The Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) Regulations 1991

Regulation 4

THE SCHEDULE

Class of Licence
The prescribed sum in respect of the issue or renewal of the licence and in respect of the prescribed time:
Fixed sums	Variable sums
The prescribed time:
Interval of time for payment
Aeronautical
Aeronautical Ground Station (General)	£150		Yearly
Aeronautical Ground Station (Glider, Hang Glider and Balloon)	£25		Yearly
Aeronautical Ground Station (Special)	£250		Yearly
Aeronautical Ground Station (Special Mobile)	£50		Yearly
Aircraft		£30 for each aircraft which has an approved maximum take-off weight of not more than 3,200 kg; £250 for each aircraft which has an approved maximum take-off weight of more than 3,200 kg but not more than 5,700 kg; £550 for each aircraft which has an approved maximum take-off weight of more than 5,700 kg	yearly
Aircraft (Glider, Hang Glider and Balloon)	£20		Yearly
Aeronautical Navigational Aids and Radar		£20 for each navigational aid or radar station	Yearly
Amateur
Amateur Radio (Novice) (A)		£15 for persons aged 21 years or over; no charge for persons aged under 21 years	Yearly
Amateur Radio (Novice) (B)		As for Amateur Radio (Novice) (A)	Yearly
Amateur Radio (A)	£15		Yearly
Amateur Radio (B)	£15		Yearly
Amateur Radio Beacon and Repeater		£15 for each station	Yearly
Broadcasting and Ancillary Services
Transmission of Local Radio Broadcasting Services		Any number of transmitters in the medium wave band— £246 per complete 100,000 people covered, any final group of less than 100,000 people being disregarded; Any number of transmitters in the VHF band— coverage of less than 100,000 people—£246; coverage of 100,000 people or more—£369 per complete 100,000 people covered, any final group of less than 100,000 people being disregarded	Yearly
Restricted Radio Services Transmission		For each medium wave band frequency— £180 where the power of transmission is less than 50 mW ERP; £400 where the power of transmission is 50 mW ERP or more but not exceeding 1 W ERP; £830 where the power of transmission exceeds 1 W ERP For each VHF band frequency— £680 where the power of transmission does not exceed 1 W ERP; £1,440 where the power of transmission exceeds 1 W ERP	None
Radio Broadcaster’s Programme Making		£18 per talk-back channel; £18 per radio microphone channel; £36 per programme audio channel; £72 per airborne link channel; £72 per terrestrial link channel	Yearly
Radio Microphone	£130		Yearly
Independent Programme Maker's		£100 per channel for radio microphones, or equipment of any other type where that equipment operates at a power not exceeding 10 mW ERP; Talk back and sound links for fixed sites—£155 per channel per site	None
Independent Programme Maker’s Four Monthly		Talk back and sound links for fixed sites—£70 per channel per site	None
Independent Programme Maker’s Seven Day		Talk back and sound links for specific sites— Ordinary rate—£39 per channel per site; Premium rate—£139 per channel per site; Vision Links— Ordinary rate—£69 per channel per site; Premium rate—£169 per channel per site
Citizens' Band
Citizens' Band Radio	£15		Yearly
Fixed Services
Fixed Microwave Radio-Relay Link		£225 for each Class 1 link; £340 for each Class 2 link; £450 for each Class 3 link; £675 for each Class 4 link; £860 for each Class 5 link	Yearly
Scanning Telemetry Link		£37.50 for each station	Yearly
Temporary Fixed Microwave Link		As for Fixed Microwave Radio-Relay Link	None
Fixed Millimetric Radio-Relay Link		£75 for each fixed link	Yearly
Fixed Satellite Services
Transmitting Earth Station Licence for Satellite Tracking, Telemetry and Command		£8,000 for each station	Yearly
Transmitting Earth Station Licence for Specialised Satellite Services	£25,850		Yearly
Maritime
Maritime Radio (Navigational Aid and Radar)		For each navigational aid or radar station—£20 per channel designated for use by that station	Yearly
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 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
Maritime Business Radio (Base Station Only)		For each base station; £50 for each channel designated for use by that base station	Yearly
Port Operations Radio	£150		Yearly
Ship Radio	£50		Yearly
Ship Radio (Transportable)	£25		Yearly
Ship Radio (VHF)	£20		Yearly
Paging
Local Communications		£75 for each base station	Yearly
Radiating Cable		£50 for each base station	Yearly
Radio Paging (Standard)		£25 for each base station	Yearly
Local Wide Area Paging		£250 for each base station subject to a maximum of £5,000	Yearly
National Wide Area Paging		£5,000 for each national channel	Yearly
Private Mobile Radio
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
Private Mobile Radio Demonstration		As for Private Mobile Radio (Standard)	Yearly
Private Mobile Radio Short Term Hire		As for Private Mobile Radio (Standard)	Yearly
Private Mobile Radio Service Provider		For each base station; £750 for each channel designated for use by that base station	Yearly
Band III Private Mobile Radio National Trunked Service		£315,000 on the anniversary of issue of the licence falling between 1st April 1991 and 31st March 1992 inclusive; £395,000 on the anniversary of issue of the licence falling between 1st April 1992 and 31st March 1993 inclusive; £475,000 on the anniversary of issue of the licence falling between 1st April 1993 and 31st March 1994 inclusive; £560,000 on the anniversary of issue of the licence falling between 1st April 1994 and 31st March 1995 inclusive; £650,000 on the anniversary of issue of the licence falling between 1st April 1995 and 31st March 1996 inclusive; £760,000 on the anniversary of issue of the licence falling on or after 1st April 1996	Yearly
Band III Private Mobile Radio Trunked Service		£500 for each channel on issue of the licence; £750 for each channel on the first anniversary of the issue of the licence; £1,000 for each channel on each of the second and subsequent anniversaries of the issue of the licence	Yearly
National Public Radio-telephone Service		£5,000 per channel	Yearly
National Public Mobile Data Service		On issue— £1,000 per national channel £ £400 per other channel On the first and second anniversaries of issue of the licence— £2,000 per national channel £800 per other channel On the third and fourth anniversaries of issue of the licence— £3,000 per national channel £ £1,200 per other channel On the fifth and sixth anniversaries of issue of the licence— £4,000 per national channel £1,600 per other channel On the seventh and each subsequent anniversary of issue of the licence— £5,000 per national channel £ £2,000 per other channel	Yearly
Other Licences
Local Authority (Emergency Alarm) Radio	£100		Yearly
Telemetry, Telecommand and Teleapproach Radio		£40 for each station	Yearly
Testing and Development		£75 for each station	Yearly
Long range alarms		£100 per on-site system £55 per central station £50 per alarm station	Yearly