Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005)RegulationsNumbering Plan Amendment Regulations, 20209. Barring numbers |
| (1) | A licensee is prohibited from routing communications from or to numbers, if the Authority has consulted with the licensee (s) affected and determined that the numbers have been used in ways that could harm consumers or other licensees. |
| (2) | In order to stop routing of communications from or to barred numbers, the Authority shall— |
| (a) | firstly notify a licensee to whom the numbers are allocated about its intentions; and |
| (b) | then notify all other licensees that they must stop routing communications from or to the number(s). |
| (3) | Upon publication of the notice by the Authority to stop routing communications from or to barred numbers, all licensees must comply with the notice within seven (7) days from the date of publication. |
| (4) | Upon publication of a notice by the Authority to resume routing communications from or to barred numbers, all licensees must comply with the notice within 7 days from the date of publication. |