The Wireless Telegraphy (Register) (Amendment) Regulations 2018

Statutory Instruments

2018 No. 90

Electronic Communications

The Wireless Telegraphy (Register) (Amendment) Regulations 2018

Made

25th January 2018

Coming into force

1st February 2018

The Office of Communications (“OFCOM”) make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 31(1) and (2) and section 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)(a) 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.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Wireless Telegraphy (Register) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 and shall come into force on 1st February 2018.

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) after “1785-1805 MHz”, insert “2350-2390 MHz”;

(b) for “3480-3500 MHz”, substitute “3410-3600 MHz”; and

(c) delete “3580-3600 MHz”.

Philip Marnick

Group Director of Spectrum Group

For and by authority of the Office of Communications

25th January 2018

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 and S.I. 2015/1400), 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 the Office of Communication’s (“OFCOM”) 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 the House of Commons.

(1)

2006 c.36.

(2)

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