9. Amendment of section 10 of the principal enactment

Official English translation. The Sinhala text prevails.

Section 10 of the principal enactment is hereby amended by the insertion immediately after subsection (1)

thereof, of the following new subsections:-

“(1A) The Commission shall have the power to –

(a)

divide and allocate any part of the radio frequency spectrum into number of bands based on the

International

Telecommunication Union policies and guidelines or international best practices, in the best interest of the efficient management of the frequency spectrum and specify the service or purpose for which each band may be used;

(b)

specify frequency channel plans; and

(c)

assign the radio frequency or any band of radio frequencies to users of radio communication apparatus in the manner provided in section 22.

(1B)

The Commission may issue to any person who intends to obtain a licence for any purpose specified under section 22, a frequency reservation permit for a period specified by the Commission on a payment of a fee subject to the right of cancellation and such other terms and conditions as may be determined by the

Commission by rules made in that behalf.”.

Read on from s 10