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Telecommunications (Registration of SIM Cards) Regulation Explanatory Note Paragraph 5 5. Under section 6, a specified licensee may register a service plan SIM card for any eligible person, or a pre-paid SIM card for any eligible person mentioned in paragraph 3(a) or (b), provided that certain conditions are met, including the provision by the eligible person of certain information of the person (specified information).

6. Section 7 provides for the maximum number of pre-paid SIM cards that may be currently registered with a specified licensee for an eligible person.

Part 3—Deregistration

7. Sections 8 to 10 provide for the circumstances in which a specified licensee may or must deregister its SIM card. Those circumstances include the cessation of service, irregularity concerning the registration and receipt of the eligible person’s request for deregistration.

Part 4—Record Keeping

8. Section 11 requires a specified licensee to keep a record in respect of its SIM card (which must include the specified information of the eligible person) until the expiry of 1 year after the SIM card is deregistered.

9. Sections 12 and 13 require a specified licensee to provide the record to a law enforcement officer in certain circumstances with or without a warrant issued by a magistrate.