The Electromagnetic Compatibility (Wireless Telegraphy Apparatus) Certificationand Examination Fees Regulations 1997

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations provide for the charging of fees in relation to determination of applications for a technical report or technical certificate for wireless telegraphy apparatus and the examination of such apparatus for that purpose by the Secretary of State pursuant to the provisions of the Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/2372) (regulation 4); the Secretary of State is a body responsible for issuing technical reports and technical certificates for certain wireless telegraphy apparatus pursuant to Article 10.2 of Council Directive 89/336 EEC on the approximation of the laws of Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility (O.J. No. L139, 23.5.89, p. 19); as amended by Council Directive 91/263/EEC (O.J. No. L128, 23.5.91, p. 1) and Council Directive 92/31/EEC (O.J. No. L126, p. 11). Fees are set at a level to achieve full cost recovery.

Further, these Regulations prescribe fees (“the fixed fee”) for the determination of an application for the issue of an EC type-examination certificate for radio transmission apparatus by the Secretary of State, and they provide for the charging of fees if examination (including testing) is carried out as part of that determination by the Secretary of State (regulation 6); the Secretary of State is a body responsible for issuing EC type-examination certificates for certain wireless telegraphy apparatus pursuant to the provisions of the 1992 Regulations. Fees are set at a level to achieve full cost recovery.

These Regulations replace the Electromagnetic Compatibility (Wireless Telegraphy Apparatus) Certification and Test Fees Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/2373).

These fees are altered as follows:

(a) the fee payable on initial EC Type examination Certificate is increased from £300 to £400;

(b) the modification to an EC Type examination Certificate is increased from £300 to £400;

(c) the non-technical Variation of EC Type examination Certificate is increased from £150 to £200;

(d) the technical Variation of EC Type examination Certificate is increased from £150 to £200;

(e) the fee payable for site visits is changed from a variable rate of £30.48 to £46.86 per hour depending on the grade of officer to a fixed rate of £41.00 per hour.

The above fees are set at a level to achieve full cost recovery.