Section 33, The National Communications Authority Act, 2022

(1) Where the Authority is satisfied that an entity has (a) contravened any provision made under this Act or statutory instruments made under the Act; (b) failed to comply with the terms and conditions of a licence it may issue a compliance order on the entity (2) A compliance order may require an entity to refrain from the conduct that is in contravention of this Act or any statutory instruments made under this Act or to take actions required to comply with this Act or statutory instruments. (3) A compliance order shall - (a) be in a written form; (b) be served on the entity against whom it is made; (c) specify the grounds for making the order; (d) outline the conduct the entity should refrain from; (e) outline the actions the entity should comply with ; Judicial Review. Appeal Compliance Orders. (a) exemption circumstances; (b) criteria of eligibility for exemption; and (c) the application process for issuing exemptions to the licence requirement. (2) The requirement to hold a licence under section 36 shall not apply to the following – (a) the acquisition or operation by any person for his own use, of a telecommunications network in which all the network equipment is; (i) situated on a single set of premises in a single occupation ; (ii) in a vessel, aircraft or vehicle mechanically cooped together; (iii) not connected to any public network within Sierra Leone (b) communications networks of the national armed forces, security services and other essential services, except that applications for the assignment of frequencies in shared bands shall be submitted to the Authority through the office of the President; (c) closed user group services; and (d) any telecommunications service that has been declared to be licence-free under the authorization or declaration regime. (3) Notwithstanding the exemption granted under this section licensees shall comply with all other applicable provisions of this Act or statutory instruments made under the Act No. 16 The National Communications Authority Act 2022No. 16 The National Communications Authority Act 2022 (f) be enforceable by the Authority or by an order of a court.