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The Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 1999

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This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of a defect in S.I. 1999/1774 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.

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1999 No. 3243

TELEGRAPHS

The Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 1999

Made

3rd December 1999

Laid before Parliament

9th December 1999

Coming into force

31st December 1999

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 1 of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1998(1) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and having regard to the matters specified in section 2(2) of that Act, hereby makes the following Regulations—

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on 31st December 1999.

2.  The Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) Regulations 1999(2) are hereby amended as follows—

(a)for Part I of Schedule 3, there shall be substituted the Part I set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations;

(b)in Part III of Schedule 3, “56 MHz” shall be substituted for “280 MHz” in the last line of the paragraph “7.425–7.9 GHz, 12.75–13.25 GHz and 14.25–14.5 GHz”;

(c)for Schedule 4, there shall be substituted the Schedule 4 set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations;

(d)for Part II of Schedule 5, there shall be substituted the Part II set out in Schedule 3 to these Regulations;

(e)for the words “60 km × 60 km areas” in the heading of the second column of the table in Schedule 6, there shall be substituted the words “10 km × 10 km areas”; and

(f)after the National Grid Reference “SP 000800” and before the National Grid Reference “SP 800100” relating to congested areas in the second column of the table in Schedule 6, there shall be inserted the following National Grid References—

“SP 100800; SP 200800; SP 000900; SP 100900; SP 200900; SP 800000;”.

Patricia Hewitt,

Minister of State for Small Business and E-Commerce,

Department of Trade and Industry

3rd December 1999

Regulation 2

SCHEDULE 1POINT TO POINT FIXED LINKS LICENCE

“PART ICONGESTED AREAS

1. 4 GHz band

(National Grid References for 25 km × 25 km areas)

NX5075NX7575
NY0075NY2525NY5025
SD5000SD5025SD7500SD7525
SE0000SE0025SE2500SE2525SE5000
SJ5075SJ7500SJ7575
SK0000SK0050SK0075SK2550SK2575SK5050SK5075
SK0025SK2500SK2525SK5000SK5025SK7500SK7525SK7550
SO2500SO5000SO7500SO7550SO7575
SP0000SP0050SP0075SP2550SP2575SP5075SP7500SP7550SP7575
SS5000
ST2550ST2575ST5050ST5075ST7550ST7575
SU5050SU5075SU7550SU7575
SX0050SX0075SX2550SX2575SX5050SX5075SX7575
TF0000TF0025TF2500TF2525
TL0000TL0075TL2500TL2575
TQ0050TQ0075TQ2550TQ2575TQ5050

2. 7.5 GHz band

(National Grid References for 25 km × 25 km areas)

SD5000SD7500SD7525
SE0000SE0025SE0050SE2500SE2525SE2550SE5000SE5025SE5050
SJ2575SJ5050SJ5075SJ7500SJ7550SJ7575
SK0000SK0075SK2500SK2575SK5000
SO7500
SP0000SP0050SP0075SP2550SP2575SP5050SP5075SP7500SP7525SP7550
SU2550SU2575SU5025SU5050SU5075SU7525SU7550SU7575
TL0000TL0025TL0050TL2500TL2525TL5000TL5025
TQ0025TQ0050TQ0075TQ2525TQ2550TQ2575TQ5025TQ5050TQ5075TQ7575

3. 13/14 GHz band

(National Grid References for 10 km × 10 km areas)

