Part VIII Provisions Relating to Wireless Telegraphy

C1C2168 Offence of keeping wireless telegraphy station or apparatus available for unauthorised use.

The following section shall be inserted after section 1 of the M1Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949 (in this Part referred to as “the 1949 Act”)—

1A Offence of keeping wireless telegraphy station or apparatus available for unauthorised use.

Any person who has any station for wireless telegraphy or apparatus for wireless telegraphy in his possession or under his control and either—

a

intends to use it in contravention of section 1 of this Act; or

b

knows, or has reasonable cause to believe, that another person intends to use it in contravention of that section,

shall be guilty of an offence.