Section 68, The Telecommunications Act, 2006

(1) Notwithstanding any provision of this Act to thecontrary, a diplomatic mission in Sierra Leone which intends to operate a radio communications station may apply to the Commission through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for the required facilities referred to in subsection (2). (2) The facilities shall be granted by the Commission on the following conditions– (a) that the Government of the diplomatic mission concerned provides reciprocal facilities to the Government of Sierra Leone where required; and 44 45 Grants of frequency licences. Possession, establishment and operation or radio transmitters. Competitive bidding for Operation of communications equuipment by diplomatsic missions. (b) that the power output of the transmitter is not higher than necessary for transmitting to the State to which the diplomatic mission belongs and is in any case not more than 5 kilowatts. (3) Subject to subsections (1) and (2), a station installed by a diplomatic mission shall operate in accordance with the appropriate rules of the International Telecommunications Union. (4) The diplomatic mission shall communicate to the Commission through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation the date for the installation of the equipment. (5) The inspection of any station installed by a diplomatic mission in Sierra Leone shall be carried out by the Commission subject to reciprocal arrangement between the Government of Sierra Leone and the Government of the diplomatic mission concerned.