The Wireless Telegraphy (Control of Interference from Radio-Frequency Heating Apparatus) Regulations 1971

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations, except so far as the contrary is provided or the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them:

“the Act” means the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949;

“the British Islands” means the area comprised by the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man;

“radio-frequency heating apparatus” means apparatus, not being electro-medical apparatus, scientific apparatus, or arc-welding apparatus, which is designed to produce a heating effect by the use of radio-frequency energy and which, or any part of which, generates or is liable to generate electro-magnetic energy at frequencies of three million megahertz or less when it is in operation, and includes any switchgear or controlling apparatus forming part of or directly associated with that apparatus and any induction cables, attachment, electrodes and connecting leads used or designed to be used with that apparatus;

“kilohertz” has the same meaning as kilocycles per second, i.e. one thousand cycles per second;

“megahertz” has the same meaning as megacycles per second, i.e. one million cycles per second;

“electric supply lines” means electric lines for transmitting electric power to a radio-frequency heating apparatus:

“terminal voltage” means the radio-frequency voltage present between each electric supply line terminal of a radio-frequency heating apparatus and the screening of the measuring apparatus referred to in Regulation 5;

expressions used in Schedule 2 have the meanings respectively assigned to them in Part 1 of Schedule 2;

and other expressions have the same meaning as they have in the Act.

(2) The Interpretation Act 1889applies for the interpretation of these Regulations as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.