1988 No. 1949

TELEGRAPHS

The Wireless Telegraphy Apparatus (Approval) (Test Fees) Order 1988

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 84(7) of the Telecommunications Act 19841 (“the Act”), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:—

Citation and commencement1

This Order may be cited as the Wireless Telegraphy Apparatus (Approval) (Test Fees) Order 1988 and shall come into force on 12th December 1988.

Interpretation2

In this Order,“apparatus” means wireless telegraphy apparatus or apparatus designed or adapted for use in connection with wireless telegraphy apparatus.

Application3

This Order applies to the charging of fees in respect of the testing of apparatus to MPT Performance Specifications conducted in the exercise of the Secretary of State’s functions under section 84 of the Act for the purpose of the determination of an application for approval under that section.

Test fees

4

Schedule 1 shall have effect for the purposes of setting the scale of test charges applicable to the charging of fees pursuant to this Order and the points on that scale, and“scale” and“point” shall be construed accordingly.

5

The fee to be charged in respect of the testing of each description of apparatus listed in Column 1 of Schedule 2 to any one MPT Performance Specification, or any one combination of MPT Performance Specifications, as the case may be, specified in relation to that description of apparatus in Column 2 shall be the sum of—

a

the test charge at the point on the scale specified in relation to such testing in Column 3; and

b

an amount equal to the amount of value added tax payable by the Secretary of State in respect of such testing.

Robert AtkinsParliamentary Under Secretary of State,Department of Trade and Industry

SCHEDULE 1SCALE OF TEST CHARGES

Regulation 4

Scale point

Amount

1

£650

2

£1,250

3

£2,250

4

£2,750

5

£3,300

6

£4,000

7

£6,000

8

£8,000

SCHEDULE 2SCALE POINTS OF TEST CHARGES

Regulation 5

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Description of Apparatus

MPT Performance Specification Number

Scale Point

Private Mobile radio

Fixed Station Transmitter

1301

2

,,

1302

2

,,

1323

3

,,

1326

3

,,

1323 (JRC)

3

Fixed Station Receiver

1301

2

,,

1302

2

,,

1323

3

,,

1326

3

,,

1323 (JRC)

3

Fixed Station Transceiver

1301

3

,,

1302

3

,,

1323

4

,,

1326

4

,,

1323 (JRC)

4

Fixed Mobile Transceiver

1326

3

Mobile Transceiver

1301

3

,,

1302

3

,,

1323

3

,,

1326

3

,,

1323 (JRC)

3

Hand Portable Transceiver

1301

3

,,

1302

3

,,

1303

4

,,

1304

4

,,

1323

3

,,

1326

3

,,

1323 (JRC)

3

Cellular Radio

1324

2

Cordless Telephone

CT1

1322

4

CT2

1334

4

Paging

Receiver

1305

4

,,

1306

4

,,

1335

4

Transmitter

1305

3

,,

1335

3

,,

1325

4

Local Communications

Transmitter (Portable)

1314

4

Transmitter (Base Station)

1314

3

Receiver (Portable)

1314

3

Receiver (Base Station)

1314

2

Citizen’s Band

Mobile Transmitter

1333

3

Mobile Receiver

1333

3

Mobile/Portable Transceiver

1333

4

Fixed Station Transmitter

1333

3

Fixed Station Receiver

1333

3

Fixed Station Transceiver

1333

4

Low Power Devices

General Devices

1309

2

Medical and Biological Telemetry

1312

2

VHF Telemetry and Command

1328

3

UHF Telemetry and Command

1329

3

Wide Band Telemetry and Command (VHF)

1330

3

49 MHz Devices

1336

3

Transmitters and Receivers for use in the Frequency Bands 0 to 185 kHz and 240 to 315 kHz

1337

3

Induction Systems for Access Control and anti-theft

1339

3

Emergency Alarm Systems for the aged and infirm

1338

3

Low Power Telemetry at 888 MHz and 889 MHz

1341

3

Short Range Security Alarms and In-Building Security

1344

3

Radio Microphones and Radio Hearing Aids

1311

3

,,

1345

3

,,

1350

3

Low Power Telemetry at 27 MHz

1346

3

888 MHz and 889 MHz Security Devices

1353

3

Microwave Low Power Industrial Devices

1349

3

In-building security equipment at 417.9 MHz to 418.1 MHz

1340

3

Local Authority Emergency Alarms

1357

3

Receiver for low power devices

1309

1

,,

1311

1

,,

1328

1

,,

1329

1

,,

1330

1

,,

1336

1

,,

1337

1

,,

1345

1

,,

1350

1

Private User Fixed Links

Private fixed link radio equipment utilising angle modulated transmitters and receivers with 50 kHz carrier frequency separation and maximum deviation not exceeding ± 10 kHz in the 1450-1690 MHz band sub-bands F1, F2 and F3

1401

5

Private fixed link equipment with a capacity of up to 36 FDMFM channels or equivalent for use in the B and X sub-bands of the band 1450-1530 MHz

1402

5

Analogue and digital private fixed radio relay equipment operating in the band 12750 to 13250 MHz (including annexes of performance specifications for equipment with digital modulation up to 34.368 Mbit/S and analogue modulation up to 3000 FDM FM telephony channels)

1403

5

Antennae for use by private fixed and mobile radio services operating in specified sub-bands in the band 1450-1690 MHz

