The Wireless Telegraphy (Exemption and Amendment) Regulations 2010

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Wireless Telegraphy (Exemption and Amendment) Regulations 2010 and shall come into force on 1st November 2010.

Interpretation

2.  In these Regulations—

“the Act” means the Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006(1); and

“GHz” means gigahertz.

Revocations and amendments

3.—(1) The Regulations specified in the Schedule are revoked to the extent specified.

(2) The Wireless Telegraphy (Exemption) Regulations 2003(2) are amended as follows—

(a) in Regulation 3, for the definition of “relevant apparatus”, for “Schedules 3 to 11” substitute “Schedules 3 to 10”.

(b) in Schedule 3 (network user stations)—

(i) in Part III paragraph 3 sub-paragraph (c), under the last entry in the column, insert—

“880.1–914.9 (MTx)

925.1–959.9 (BTx)

1710.1–1785 (MTx)

1805.1–1880 (BTx)”

(ii) in Part IV (interface requirement), for “June 2005”, substitute “October 2010”.

Railway level crossing radar

4.  The establishment, installation and use of wireless telegraphy stations and wireless telegraphy apparatus complying with the publication “IR 2080 – UK Interface Requirement 2080, Railway Level Crossing Radar Sensor Systems”(3), is exempt from the provisions of section 8(1) of the Act, if—

(a) it does not cause or contribute to any undue interference to any wireless telegraphy; and

(b) it is not established, installed or used within twenty kilometres of any of the following locations (expressed by latitude and longitude coordinates)—

(i) 02° 18’ 22.8” W 53° 14’ 06.7” N;

(ii) 00° 02’ 12.4” E 52° 10’ 00.0” N;

(iii) 02° 08′ 40.1” W 52° 06’ 02.0” N;

(iv) 02° 32’ 08.5” W 53° 09’ 22.7” N;

(v) 02° 59’ 49.6” W 52° 47’ 25.1” N; and

(vi) 02° 26’ 43.5” W 53° 17’ 19.1” N.

Short range devices

5.  The establishment, installation and use of wireless telegraphy stations and wireless telegraphy apparatus complying with an interface requirement which forms part of the publication “IR2030 — UK Interface Requirements 2030, Licence Exempt Short Range Devices”(4), is exempt from the provisions of section 8(1) of the Act, if—

(a) it does not cause or contribute to any undue interference to any wireless telegraphy; and

(b) in cases where the interface requirement does not state that airborne use is permitted, use is not airborne.

Fixed wireless systems

6.  The establishment, installation and use of wireless telegraphy stations and wireless telegraphy apparatus complying with the publication “IR 2078, UK Interface Requirement 2078, Fixed Wireless Systems in the frequency band 57.1 to 63.9 GHz”(5), is exempt from the provisions of section 8(1) of the Act, if—

(a) it does not cause or contribute to any undue interference to any wireless telegraphy;

(b) use is not airborne; and

(c) any stations or apparatus operating in the frequency band 59 to 63.9 GHz are not established, installed or used within six kilometres of any of the following locations (expressed by latitude and longitude coordinates)—

(i) 07° 23’ 36.6” W, 57° 21’ 3.6” N;

(ii) 04° 58’ 21” W, 51° 37’ 16.8” N; and

(iii) 00° 36’ 22.8” W, 52° 38’ 1.8” N.

High density fixed satellite service systems

7.  The establishment, installation and use of wireless telegraphy stations and wireless telegraphy apparatus complying with the publication “IR 2066, UK Interface Requirement 2066, High Density Fixed Satellite Service Systems”(6), is exempt from the provisions of section 8(1) of the Act, if—

(a) it does not cause or contribute to any undue interference to any wireless telegraphy; and

(b) use is not airborne.

Ed Richards

Chief Executive of the Office of Communications

For and by authority of the Office of Communications

14th October 2010