Section 196, The National Communications Authority Act, 2022

(1) Subject to subsection (2) the Telecommunications Act 2006 is hereby repealed. (2) Notwithstanding the repeal of the Telecommunications Act 2006 any order, proclamation or regulations made under the National Telecommunications Act and in existence at the commencement of this Act shall continue in existence unless revoked . (3) On the commencement of this Act– (a) all property, assets, rights and interests of the National Telecommunications Commiss-ion shall be the property, assets, rights and interests of the Authority; (b) all obligations and liabilities subsisting against the National Telecommunication Commission shall continue to subsist against the Authority; (c) any agreement on investment entered into by the National Telecommunication Commission shall have effect as if this Act was in operation Repeal and savings. when that agreement or arrangement was entered into, and shall be deemed to have complied with this Act; (d) employees of the National Telecommunications Commission shall be transferred to the (e) employees of the Universal Access Development Fund as provided for in the Tele- Communications Act, 2006 shall continue to be employees of the Universal Access Development Fund as provided for in this Act. Passed in Parliament this 22nd day of June, in the year of our Lord two thousand and twenty two. PARAN UMAR TARAWALLY Clerk of Parliament. THIS PRINTED IMPRESSION has been carefully compared by me with the Bill which has passed Parliament and found by me to be a true and correct printed copy of the said Bill. PARAN UMAR TARAWALLY Clerk of Parliament. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING DEPARTMENT, SIERRA LEONE. GAZETTE Extrordinary NO. 66 OF 16TH SEPTEMBER, 2022.