Section 21, The Telecommunications Act, 2006

(1) The Commission may, after consultation with the Minister, by statutory instrument, exempt from the requirement for licence such telecommunications networks as it may determine. (2) Without prejudice to subsection (1), the requirement for licence under section 20, shall not apply to– (a) the acquisition or operation by any person for his own use or solely for the purpose of his business (but not for providing any Funds of Commission Account and audit. Financial year of the commission Annual report. Obligation to obtain licence Exemptions. telecommunications service to another person) of telecommunications network in which all the equipment comprised therein is situated – (i) on a single set of premises in a single occupation; or (ii) in a vessel, aircraft or vehicle mechanically coupled together; (b) telecommunications network of the disciplined forces and the national security services except that application for allocation of frequencies in the shared bands shall be submitted to the Commission through the office of the President; (c) any telecommunications network which does not require interconnection with any public telecommunications network; and (d) any telecommunications service which has been declared to be licence-free under subsection (3). (3) The Commission may from time to time determine that a class of telecommunications services may be registered but provided without prior approval or licensing if it is satisfied that no harm to either a service provider or consumers shall be caused by such determination. (4) For the purposes of this section, “disciplined forces” includes the Armed Forces of the Republic of Sierra Leone, the Police Force and any other force as may be prescribed.