Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005)RegulationsRadio Frequency Spectrum Amendment Regulations, 2021Part V - Standard Terms and Conditions of Radio Frequency Spectrum Licences17. Duration of a Radio Frequency Spectrum Licence |
| (1) | The granting of a radio frequency spectrum licence must not be construed as conferring upon the holder a monopoly for the use of or a right of continued tenure of the radio frequency spectrum. |
| (2) | Unless otherwise specified in a radio frequency spectrum licence, a radio frequency spectrum licence shall run parallel to and not exceed the duration of a service licence contemplated in Chapter 3 of the Act, issued to the person in possession of a radio frequency spectrum licence. |
| (3) | The duration of a radio frequency spectrum licence, without a corresponding service licence contemplated in Chapter 3 of the Act, except those mentioned in sub regulation (4), is a year (i.e. from 1 April until 31 March) and such a licence will expire on the due date of the then current licence year. |
| (4) | Where a radio frequency spectrum licence is issued in the Amateur Radio, Aeronautical Band, Marine Band, Citizen Band Radio for Ski Boats, the licence shall remain valid from 1 April of the year in which it was issued and is thereafter renewable by payment of the prescribed licence fee before or on the due date in the year it is set to expire. |
| (5) | All payments relating to the usage of radio frequency spectrum are payable annually on or before the due date, except those mentioned in sub regulation (4). |