NO000000NO100000NO200000
NO200100
NS300400NS500400NS600400NS700400
NS300500NS400500NS500500NS600500NS700500NS800500NS900500
NS300600NS400600NS500600NS600600NS700600NS800600NS900600NT000600NT100600NT200600NT300600
NS400700NS500700NS600700NS700700NS800700NS900700NT000700NT100700NT200700NT300700
NS800800NS900800NT000800NT100800NT200800NT300800
NS900900NT000900NT100900NT200900
NW300100NW400100NW500100
NW300200NW400200NW500200NZ100300NZ200300NZ300300
NW300300NW400300NW500300NZ000400NZ100400NZ200400NZ300400NZ400400NZ400200NZ400000NZ400100
NW400400NW500400NZ000500NZ100500NZ200500NZ300500NZ400500
NY000200
NZ000600NZ100600NZ200600NZ300600NZ400600
NZ200200NZ200100NZ300100NZ300200
NZ100700NZ200700NZ300700
SD300000SD400000SD500000SD600000SD700000SD800000SD900000SE000000SE100000SE200000SE300000SE400000SE500000SE600000SE900000
TA000000TA100000TA200000TA300000
SD400100SD500100SD600100SD700100SD800100SD900100SE000100SE100100SE200100SE300100SE400100SE500100SE900100TA000100TA100100
SD400200SD500200SD600200SD700200SD800200SD900200SE000200SE100200SE200200SE300200SE400200SE500200SE800200SE900200TA000200
TA100200
SD400300SD500300SD600300SE000300SE100300SE200300SE300300SE400300SE500300SE800300SE900300TA000300TA100300
SD400400SD500400SE000400SE100400SE200400SE300400SE400400SE500400SE600400SE800400SE900400TA000400
SD400500SD500500SE500500SE600500
SJ200600SJ300600SJ400600SJ500600SJ600600SJ700600SJ800600SJ900600SK300600SK400600SK900600
SJ200700SJ300700SJ400700SJ500700SJ600700SJ700700SJ800700SJ900700SK200700SK300700SK400700SK500700SK800700SK900700TF000700
TF100700
SJ200800SJ300800SJ400800SJ500800SJ600800SJ700800SJ800800SJ900800SK000800SK200800SK300800SK400800SK500800SK600800SK800800
SK900800TF000800TF100800TF200800
SJ200900SJ300900SJ400900SJ500900SJ600900SJ700900SJ800900SJ900900SK000900SK200900SK300900SK400900SK500900SK600900SK800900
SK900900TF000900TF100900TF200900TF300900
SJ400500SJ500500SJ600500SJ700500SJ800500SJ900500SK300500SK400500SK500500SK600500
SJ700400SJ800400SJ900400SK200400SK300400SK400400SK500400SK600400
SJ800000SJ900000SK000000SK100000SK200000SK300000SK400000SK500000SK600000TF000000TG100000TG200000TG300000
SJ800100SJ900100SK000100SK100100SK200100SK300100SK400100SK500100SK600100TG100100TG200100TG300100
SJ800200SJ900200SK000200SK300200SK400200SK500200
SJ800300SJ900300SK200300SK300300SK400300SK500300SK600300
SN500000SN600000SN700000SO100000SO600000SO700000SO800000SO900000SP400000SP500000SP600000SP800000SP900000TL000000TL100000
TL200000TL300000TL400000TL500000TL600000TL700000
SO700200SO800200SO900200SP500200SP900200TL000200TL100200TL200200TL300200TL400200TM000200TM100200
SO700400SP700400SP800400SP900400TL000400TL200400TL300400TL400400TL600400TL700400TM000400TM100400TM200400
SO800100SO900100SP000100SP400100SP500100SP600100SP900100TL000100TL100100TL200100TL300100TL500100TL600100TL700100TM000100
TM100100
SO800600SO900600SP000600SP100600SP200600SP300600SP400600SP600600SP700600SP800600SP900600TL200600TL300600TL400600TL500600
TL600600TL700600
SO800700SO900700SP000700SP100700SP200700SP300700SP400700SP700700SP800700SP900700TL300700TL400700TL500700
SO800800SO900800SP000800SP100800SP200800SP300800SP400800TL000800TL100800TL200800TL300800TL400800TL500800
SO800900SO900900SP000900SP100900SP200900SP300900SP400900SP500900SP600900TL000900TL100900TM100900TM200900
SO900500SP600500SP700500SP800500SP900500TL200500TL300500TL400500TL500500TL600500TL700500TM000500TM100500
SP800300SP900300TL000300TL100300TL200300TL300300TL900300TM000300TM100300TM200300
SS600900SS700900SS900900ST000900ST100900ST200900ST500900ST600900ST700900SU100900SU300900SU400900SU500900SU600900SU700900
SU800900TQ000900TQ100900TQ200900TQ300900TQ400900TQ500900TQ600900TQ700900
SS700800SS900800ST000800ST100800ST200800ST500800ST600800ST700800SU600800SU700800SU800800TQ000800TQ100800TQ200800TQ300800
TQ400800TQ500800TQ600800
ST000600ST400600ST500600ST600600ST700600ST800600ST900600SU600600SU700600SU800600TQ000600TQ100600TQ200600TQ300600TQ400600
TQ500600TQ600600
ST000700ST100700ST200700ST400700ST500700ST600700ST700700ST800700ST900700SU000700SU600700SU700700SU800700TQ000700TQ100700
TQ200700TQ300700TQ400700TQ500700TQ600700TQ700700
ST400500ST500500ST600500ST800500SU700500SU800500TQ000500TQ100500TQ200500TQ300500TQ400500TQ500500TQ600500
ST500100ST600100SU300100SU400100SU500100SU600100SU700100SU800100SU800400SU900400SU900500SU900600SU900700SU900800SU900900
SU300000SU400000SU500000SU700000
SU300200SU400200SU500200SU800200
SU300300SU700300SU800300SU900300
TQ100400TQ200400TQ300400TQ400400
SW900500SX400500SX500500
SX000600SX300600SX400600SX500600
SX500400
SZ500900”.

Regulation 2

SCHEDULE 2ON-SITE PRIVATE BUSINESS RADIO LICENCE

Schedule 2

“SCHEDULE 4HEAVILY CONGESTED AND CONGESTED AREAS FOR ON-SITE PRIVATE BUSINESS RADIO LICENCE

Designation of areaNational Grid References for 10 km × 10 km areas
Heavily congestedTQ 200700; TQ 200800; TQ300700; TQ 300800
CongestedTQ 100700; TQ 100800; TQ 200900; TQ 300900; TQ 400700; TQ 400800”.

Regulation 2

SCHEDULE 3WIDE AREA PRIVATE BUSINESS RADIO LICENCE

“PART IIHEAVILY CONGESTED AND CONGESTED AREAS

Designation of areaNational Grid References for 10 km × 10 km areas
Heavily congestedTQ 200700; TQ 200800; TQ300700; TQ 300800
CongestedTQ 100700; TQ 100800; TQ 200900; TQ 300900; TQ 400700; TQ 400800”.

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations substitute corrected National Grid References in Schedules 3, 4 and 5 to the Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/1774; “the 1999 Regulations”) (regulation 2(a), (c) and (d)). Such National Grid References are used for setting fees in relation to the Point to Point Fixed Links Licence, the On-Site Private Business Radio Licence and the Wide Area Private Business Radio Licence respectively.

In addition, these Regulations—

(a)substitute a corrected limit of bandwidth per fixed link in Part III of Schedule 3 relating to the Point to Point Fixed Links Licence (regulation 2(b));

(b)amend a column heading of the table in Schedule 6 with respect to the Common Base Station Operator Licence (regulation 2(e)); and

(c)insert additional National Grid References in Schedule 6 that were omitted from the 1999 Regulations (regulation 2(f)).

(1)

1998 c. 6; section 1 was extended to Jersey by S.I. 1998/1512, to Guernsey by S.I. 1998/1511, and to the Isle of Man by S.I. 1998/1510.

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