10. Insertion of new section 10A in the principal enactment

The following new section is hereby inserted immediately after section 10 of the principal enactment and shall have effect as section 10A of that enactment:-

Act, No. 39 of 2024

10A. (1) The Commission shall be the sole authority vested with the power to manage the use of numbers, names, codes and identifiers.

The Commission shall be responsible for promoting the efficient allocation of numbers, names, codes and identifiers under subsection (1).

The Commission shall have the power to prepare, specify, publish, and administer the plans for the use of numbers, names, codes, and identifiers, including the power-

to assign numbers, a block or blocks of numbers, codes, and names in accordance with respective plans;

to grant approval to lease or sell the right to use a number, a block or blocks of numbers or codes;

to amend the plans for numbering, names, codes and identifiers so prepared;

to make rules-

for specifying charges for using numbers, a block or blocks of numbers, codes and names so assigned;

relating to managing of numbers, names, codes, and identifiers in the respective plans; and

for determining conditions relating to the withdrawal of numbers, block or blocks of numbers, codes, and name assigned under this section; and

to issue directions to any person to-

submit information on the utilization of numbers, names, codes, and identifiers allocated under this section; and

adhere to the respective plan for the use of numbers, names, codes and identifiers.

The Commission shall have the power to implement number portability and issue rules, guidelines and directions to operators for such implementation.

The Commission may withdraw numbers, codes, a block or blocks of numbers, code or codes of numbers allocated under this section by giving prior notice in writing to the person to whom such allocation was made after affording an opportunity to such person to make representations.”.