The Wireless Telegraphy (Limitation of Number of Licences) Order 2014

Citation and commencement U.K.

1.  This Order may be cited as the Wireless Telegraphy (Limitation of Number of Licences) Order 2014 and shall come into force on 9th April 2014.

Revocation U.K.

2.  The Wireless Telegraphy (Limitation of Number of Licences) Order 2003 M1 and The Wireless Telegraphy (Limitation of Number of Licences) (Amendment) Order 2006 M2 are hereby revoked.

Marginal Citations

M1 S.I. 2003/1902.

M2 S.I. 2006/2786.

Interpretation U.K.

3.  In this Order

• “electronic communications network”, “electronic communications service” and “associated facility” have the meaning given to them by section 32 of the Communications Act 2003 M3 ;

• “the Radio Regulations” means the 2012 edition of the Radio Regulations made under Article 13 of the Constitution of the International Telecommunications Union M4 .

Marginal Citations

M3 2003 c.21.

M4 The Constitution and Convention of the International Telecommunication Union were adopted in Geneva in 1992 and ratified by the UK in 1994 (Cm 3145). They were modified by the Plenipotentiary Conference in Kyoto in 1994 as ratified by the UK in 1997 (Cm 3779).

Wireless telegraphy licences to be limited in number U.K.

4.  OFCOM will grant only a limited number of wireless telegraphy licences at the frequencies and for the uses specified in Part 1 of each of Schedules 1 to 9.

Criteria for limiting the number of wireless telegraphy licences U.K.

5.  OFCOM shall in relation to the frequencies and uses set out in Part 1 of each of Schedules 1 to 9—

(a) apply the criteria relating to the persons to whom wireless telegraphy licences may be granted specified in Part 2 of the Schedule concerned;

(b) apply the criteria limiting the number of wireless telegraphy licences specified in Part 3 of the Schedule concerned; and

(c) take into account the ability of each applicant for a wireless telegraphy licence to meet the licence terms, provisions and limitations applying to that wireless telegraphy licence,

in determining the limit on the number of wireless telegraphy licences to be granted and the persons to whom wireless telegraphy licences will be granted.

Determination of limitations on the number of wireless telegraphy licences U.K.

6.  OFCOM will consider applications for each category of licence (and apply any criteria specified in Parts 2 and 3 of Schedules 1 to 9) in the order of receipt of each correctly completed application form.

Philip Marnick

Group Director, Spectrum Policy Group

For and by the authority of the Office of Communications

19th March 2014