Section 45B: Importation, possession and use of devices in

45B. Importation, possession and use of devices in GMPCS system (1) No person shall – (a) use; (b) possess; or (c) import or cause to import, a phone, a router or any other device that may be connected to a GMPCS system. (2) Any person who fails to comply with subsection (1) shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to (cid:68)(cid:3)(cid:191)(cid:81)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:81)(cid:82)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:72)(cid:91)(cid:70)(cid:72)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:80)(cid:76)(cid:79)(cid:79)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:85)(cid:88)(cid:83)(cid:72)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:3)(cid:83)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:3)(cid:86)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:89)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:88)(cid:71)(cid:72)(cid:3) for a term not exceeding 20 years. (3) A person shall not be liable under subsection (1) where he has been duly authorised by the Authority to use, import, possess, import or cause to import such phone, router or such other device to connect to a GMPCS system. (4) A person who, on the commencement of this section, is in possession of a phone, a router or any other device that may be connected to a GMPCS system shall, not later than 30 days after the commencement of this section, make an application for the appropriate licence under section 24. (5) Any person who fails to comply with subsection (4) shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a (cid:191)(cid:81)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:81)(cid:82)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:72)(cid:91)(cid:70)(cid:72)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:80)(cid:76)(cid:79)(cid:79)(cid:76)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:85)(cid:88)(cid:83)(cid:72)(cid:72)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:3)(cid:83)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:3)(cid:86)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:89)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:88)(cid:71)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:73)(cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:3) term not exceeding 20 years. Acts 2021 367 (6) In this section – “GMPCS system” means any satellite system, (cid:90)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:3) (cid:191)(cid:91)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:3) (cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:3) (cid:80)(cid:82)(cid:69)(cid:76)(cid:79)(cid:72)(cid:15)(cid:3) (cid:69)(cid:85)(cid:82)(cid:68)(cid:71)(cid:69)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:3) (cid:82)(cid:85)(cid:3) narrow-band, global or regional, geostationary or non-geostationary, existing or planned, providing telecommunication services directly to end users from a constellation of satellites. (k) in section 46 – (i) by numbering the existing provision as subsection (1); (ii) in the newly numbered subsection (1) – (A) by repealing paragraph (ga) and replacing it by the following paragraph – (ga) uses a telecommunication equipment, an information and communication service, a telecommunication service or information and communication technologies to send, transmit, transfer, post, publish, deliver, show or otherwise communicates by means of the telecommunication equipment a message which is obscene, indecent, offensive, abusive, threatening, menacing, false or misleading, which is likely to cause or causes harm to a person; (B) by repealing paragraph (h); (C) by repealing paragraph (ha) and replacing it by the following paragraph – (ha) uses a telecommunication equipment, an information and communication service, a 368 Acts 2021 telecommunication service or information and c lish, deliver, show or otherwise communicates by means of the telecommunication equipment a message which is obscene, indecent, offensive, abusive, threatening, menacing, false or misleading, which is likely to cause or causes harm to a person; (B) by repealing paragraph (h); (C) by repealing paragraph (ha) and replacing it by the following paragraph – (ha) uses a telecommunication equipment, an information and communication service, a 368 Acts 2021 telecommunication service or information and communication technologies to impersonate, or by any other means impersonates, another person which is likely to cause or causes harm to that person; (iii) by adding the following new subsections – (2) In determining whether harm was caused or was likely to be caused to an alleged victim, the Court may take into account any factor it considers relevant, including – (a) the extremity of the language used; (b) the age and characteristics of the alleged victim; (c) whether the message was anonymous; (d) whether the message was repeated; (e) the extent of circulation of the message; (f) the context in which the message appeared; (g) whether the message would cause harm or would likely to cause harm to an ordinary reasonable person in the position of the alleged victim. (3) In this section – “harm” includes serious emotional distress. (l) in section 48(2), by inserting, after paragraph (c), the following new paragraph – (ca) for the registration of SIMs; Acts 2021 369