{"id":100088,"date":"2024-06-07T07:34:16","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T07:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nicoinnovationhub.com\/macra\/?page_id=100088"},"modified":"2024-06-28T08:38:10","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T08:38:10","slug":"acts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nicoinnovationhub.com\/macra\/acts\/","title":{"rendered":"Acts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_direction=&#8221;45deg&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.6) 0%|rgba(0,0,0,0.6) 100%&#8221; background_color_gradient_overlays_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_image=&#8221;http:\/\/nicoinnovationhub.com\/macra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/733-1.jpg&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;60px&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Acts<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_image=&#8221;http:\/\/nicoinnovationhub.com\/macra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/corner-dots-left-top.png&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;11px||35px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;25px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;&#8211;et_global_heading_font|700|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; background_image=&#8221;http:\/\/nicoinnovationhub.com\/macra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Tag.png&#8221; width=&#8221;79%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;66%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||5px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;5px||5px|55px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;5px||5px|55px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;|||50px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;20px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>COMMUNICATIONS ACT, 2016<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;|300|||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; min_height=&#8221;183px&#8221; overflow-x=&#8221;visible&#8221; overflow-y=&#8221;hidden&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span>An Act to regulate the provision of communication services in Malawi including; electronic communications, postal and courier services and content broadcasting services. 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