The Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 1997

Regulation 2(d)

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
Broadcasting and Ancillary Services
Programme Making and Special Events Fixed Site		For the issue of a licence, in a premium case, £50 plus the following supplemental sum: For the single channel talk-back or radio microphone for specific site– £20 per channel per site For multi-channel talk-back or radio microphone, or wideband channel for specific sites– £80 per multi-channel or wideband channel per site For the variation of a licence, in a premium case, £50 plus the following supplemental sum: For the variation of a licence by adding an occasional use channel or a restricted service programme sound link channel, the sum payable on issue in respect of such channel, and for any other variation of a licence, such sum as represents one-twelfth of the supplemental sum payable for the issue of a licence for the type of channel to which the additional channel belongs multiplied by the number of complete calendar months from the addition of the channel to the next anniversary of the issue of the licence Provided that for a variation of a licence where the aggregate sum payable would otherwise be less than £20, a transaction charge	None, save in relation to the sume which is to be paid upon the variation of a licence, where the prescribed time is the time of such variation
Programme Making and Special Events Low Power		For the issue of a licence, in a premium case, £50 plus the following supplemental sum: In any case other than a premium case, where the aggregate sum payable on the issue of a licence would otherwise be less than £20, a transaction charge, plus– For a single channel radio microphone– £8 per occasional use channel £480 per request channel £960 per primary UK channel £96 per shared UK channel £240 per primary regional channel £96 per primary area channel £48 per primary local channel Multi-channel radio microphone, or single wideband channel– £40 per occasional use multi-channel or wideband channel £2,400 per request multi-channel or wideband channel £160 per shared UK multi-channel or wideband channel For the variation of a licence, in a premium case, £50 plus the following supplemental sum: For the variation of a licence by adding an occasional use channel or a restricted service programme sound link channel, the sum payable on issue in respect of such channel, and for any other variation of a licence, such sum as represents one-twelfth of the supplemental sum payable for the issue of a licence for the type of channel to which the additional channel belongs multiplied by the number of complete calendar months from the addition of the channel to the next anniversary of the issue of the licence Provided that for a variation of a licence where the aggregate sum payable would otherwise be less than £20, a transaction charge	None, save in relation to the sum which is to be paid upon the variation of a licence, where the prescribed time is the time of such variation
Programme Making and Special Events Link		For the issue of a licence, in a premium case, £50 plus the following supplemental sum: In any case other than a premium case, where the aggregate sum payable on the issue of a licence would otherwise be less than £20, a transaction charge, plus– For occasional use: £2 per channel of 12.5 kHz in the band 26–65 MHz £6 per channel of 12.5 kHz in the band 65–470 MHz £2 per channel of 12.5 kHz in the band 470–1000 MHz £12 per channel of 0.5 MHz in the band 1–2 GHz £20 per channel of 5 MHz in the band 2–5 GHz £12 per channel of 5 MHz in the band 5–8 GHz £6 per channel of 5 MHz in the band 8–20 GHz £4 per channel of 5 MHz in the band 20–40 GHz £2 per channel of 5 MHz in the band above 40 GHz For request channels: £120 per channel of 12.5 kHz in the band 26–65 MHz £360 per channel of 12.5 kHz in the band 65–470 MHz £120 per channel of 12.5 kHz in the band 470–1000 MHz £720 per channel of 0.5 MHz in the band 1–2 GHz £1,200 per channel of 5 MHz in the band 2–5 GHz £720 per channel of 5 MHz in the band 5–8 GHz £360 per channel of 5 MHz in the band 8–20 GHz £240 per channel of 5 MHz in the band 20–40 GHz £120 per channel of 5 MHz in the band above 40 GHz For primary regional channels: £60 per channel of 12.5 kHz in the band 26–65 MHz £180 per channel of 12.5 kHz in the band 65–470 MHz £60 per channel of 12.5 kHz in the band 470–1000 MHz £360 per channel of 0.5 MHz in the band 1–2 GHz £600 per channel of 5 MHz in the band 2–5 GHz £360 per channel of 5 MHz in the band 5–8 GHz £180 per channel of 5 MHz in the band 8–20 GHz £120 per channel of 5 MHz in the band 20–40 GHz £60 per channel of 5 MHz in the band above 40 GHz For secondary regional channels and primary area channels: £24 per channel of 12.5 kHz in the band 26–65 MHz £72 per channel of 12.5 kHz in the band 65–470 MHz £24 per channel of 12.5 kHz in the band 470–1000 MHz £144 per channel of 0.5 MHz in the band 1–2 GHz £240 per channel of 5 MHz in the band 2–5 GHz £144 per channel of 5 MHz in the band 5–8 GHz £72 per channel of 5 MHz in the band 8–20 GHz £48 per channel of 5 MHz in the band 20–40 GHz £24 per channel of 5 MHz in the band above 40 GHz For secondary area channels and primary local channels: £12 per channel of 12.5 kHz in the band 26–65 MHz £36 per channel of 12.5 kHz in the band 65–470 MHz £12 per channel of 12.5 kHz in the band 470–1000 MHz £72 per channel of 0.5 MHz in the band 1–2 GHz £120 per channel of 5 MHz in the band 2–5 GHz £72 per channel of 5 MHz in the band 5–8 GHz £36 per channel of 5 MHz in the band 8–20 GHz £24 per channel of 5 MHz in the band 20–40 GHz £12 per channel of 5 MHz in the band above 40 GHz For programme sound link use: £36 per channel of 12.5 kHz in the band 26–65 MHz For restricted service programme sound link use: £10 per channel of 12.5 kHz in the band 26–65 MHz £30 per channel of 12.5 kHz in the band 65–470 MHz £10 per channel of 12.5 kHz in the band 470–1000 MHz For the variation of a licence, in a premium case, £50 plus the following supplemental sum: For the variation of a licence by adding an occasional use channel or a restricted service programme sound link channel, the sum payable on issue in respect of such channel, and for any other variation of a licence, such sum as represents one-twelfth of the supplemental sum payable for the issue of a licence for the type of channel to which the additional channel belongs multiplied by the number of complete calendar months from the addition of the channel to the next anniversary of the issue of the licence Provided that for a variation of a licence where the aggregate sum payable would otherwise be less than £20, a transaction charge	None, save in relation to the sum which is to be paid upon the variation of a licence, where the prescribed time is the time of such variation
Restricted Radio Services Transmission (Class A—Freely Radiating)		For each medium wave broadcasting band frequency– £15 per day For each VHF broadcasting band frequency– £25 per day where the power of transmission does not exceed 1 W ERP £40 per day where the power of transmission exceeds 1 W ERP	None
Restricted Radio Services Transmission (Class B—Radiating Cable)		£100 per channel	Yearly
Restricted Radio Services Transmission (Class C—Freely Radiating Very Low Power)		£100 per channel	Yearly
Transmission of National and Local Radio Broadcasting Services		Any number of transmitters in the medium wave broadcasting band– coverage of less than 100,000 people–£226 coverage of 100,000 people or more–£339 per complete 100,000 people covered, any final group of less than 100,000 people being disregarded Any number of transmitters in the VHF broadcasting band– coverage of less than 100,000 people–£339 coverage of 100,000 people or more–£509 per complete 100,000 people covered, any final group of less than 100,000 people being disregarded	Yearly
Hobby Radio
Amateur Radio		£15 per person aged 21 years or over; no charge for persons aged under 21 years	None
Amateur Radio Novice		£15 per person aged 21 years or over; no charge for persons aged under 21 years	None
Citizen’s Band Radio	£15		None