Section 4, The National Communications Authority Act, 2022

(1) The governing body of the Authority shall be a Board of Directors which shall exercise direction and supervision over the Authority. The Board shall consist of the following members- (a) a Chairman appointed by the President ,subject to the approval of Parliament and such person shall possess high integrity, extensive knowledge and practical experience in matters relevant to the functions of the Authority ; Establishment of National Communications Common seal. Board of Directors No. 16 The National Communications Authority Act 2022No. 16 The National Communications Authority Act 2022 “traffic dumping” means the practice by operators of selling products below costs or significantly below market prices and flooding the market with product prices that are very low and often considered unfair; “type approval” means an act granted to a product that meets a minimum set of regulatory, technical and safety requirements; “unified licence” means the written authorization granted to a legal entity by the Authority and which grants that entity specific rights or imposes specific obligations in addition to the rights and obligations attached to class licences and which obliges the legal entity in question to obtain an explicit decision from the Authority before exercising rights deriving from such document and to communicate information about the service concerned; “Universal Access means the Universal Access Develop- Development Fund” ment Fund established under Section 158; “Universal Access” means access of 100% by a designated population that can obtain, at the minimum, public access to quality and affordable communication systems and services; “Universal Service” means any service of a specified quality that the Government desired to be avaliable, affordable and accessible throughout Sierra Leone, to an individual, household or institution, including the provision of - (a) public voice telephony; (b) internet access ;or (c) other services by which people can access efficient, affordable and modern communication systems and services “Universal Service means the specific micro level implemenprojects” tation activities related to each universal service program; “Un-Served Area” means a geographic area where no designated level of universal access is currently avaliable; “value-added network means telecommunication services services” provided over public or private networks which, in some way, add value to the basic carriage, usually through the application of computerized intelligence; “vessel” means any ship, boat, air-cushioned vehicle or floating rig or platform used in any form of operations at sea, or any other description of a vessel; 14 15 No. 16 The National Communications Authority Act 2022No. 16 The National Communications Authority Act 2022 (b) a representative of a consumer organization appointed by the President subject to the approval of Parliament ; (c) a representative of a civil society organization appointed by the President subject to the approval of Parliament ; (d) four other members at least two of whom shall be women appointed by the President and subject to the approval of Parliament and such members shall collectively possess knowledge, qualification and experience in the field of economics, telecommunications, information technology, accounting, engineering, law or business management; (e) a representative of the Ministry not below the rank of Director who shall be an ex-officio member with no voting rights; and (f) the Director-General who shall be the Secretary to the Board with no voting rights. (2) A person who is appointed as a member of the Board shall be a citizen of Sierra Leone.