The Wireless Telegraphy (Register) (Amendment) Regulations 2019

Statutory Instruments

2019 No. 952

Electronic Communications

The Wireless Telegraphy (Register) (Amendment) Regulations 2019

Made

20th May 2019

Coming into force

10th June 2019

The Office of Communications (“OFCOM”) make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 31(1) and (2) and 122(7) of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006(1) (the “Act”).

Before making these Regulations, OFCOM have given notice of their proposal to do so in accordance with section 122(4) of the Act, published notice of their proposal in accordance with section 122(4)(b) of the Act, and have considered the representations made to them before the time specified in the notice in accordance with section 122(4)(c) of the Act.

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Wireless Telegraphy (Register) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 and shall come into force on 10th June 2019.

Amendment of the Wireless Telegraphy (Register) Regulations 2012

2.  In Column 2 of Part 2 of Schedule 2 to the Wireless Telegraphy (Register) Regulations 2012(2)—

(a) for “742–750 MHz”, substitute “703–733 MHz”;

(b) for “758–766 MHz”, substitute “738–788 MHz”;

(c) for “3410–3600”, substitute “3410–3800”; and

(d) delete “3605–3689 MHz”.

Philip Marnick

Group Director of Spectrum Group

For and by the authority of the Office of Communications

20th May 2019

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Wireless Telegraphy (Register) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/2186, amended by S.I. 2013/640, S.I. 2015/1400 and S.I. 2018/90), which require the Office of Communications (“OFCOM”) to establish and maintain a public register of relevant information relating to certain classes of wireless telegraphy licences and grants of recognised spectrum access.

These Regulations add licences in respect of wireless telegraphy stations operating within certain frequency bands.

A full regulatory impact assessment of the effect that these Regulations will have on the costs to business is available to the public from OFCOM’s library at Riverside House, 2A Southwark Bridge Road, London, SE1 9HA (Tel. [phone]) and on OFCOM’s website at www.ofcom.org.uk. Copies of this assessment have also been placed in the library of both Houses of Parliament.

(1)

2006 c.36.

(2)

S.I. 2012/2186, amended by S.I. 2013/640, S.I. 2015/1400 and S.I. 2018/90.