The Wireless Telegraphy (Exemption) Regulations 2003

Interpretation

3.—(1) In these Regulations—

“the 1949 Act” means the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949;

“the 1984 Act” means the Telecommunications Act 1984;

“apparatus” means wireless telegraphy apparatus or apparatus designed or adapted for use in connection with wireless telegraphy apparatus;

“authorised person” means any person authorised by the Secretary of State for the purpose of regulation 6;

“CEPT” means the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations;

“eirp” means equivalent isotropically radiated power, as defined in the Radio Regulations;

“EN45001 and EN45002” means European Standards (Normes Européenne) EN45001 and EN45002 published in September 1989 by the British Standards Institution;

“erp” means effective radiated power, as defined in the Radio Regulations;

“ETSI” means the European Telecommunications Standards Institute;

“Interface Requirement” means an interface requirement published by RA in accordance with Article 4.1 of 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);

“ISO guides 25 and 58” means the International Organization for Standardization Guides 25 and 58 published by the International Organization for Standardization in 1990 and 1993 respectively;

“national administration” means the national administration of a country listed in Schedule 2;

“RA” means the Radiocommunications Agency of the Department of Trade and Industry;

“the Radio Regulations” means the 2001 edition of the Radio Regulations made under Article 13 of the Constitution of the International Telecommunication Union(2);

“relevant apparatus” means the prescribed apparatus as defined in Schedules 3 to 9 hereto;

“station” means a station for wireless telegraphy; and

“test laboratory” means a test laboratory which has been accredited in accordance with ISO guides 25 and 58 or EN45001 and EN45002 or a national standard conforming to ISO guides 25 and 58 or EN45001 and EN45002.

(2) In these Regulations, “connected”, “convey”, “telecommunication apparatus”, “telecommunication service” and “telecommunication system” shall be construed in accordance with section 4 of the 1984 Act, and “public telecommunication system” shall be construed in accordance with section 9(1) of the 1984 Act.

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