1404

4

Antennae for off-shore private radio services in the 1700-1900 MHz band

1405

4

Antennae for private fixed radio services in the band 12750-13250 MHz

1406

4

Private fixed link radio equipment operating in the band 7425 to 7900 MHz

1407

5

Private fixed link radio equipment with a capacity of up to 8 FDM FM channels or equivalent for use in the E sub-band of the band 1450-1530 MHz

1408

5

Private fixed point to point systems in the band 21.2-23.6 GHz

1409

5

Digital auxiliary broadcast radio relay equipment operating in the band 1450-1530 MHz, sub-band G

1410

5

Private fixed radio equipment for telemetry and telecontrol purposes operating in the bands 457.5-458.5 MHz and 463.0-464.0 MHz

1411

5

Private fixed link radio equipment with digital modulation. For use in the B and X sub-bands of the band 1450 to 1530 MHz

1412

5

Specification for analogue private fixed radio equipment operating in the band 7425 to 7900 MHz

1413

5

Maritime

Radio Receiving Equipment for double sideband and single sideband reception of radiotelegraphy and radiotelephony for use in merchant ships

1201

6

Main medium frequency radio-telegraphy transmitter for use in merchant ships

1202

6

Radio telephone equipment operating on the frequency 2182 kHz for use on fishing boat survival craft

1205

5

Radio telegraph receiver for loudspeaker watchkeeping

1206

6

Manpowered portable radio equipment for survival craft

1207

5

Main radio receiver for double side band reception for use in merchant ships

1208

5

Reserve medium frequency radio-telegraph transmitter for use in merchant ships

1209

5

Reserve radio receiver for use in merchant ships

1210

5

Radiotelegraph automatic alarms equipment (receiving) for use in merchant ships

1211

6

Motor lifeboat radio equipment

1213

5

High frequency radiotelegraph transmitter for use in merchant ships

1214

5

Voluntarily provided radiotelephone equipment operating on the frequency 2182 kHz

1218

7

Automatic radiotelegraph alarm signal keying devices for use in merchant ships

1219

6

Direction finding equipment operating at frequencies between 255 and 525 kHz and between 2167 and 2197 kHz for use in merchant ships

1220

5

High power float-off emergency position-indicating radiobeacon operating on the frequency 2182 kHz for use in fishing vessels

1222

5

Radiotelephone distress frequency watch receiver for use in merchant ships

1223

6

Single sideband radiotelephone transmitter and receivers for the MF and HF bands for use in merchant ships

1224

7

Radiotelephone alarm signal generators for use in merchant ships

1225

6

Emergency position-indicating radiobeacons (EPIRB) for voluntary fitting to small craft

1226

5

Single sideband radiotelephone transmitters and receivers for voluntary fitting to small craft

1227

6

Phase modulated and frequency modulated VHF radio equipment for shore based stations in the maritime service

1250

6

Phase modulated and frequency modulated VHF radio equipment for use in merchant ships

1251

6

VHF radiotelephone equipment for use in merchant ships

1252

6

VHF handportable

1253

6

UHF handportable

1254

6

VHF radiotelephone equipment for use in totally enclosed motor propelled survival craft

1255

7

Maritime emergency position-indicating radiobeacons (EPIRB) operating in the frequencies 121.5 MHz and 243 MHz

1256

6

Narrow band direct printing telegraph equipment for the reception of navigation and meteorological information (Navtex Receiver)

1257

6

Satellite emergency position-indicating radiobeacon operating at 406 MHz

1259

6

Ship-Earth station operating in the mobile satellite frequency bands 1535 to 1543.5 MHz for reception and 1636.5 to 1645 for transmission

1260

5

Transmitters or receivers for use in a private maritime VHF channel assigned for low power security devices

1265

6

Combinations of Maritime Apparatus

Maritime Apparatus

1214 1224 1225

7

Maritime Apparatus

Any three or more of 1201, 1202, 1209, 1210, 1214, 1219, 1224 and 1225 except the combination of 1214, 1224 and 1225

8

Miscellaneous

Any description of apparatus not listed above, or any description of apparatus listed above but tested to an MPT Performance Specification other than one specified above in Column 2 in relation to it

Any one MPT Performance Specification

4

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order provides for the charging of fees for tests of wireless telegraphy apparatus to MPT Performance Specifications conducted on behalf of the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry for the purposes of determining applications for type approval under section 84 of the Telecommunications Act 1984.

Apparatus in respect of which type approval has been applied for may be required to comply with one or several MPT Performance Specifications. The fees provided for in this Order are payable in respect of each such test, or specified combinations of tests.

Tests on behalf of the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry are generally conducted at the Radio Technology Laboratory (Kenley), Whyteleafe Hill, Whyteleafe, Surrey CR3 0YY.

For many MPT Performance Specifications, tests acceptable for the purposes of application for type approval may be conducted by certain non-governmental laboratories. The fees in respect of such tests are not covered by this Order, but rather are set by those laboratories themselves.

MPT Performance Specifications may be obtained free of charge from the Radio Technology Laboratory, or from the Librarian, Radiocommunications Division, The Department of Trade and Industry, Waterloo Bridge House, Waterloo Road, London SE1 8UA.

Value added tax is payable by the Secretary of State on the test charges set out in this Order pursuant to a Direction of the Treasury under section 27(2) and (3) of the Value Added Tax Act 1983 (c. 55) made on 27th March 1985. The Direction came into force on 1st April 1985 and was published in the London Gazette on 17th May 1985. The relevant provision is under“Department of Trade and Industry” (paragraph 42 in Column 1 of the Direction) at item 9 in Column 2.