The Wireless Telegraphy (Cordless Telephone Apparatus) (Restriction and Marking) (Amendment) Order 2000

Amendment

3.  The Principal Order is hereby amended as follows—

(a) in article 3(1)—

(i) the following definition shall be inserted after the definition of “the 1984 Act”—

““the Directive” means Directive 1999/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity(1);”;

(ii) the following definition shall be inserted after the definition of “the 1999 Regulations”(2)—

““the unamended 1999 Regulations” means the 1999 Regulations before they were amended by the Wireless Telegraphy (Exemption) (Amendment) Regulations 2000(3);”;

(iii) the following definition shall be substituted for the definition of “CT1”—

““CT1” means cordless telephone apparatus described in IR 2011 published by RA in March 2000 and referred to in Part III of Schedule 4 to the 1999 Regulations which is exempt from the provisions of section 1(1) of the 1949 Act by virtue of the 1999 Regulations;”;

(iv) the following definition shall be substituted for the definition of “extended range CT1”—

““extended range CT1” means cordless telephone apparatus described in IR 2011 published by RA in March 2000 and referred to in Part III of Schedule IV to the 1999 Regulations which is exempt from the provisions of section 1(1) of the 1949 Act by virtue of the 1999 Regulations;”;

(v) “and” at the end of the definition of “MPT 1384” shall be deleted, and “apparatus; and” shall be substituted for “apparatus.” at the end of the definition of “restricted cordless telephone apparatus”; and

(vi) the following definition shall be inserted after the definition of “restricted cordless telephone apparatus”—

““United Kingdom Radio Interface Requirement (IR)” means the interface requirement published by the Radiocommunications Agency of the Department of Trade and Industry (RA) in accordance with Article 4.1 of the Directive.”;

(b) the following shall be substituted for paragraph (d) of article 4(1)—

“(d) importation,

provided that the restricted actions listed above do not apply to a CT1 or an extended range CT1 which complies with Part II of Schedule 4 to the unamended 1999 Regulations prior to 1st May 2000 and in respect of which any such restricted action has occurred prior to 8th April 2001.”; and

(c) “which complies with Part II of Schedule 4 to the unamended 1999 Regulations prior to 1st May 2000 and in respect of which any restricted action listed in article 4(1) has occurred prior to 8th April 2001” shall be inserted between “apparatus” and “shall be marked” in article 5(1).

(1)

O.J. No. L91, 7.4.99, p.10; the Directive was largely implemented in the United Kingdom by the Radio Equipment and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/730).

(2)

The Wireless Telegraphy (Exemption) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/930).

(3)

S.I. 2000/1012.