The Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Award) Regulations 2008

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 INTRODUCTORY

   1. 1. Citation, commencement and extent

   2. 2. Interpretation

3. PART 2 APPLICATION STAGE

   1. 3. Applications for the grant of a licence

   2. 4. Application

4. PART 3 QUALIFICATION STAGE

   1. 5. Assessment of bidder groups

   2. 6. Subsequent changes to bidder groups

   3. 7. Determination of applicants which are qualified to bid

   4. 8. Publication of determination

   5. 9. Withdrawal of an application

   6. 10. Determination of number of bidders

5. PART 4 PROCEDURE WHERE THERE IS ONLY ONE BIDDER

   1. 11. Lot selection menu

   2. 12. Grant of licence

   3. 13. Completion of the award process

6. PART 5 PROCEDURE WHERE THERE IS MORE THAN ONE BIDDER

   1. CHAPTER 1 Auction stage

      1. 14. Auction stage

   2. CHAPTER 2 Structure of auction stage

      1. 15. Primary bids

      2. 16. Requirement for a valid primary bid in the first primary bid round

      3. 17. Supplementary bids

      4. 18. Number of primary bid rounds

      5. 19. Determination of round prices for primary round bids

      6. 20. Bidder’s eligibility limit for primary bid rounds

      7. 21. Determination of bidder’s eligibility limit for the first primary bid round

      8. 22. Determination of bidder’s eligibility limit for subsequent primary bid rounds

      9. 23. Additional deposit before first primary bid round

      10. 24. Valid primary bids

      11. 25. Valid supplementary bids

      12. 26. Restrictions on the amount of a supplementary bid

   3. CHAPTER 3 Procedure for primary bid rounds

      1. 27. Notice to be given to bidders before primary bid rounds and extensions to rounds

      2. 28. Submission of primary bid form to OFCOM

      3. 29. Alternative method for submission of primary bid form

      4. 30. Incomplete or defective primary bid form

      5. 31. Notification that primary bid not valid

      6. 32. Release of information on primary bids in auction stage

      7. 33. Additional deposit for primary bid rounds

   4. CHAPTER 4 Procedure for supplementary bids round and final auction stage deposit

      1. 34. Notice to be given to bidders before supplementary bids round

      2. 35. Submission of supplementary bids form to OFCOM

      3. 36. Alternative method for submission of supplementary bids form

      4. 37. Extension to supplementary bids round

      5. 38. Incomplete or defective supplementary bids form

      6. 39. Notification that supplementary bid not valid

      7. 40. Final auction stage deposit

   5. CHAPTER 5 Determination of winning auction stage bids and conclusion of auction stage

      1. 41. Determination of the winning auction stage bids and the winning combination of auction stage bids

      2. 42. Unallocated lots

      3. 43. Determination of winning price of winning auction stage bids

      4. 44. Notification of results of auction stage

   6. CHAPTER 6 Grant stage

      1. 45. Determination of the licence fee

      2. 46. Procedure where amount of winning bidder’s deposit is less than the licence fee

      3. 47. Procedure where amount of winning bidder’s deposit is greater than or equal to the licence fee

      4. 48. Completion of the award process

7. PART 6 ACTIVITY RULES

   1. 49. Forfeit of deposit and exclusion from award process

   2. 50. Bids made by an excluded bidder

   3. 51. Events

8. PART 7 MISCELLANEOUS

   1. 52. General power of exclusion

   2. 53. Notification to OFCOM

   3. 54. Changes to timing or location

   4. 55. Changes to round times and use of electronic auction system

   5. 56. Rerunning rounds

   6. 57. Refunds

9. Signature

10. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       APPLICATION FORM AND WARRANTY

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       DOCUMENT FOR MEMBER OF APPLICANT’S BIDDER GROUP WHO IS NOT AN ASSOCIATE

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       LOT SELECTION MENU WHERE THERE IS ONLY ONE BIDDER

    4. SCHEDULE 4

       ROUND PRICE IN THE FIRST PRIMARY BID ROUND

    5. SCHEDULE 5

       ELIGIBILITY POINTS ASSOCIATED WITH LOTS

    6. SCHEDULE 6

       DETERMINATION OF WINNING PRICE

11. Explanatory Note