Telecommunications (Registration of SIM Cards) Regulation
existing user (原有用户), in relation to an existing service plan SIM card, means the person to whom a specified licensee supplied, or agreed to supply, a service through the SIM card under the service agreement as in force immediately before the commencement date;
specified information (指明資料), in relation to an existing user, has a meaning that is the same as its meaning in relation to an eligible person.
17. Transitional arrangement—existing pre-paid SIM cards
Until 23 February 2023 (inclusive of that date), section 5 does not apply to a specified licensee in respect of an existing pre-paid SIM card provided by the licensee.
18. Transitional arrangement—existing service plan SIM cards
(1) Section 5 does not apply to a specified licensee in respect of an existing service plan SIM card provided by the licensee during the period (service period)—
- (a) beginning with the commencement date; and
- (b) ending when the licensee ceases to supply any service through the SIM card to the existing user.
(2) If the existing service plan SIM card is active at any time during the service period (but is not currently registered with the specified licensee by virtue of subsection (1)), the licensee must keep a record that contains—
- (a) an identifier of the SIM card (such as the mobile phone number assigned to the SIM card); and
- (b) the existing information of the existing user (as it may be corrected from time to time),
until the expiry of 1 year after the end of the service period.
