Administrative actions
57.
The regulator may pass any of the following ordrs if a licensee breaches any of the terms of the
license, fails to follow any of the duties of the licensee stated in chapter 5 or the direction under
section 38, or the settlement made under section 51 in a dispute or the ruling under section 52(b)
by the Ministry:
(a) Warning;
(b) Temporary suspension of the term of the license;
(c) Repeal of the license.
58.
a. The licensee who is dissatisfied with the administrative ruling passed under section 58 by the
regulator may appeal to the ministry within 30 days of passing the punishment;
b. Regarding the appeal under section 58, the ministry
(1) May investigate if necessary;
(2) May approve, amend or repeal the ruling.
Chapter XVII
Appellate board formation, assignment, hearings and rulings
59.
The Government shall
(a) Form a board of appeals to enable an aggrieved party to re-appeal his or her grievance in
respect to an administrative decision by the Ministry over a dispute;
(b) Form a board of appeals with no less than nine members including the chairman;
60.
The chairman and members shall have the following qualifications:
(a) The board of appeals chairman shall be the person who has worked for at least five years as
the region or state high court judge or at least ten years as the judicial officer or law officer at a
level not lower than the region or state level.
(b) The board of appeals’ members shall be experts who are famous in terms of
telecommunication technologies, law and economy.
61.
a. The board of appeals shall announce the hearing date in advance and shall hear the matter on
the set date.
b. The board of appeals may hear testimony on the relevant people in respect to the case;
c. The final decision of the board of appeals shall be passed with the consent of more than half of
the members including the chairman.
62.
The decision of the board of appeals is final.
63.
The chairman and members of the board of appeals have the right to enjoy remunerations and
allowances prescribed by the Government.
64.
The tenure of the board of appeals is from the date it is formed until the period the final report has
been submitted to the Government.
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