The Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 1989

This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of a defect in S.I. 1989/1850 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.

Statutory Instruments

1989 No. 1929

TELEGRAPHS

The Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 1989

Made

18th October 1989

Laid before Parliament

20th October 1989

Coming into force

1st November 1989

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(1) of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949(1) as enacted, and as extended by the Wireless Telegraphy (Channel Islands) Order 1952(2) and the Wireless Telegraphy (Isle of Man) Order 1952(3) and now vested in him(4) the power conferred on him by the Department of Trade and Industry (Fees) Order 1988(5), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby, with the consent of the Treasury, makes the following Regulations:—

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 1989 and shall come into force on 1st November 1989.

2.  The Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) Regulations 1989(6) are hereby amended in the Schedule by substituting for the provisions relating to Maritime Business Radio and Private Mobile Radio (Standard) the following provisions respectively—

“Maritime Business Radio	For each base station: per channel designated for use by that base station—£120 for one or more but not exceeding 10 mobile stations; £250 for more than 10 but not exceeding 25 mobile stations; £400 for more than 25 but not exceeding 40 stations; for more than 40 mobile stations—£400 for the first 40 plus £200 for each successive group of 20 and £200 for any final group of less than 20	Yearly
Private Mobile Radio (Standard)	For national channels—£5,000 for each channel; for other channels—£120 for one or more but not exceeding 10 mobile stations; £250 for more than 10 but not exceeding 25 mobile stations; £400 for more than 25 but not exceeding 40 mobile stations; for more than 40 mobile stations—£400 for the first 40 plus £200 for each successive group of 20 and £200 for any final group of less than 20.	Yearly”.

Eric Forth

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,

Department of Trade and Industry

16th October 1989

We consent to these Regulations

Stephen Dorrell

David Lightbown

Two of the Lords Commissioners of

Her Majesty’s Treasury

18th October 1989

Explanatory Note

This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) Regulations 1989 (S.I. 1989/1850) in relation to Maritime Business Radio and Private Mobile Radio (Standard) Licences.

Those Regulations were in error in that—

(a) in relation to both types of licence, they provided that for stations in excess of 40 the fee payable should be calculated on the basis of successive groups of 40 (any final group of less than 40 being disregarded); and

(b) in relation to Private Mobile Radio (Standard), they provided that, where a licence authorised the use of national channels, other channels were to be disregarded in calculating the fee.

These Regulations retain the basis of charging which was provided in the Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) Regulations 1986 (S.I. 1986/1039) and the Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 1988 (S.I. 1988/135).

(1)

1949 c. 54.

(2)

S.I. 1952/1900.

(3)

S.I. 1952/1899.

(4)

Post Office Act 1969 c. 48, section 3; S.I. 1969/1369, article 3, S.I. 1969/1371, article 2, and S.I. 1974/691, article 2.

(5)

S.I. 1988/93, which was made under section 102 of the Finance (No. 2) Act 1987 (c. 51). The relevant provisions of S.I. 1988/93 are article 8 and Part V of Schedule 1.

(6)

S.I. 1989/1850.