(2) Any agreement, contract, document, licence, or permission, made, granted or approved under any law relating to communication matters shall, in so far as it is consistent with the provisions of this Act and except as otherwise expressly provided in this Act or in any other written law, continue and be deemed to have been made, granted or approved by the Authority or the Minister as the case may be, under the corresponding provisions of this Act. 

(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2), any person duly licenced or authorized under applicable legislation prior to the commencement of this Act to provide- 

(a) a telecommunication service; 

(b) a postal service; 

(c) a broadcasting-service,

(4) Any frequency assignment duly made under applicable legislation prior to the commencement of this Act shall continue in force as if made under this Act, provided that-  

(a) information relating to frequency assignment is made available to the Authority; and   

(b) any conditions generally contained in a radio licence applicable to such an assignment if made under this Act are complied with.  

(5) The Malawi Defence Forces and the Malawi Police Force shall be deemed to have been issued radio licences in respect of all radio frequencies being used by them immediately prior to the commencement of this Act, provided that they apply to the Authority for the radio licences applicable to such frequencies within one year of the date of commencement of this Act.  

(6) Any equipment approval duly given under applicable legislation prior to the commencement of this Act shall continue in force as if given under this Act.

(2) The Malawi Posts and Telecommunications Corporation shall be dissolved on or before the first anniversary of the transfer date, and the Minister shall give notice of the dissolution in the Gazette.

(2) Any statement made by the Minister pursuant to subsection 

(1) shall be published in the Gazette. 

(2) The Authority shall specify and approve standards for terminal equipment which are applicable to the connexion of terminal equipment to any network used to provide a public telecommunication service.

shall enter into force when approved by the Authority. 

(4) Any approval under this section may apply either to particular equipment or to any equipment of a description specified in the approval.

(2) The Authority may contribute out of its annual budget to the 

expenses of any forum established under subsection (1).

(2) The Authority shall- 

(a) keep a register of every licence issued or renewed under this Act; 

(b) record on the register details of the ownership and control of and the holding by any person of a financial or voting interest in each licencee; and 

(c) hold the register for inspection by interested persons at its premises during the normal office hours of the Authority. 

(3) The Authority shall, at the request-of any person and on payment of a reasonable fee, furnish that person with copy of any licence issued by the Authority under this Act.