South SudanNational Communication Act, 2012, Licensee Security Duty
National Communication Act, 2012 (Act No. 24), sec. 88
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In force.
A sector security regimes rule binding private bodies.
As of 20 September 2026.
What it requires
- This binds a person or entity holding a National Communication Authority (NCA) licence to construct, install or operate a public or private communication network in South Sudan (Sec. 4(2), Sec. 26, Sec. 87); the National Armed Forces, other law enforcement agencies and National Security organs run their own networks outside this licensing regime and this duty (Sec. 26(2)(a)).
- Provide protection, technical security and safety for the Licensee's own facilities, equipment and communication networks, so as to ensure system efficiency and reliability (Sec. 88(3)).
- Cooperate with the Authority's own efforts to protect communication networks against intrusion and vandalism, and discourage and prevent disruptive, unethical or malicious practices contrary to the Authority's policies and regulations (Sec. 88(1)).
If you get it wrong
Criminal exposureNo
Private right of actionNo
Who enforces it
Enforcement body
The National Communication Authority, which under Section 97 must first require a Licensee to remedy a contravention within thirty days of notice, then may shorten the licence term, suspend or cancel the licence, or impose a financial penalty set by regulations rather than by the Act.
Settledness
- As of
- 20 September 2026
- Open questions
- Has the National Communication Authority issued the regulations Section 97(2) refers to, specifying the financial penalty or the technical security standard a Licensee must meet under Section 88(3)?
What it reaches
Obligation class
Security, Licensing
What this law does
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Section 88(3) requires every Licensee holding a National Communication Authority licence to construct, install or operate a communication network to provide protection, technical security and safety for its facilities, equipment and communication networks, so as to ensure system efficiency and reliability.
Section 88(1) places a parallel duty on the Authority and Licensees together to protect communication networks against intrusion and vandalism, and Section 88(2) lets the Authority establish protection and safety facilities in collaboration with Licensees toward that end. A Licensee that breaches the security duty is first given an opportunity to remedy the contravention within thirty days of notice, under Section 97(1).
On failure to remedy, Section 97(2) lets the Authority shorten, suspend or cancel the licence, or impose a financial penalty, with the specific penalty amounts left to regulations rather than stated in the Act itself. Section 1 commences the Act on the date of the President's signature, and neither the stored copy of the Act nor any secondary source located states that day-precise date.
When LexLint raises it
provides_telecom_services
Read the law
National Communication Act
2012 (Act No. 24), official South Sudan gazetted text, Internet Archive capture of the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs (mojca.gov.ss) copy
archived copy
Read from a public archive copy, not the publisher directly. The publisher does not serve this page to automated readers, so a direct fetch was not an option here; how we access sources. Archived July 27, 2026. Publisher's page: https://mojca.gov.ss/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/National-Communication-Act-24-of-2012.pdfEvery line above is drawn from the primary source linked here, read on the date shown. This is a research summary, not legal advice.