renew his or her radio frequency spectrum licence must submit an application for Notice of Surrender (Form C of Annexure A) to the Authority for surrender of their licence in terms of regulation 11 of these Regulations on or before 30 November of the then current licence year and comply with the surrender of a licence in terms of regulation 13(1) (c); (d) and (e). |
Transitional Measure
| (8) | A licensee who has already renewed his or her radio frequency spectrum licence for the 2014/15 licence year during the 2014/15 financial year, is hereby given a grace period until 30 April 2015 to renew his or her licence for the 2015/16 licence year. |