The Wireless Telegraphy (White Space Devices) (Exemption) Regulations 2015

White space devices

4.—(1) The exemption provided for in regulation 3 shall only apply to wireless telegraphy stations or wireless telegraphy apparatus which are white space devices.

(2) White space devices are wireless telegraphy stations or wireless telegraphy apparatus which—

(a)transmit within the frequency band 470 to 790 MHz;

(b)are master devices or slave devices; and

(c)are Type A equipment or Type B equipment.

(3) Master devices are devices capable of communicating with and obtaining master operational parameters from a database for the purpose of transmitting within the frequency band 470 MHz to 790 MHz and which operate in accordance with regulations 5 to 12.

(4) Slave devices are devices capable of transmitting within the frequency band 470 MHz to 790 MHz after receiving slave operational parameters from a master device and which operate in accordance with regulations 5 to 12.

(5) Type A equipment is a device which has an integral antenna, a dedicated antenna or an external antenna and is intended for fixed location use only.

(6) Type B equipment is a device which has an integral antenna or a dedicated antenna and is not intended for fixed location use.