The Wireless Telegraphy (Exemption and Amendment) (Amendment) Regulations 2013

Statutory Instruments

2013 No. 1253

Electronic Communications

The Wireless Telegraphy (Exemption and Amendment) (Amendment) Regulations 2013

Made

3rd June 2013

Coming into force

26th June 2013

The Office of Communications (“OFCOM”), in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(3) of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006(1) (“the Act”), make the following Regulations.

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 that notice in accordance with section 122(4)(c) of the Act.

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Wireless Telegraphy (Exemption and Amendment) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 and shall come into force on 26th June 2013.

Amendment of the Wireless Telegraphy (Exemption and Amendment) Regulations 2010

2.—(1) The Wireless Telegraphy (Exemption and Amendment) Regulations 2010(2) are amended in accordance with the following paragraph of this regulation.

(2) In regulation 5 (short range devices), for ““IR 2030 – UK Interface Requirements 2030 Licence Exempt Short Range Devices (December 2011)” published by OFCOM in December 2011”, substitute ““IR 2030 – UK Interface Requirements 2030 Licence Exempt Short Range Devices”, published by OFCOM in June 2013”.

Stephen Unger

Group Director of Strategy, International, Technology and Economists Group

For and by the authority of the Office of Communications

3rd June 2013

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend regulation 5 of the Wireless Telegraphy (Exemption and Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/2512), which exempts short range devices, to refer to an updated interface requirement.

Interface requirements are published by OFCOM in accordance with Article 4.1 of Directive 1999/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on Radio Equipment and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity (OJ No L 91, 7.4.1999, p10). Copies of interface requirements referred to in these Regulations may be obtained from OFCOM at Riverside House, 2a Southwark Bridge Road, London SE1 9HA and are available on the OFCOM website at http://www.ofcom.org.uk.

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

(1)

2006 c. 36

(2)

S.I. 2010/2512, amended by S.I. 2011/3035