Section 2: Interpretation

2. Interpretation In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires or unless otherwise expressly provided— “Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Tribunal appointed under section 3; “Data Protection Commissioner” means the Data Protection Commissioner appointed under section 4 of the Data Protection Act; “Deputy Chairperson” means a Deputy Chairperson of the Tribunal appointed under section 3; “ICT Acts” means the ICT Acts specified in the First Schedule; “ICT Authority” means the Information and Communication Technologies Authority established under section 4 of the Information and Communication Technologies Act; “member” includes the Chairperson and every Deputy Chairperson; “Postal Authority” means the Postal Authority established under section 4 of the Postal Services Act; “regulatory authority” means a regulatory authority specified in the Second Schedule; R17 – 1 [Issue 2] Regulatory Authorities Appeal Tribunal Act “Regulatory Authorities Acts” means— (a) the ICT Acts and the Utility Acts, specified in the First Schedule; and (b) the Tourism Authority Act 2006; “relevant Minister” means, in the case of— (a) a member of the Information and Communication Technologies Appeal Division, the Minister to whom responsibility for the subject of information and communication technologies is assigned; (b) a member of the Utilities Regulation Appeal Division, the Minister to whom responsibility for the subject of public utilities is assigned; (c) a member of the Tourism Appeal Division, the Minister to whom responsibility for the subject of tourism is assigned; “Tribunal” means the Regulatory Authorities Appeal Tribunal established under section 3; “Utility Acts” means the Utility Acts specified in the First Schedule; “Utility Regulatory Authority” means the Utility Regulatory Authority established under section 4 of the Utility Regulatory Authority Act. [S. 2 amended by s. 132 (5) (a) of Act 32 of 2006 w.e.f. 1 May 2007; s. 43 (2) (a) of Act 3 of 2008 w.e.f. 1 June 2008.]