I, Dr Stephen Mncube, Chairperson· of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa ("the Authority") hereby approve and publish the Digital Migration Regulations set out in the Schedule and made by the Authority in terms ·of sections 30(2)(c) and (d) read with sections 4(1) (a) (b) and (d) of the Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005). The Broadcasting Digital Migration Policy for South Africa which was issued by the Minister of Communications in terms of section 3(1) of the Act and published under Government Notice 958 in Government Gazette 31408 of 8 September 2008 (as amended and published under Government Notice 124 in Government Gazette 35051 of 17 February 2012) has been considered by the Authority.