The Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Regulations 1992

Disapplication of legislation to telecommunications terminal equipment and consequential modification of approvals thereunder and of telecommunication system licences

2.—(1) Sections 22 and 84 of the Telecommunications Act 1984(1) and approvals given under either of those sections shall cease to apply to applicable terminal equipment on 6th November 1992.

(2) The said sections 22 and 84 shall be modified in their application to exempt terminal equipment so that the power to vary an approval given thereunder to the extent that it relates to such equipment shall not, on and after 6th November 1992, include the power to vary such an approval so as to—

(a) permit the connection of the terminal equipment concerned to any additional public telecommunication system; or

(b) relax the conditions which must be complied with if the approval is to apply.

(3) On 6th November 1992, the orders listed in Schedule 1 hereto (being orders made under sections 28 and 29 of the said Act of 1984 imposing certain requirements relating to the marking, labelling and advertisement of telecommunication apparatus) shall cease to apply in respect of—

(a) applicable terminal equipment; and

(b) connection-capable equipment and radio connection-capable equipment.

(4) Where a licence granted under section 7 of the said Act of 1984 to run a telecommunication system or a licence granted, or regulations made, under section 1 of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949(2) contain provisions (howsoever expressed) which are framed by reference to apparatus for the time being approved under section 22 or section 84 as the case may be of the said Act of 1984, then, on and after 6th November 1992, such provisions shall have effect, in so far as they relate to applicable terminal equipment, as if a reference (howsoever expressed) to apparatus for the time being approved under the said section 22 or section 84 as the case may be were a reference to applicable terminal equipment which complies with the requirements of regulation 8 of these Regulations.

(1)

1984 c. 12.

(2)

1949 c. 54: there are amendments to this Act not relevant to these Regulations.