The Wireless Telegraphy (Register) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2008

Statutory Instruments

2008 No. 2104

Electronic Communications

The Wireless Telegraphy (Register) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2008

Made

5th August 2008

Coming into force

29th August 2008

The Office of Communications (“OFCOM”) make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 31(1) and (2) and section 122(7) of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006(1) (“the Act”).

Before making the Regulations OFCOM have given notice of their proposal to do so in accordance with section 122(4)(a) of the Act, published notice of their proposal in accordance with section 122(4)(b) of the Act and have considered the representations made to them before the time specified in the notice in accordance with section 122(4)(c) of the Act.

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Wireless Telegraphy (Register) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2008 and shall come into force on 29th August 2008.

Amendment of the Wireless Telegraphy (Register) Regulations 2004

2.—(1) In regulation 4(1)(a) of the Wireless Telegraphy (Register) Regulations 2004(2) (the “principal Regulations”) after “Parts 1 to 8” insert “and 10”.

(2) After Part 9 of the Schedule to the principal Regulations add a new Part 10 as follows—

“PART 10

Column 1	Column 2
Classes	Frequency bands
Business Radio (Simple UK)	26.2 – 87.50 MHz
Business Radio (Suppliers Light)	136 – 208 MHz
Business Radio (Simple Site)	425 – 470 MHz
Business Radio (Area Defined)	132 – 134 kHz
Business Radio (Technically Assigned)	146 – 148 kHz”.

Philip Rutnam

Partner, Spectrum Policy

For and by the authority of the Office of Communications

5th August 2008

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Wireless Telegraphy (Register) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/3155 as amended by S.I. 2006/340, S.I. 2006/1808, S.I. 2007/381, S.I. 2007/3389 and S.I. 2008/689) (the “principal Regulations”).

The principal Regulations require OFCOM to establish and maintain a public register of relevant information relating to wireless telegraphy licences of certain classes which apply to a station or apparatus operating within certain frequency bands specified in the Schedule to the principal Regulations.

Regulation 2 of these Regulations amends the Schedule to the Principal Regulations.

A full regulatory impact assessment of the effect that these Regulations will have on the costs to business is available to the public from OFCOM at Riverside House, 2a Southwark Bridge Road, London SE1 9HA (Tel: [phone]) or on the OFCOM internet website at www.ofcom.org.uk. Copies of the report have also been placed in the libraries of both Houses of Parliament.

(1)

2006 c.36

(2)

S.I. 2004/3155 as amended by S.I. 2006/340, S.I. 2006/1808, S.I. 2007/381, S.I. 2007/3389 and S.I. 2008/689