This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of a defect in S.I.1999/1774 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.

1999 No. 3243

TELEGRAPHS

The Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 1999

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 1 of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 19981 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and having regard to the matters specified in section 2(2) of that Act, hereby makes the following Regulations—

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on 31st December 1999.

2

The Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) Regulations 19992 are hereby amended as follows—

a

for Part I of Schedule 3, there shall be substituted the Part I set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations;

b

in Part III of Schedule 3, “56 MHz” shall be substituted for “280 MHz” in the last line of the paragraph “7.425–7.9 GHz, 12.75–13.25 GHz and 14.25–14.5 GHz”;

c

for Schedule 4, there shall be substituted the Schedule 4 set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations;

d

for Part II of Schedule 5, there shall be substituted the Part II set out in Schedule 3 to these Regulations;

e

for the words “60 km × 60 km areas” in the heading of the second column of the table in Schedule 6, there shall be substituted the words “10 km × 10 km areas”; and

f

after the National Grid Reference “SP 000800” and before the National Grid Reference “SP 800100” relating to congested areas in the second column of the table in Schedule 6, there shall be inserted the following National Grid References—

SP 100800; SP 200800; SP 000900; SP 100900; SP 200900; SP 800000;

Patricia Hewitt,Minister of State for Small Business and E-Commerce,Department of Trade and Industry

SCHEDULE 1POINT TO POINT FIXED LINKS LICENCE

Regulation 2

PART ICONGESTED AREAS

1. 4 GHz band

(National Grid References for 25 km × 25 km areas)

NX5075

NX7575

NY0075

NY2525

NY5025

SD5000

SD5025

SD7500

SD7525

SE0000

SE0025

SE2500

SE2525

SE5000

SJ5075

SJ7500

SJ7575

SK0000

SK0050

SK0075

SK2550

SK2575

SK5050

SK5075

SK0025

SK2500

SK2525

SK5000

SK5025

SK7500

SK7525

SK7550

SO2500

SO5000

SO7500

SO7550

SO7575

SP0000

SP0050

SP0075

SP2550

SP2575

SP5075

SP7500

SP7550

SP7575

SS5000

ST2550

ST2575

ST5050

ST5075

ST7550

ST7575

SU5050

SU5075

SU7550

SU7575

SX0050

SX0075

SX2550

SX2575

SX5050

SX5075

SX7575

TF0000

TF0025

TF2500

TF2525

TL0000

TL0075

TL2500

TL2575

TQ0050

TQ0075

TQ2550

TQ2575

TQ5050

2. 7.5 GHz band

(National Grid References for 25 km × 25 km areas)

SD5000

SD7500

SD7525

SE0000

SE0025

SE0050

SE2500

SE2525

SE2550

SE5000

SE5025

SE5050

SJ2575

SJ5050

SJ5075

SJ7500

SJ7550

SJ7575

SK0000

SK0075

SK2500

SK2575

SK5000

SO7500

SP0000

SP0050

SP0075

SP2550

SP2575

SP5050

SP5075

SP7500

SP7525

SP7550

SU2550

SU2575

SU5025

SU5050

SU5075

SU7525

SU7550

SU7575

TL0000

TL0025

TL0050

TL2500

TL2525

TL5000

TL5025

TQ0025

TQ0050

TQ0075

TQ2525

TQ2550

TQ2575

TQ5025

TQ5050

TQ5075

TQ7575

3. 13/14 GHz band

(National Grid References for 10 km × 10 km areas)

NO000000

NO100000

NO200000

NO200100

NS300400

NS500400

NS600400

NS700400

NS300500

NS400500

NS500500

NS600500

NS700500

NS800500

NS900500

NS300600

NS400600

NS500600

NS600600

NS700600

NS800600

NS900600

NT000600

NT100600

NT200600

NT300600

NS400700

NS500700

NS600700

NS700700

NS800700

NS900700

NT000700

NT100700

NT200700

NT300700

NS800800

NS900800

NT000800

NT100800

NT200800

NT300800

NS900900

NT000900

NT100900

NT200900

NW300100

NW400100

NW500100

NW300200

NW400200

NW500200

NZ100300

NZ200300

NZ300300

NW300300

NW400300

NW500300

NZ000400

NZ100400

NZ200400

NZ300400

NZ400400

NZ400200

NZ400000

NZ400100

NW400400

NW500400

NZ000500

NZ100500

NZ200500

NZ300500

NZ400500

NY000200

NZ000600

NZ100600

NZ200600

NZ300600

NZ400600

NZ200200

NZ200100

NZ300100

NZ300200

NZ100700

NZ200700

NZ300700

SD300000

SD400000

SD500000

SD600000

SD700000

SD800000

SD900000

SE000000

SE100000

SE200000

SE300000

SE400000

SE500000

SE600000

SE900000

TA000000

TA100000

TA200000

TA300000

SD400100

SD500100

SD600100

SD700100

SD800100

SD900100

SE000100

SE100100

SE200100

SE300100

SE400100

SE500100

SE900100

TA000100

TA100100

SD400200

SD500200

SD600200

SD700200

SD800200

SD900200

SE000200

SE100200

SE200200

SE300200

SE400200

SE500200

SE800200

SE900200

TA000200

TA100200

SD400300

SD500300

SD600300

SE000300

SE100300

SE200300

SE300300

SE400300

SE500300

SE800300

SE900300

TA000300

TA100300

SD400400

SD500400

SE000400

SE100400

SE200400

SE300400

SE400400

SE500400

SE600400

SE800400

SE900400

TA000400

SD400500

SD500500

SE500500

SE600500

SJ200600

SJ300600

SJ400600

SJ500600

SJ600600

SJ700600

SJ800600

SJ900600

SK300600

SK400600

SK900600

SJ200700

SJ300700

SJ400700

SJ500700

SJ600700

SJ700700

SJ800700

SJ900700

SK200700

SK300700

SK400700

SK500700

SK800700

SK900700

TF000700

TF100700

SJ200800

SJ300800

SJ400800

SJ500800

SJ600800

SJ700800

SJ800800

SJ900800

SK000800

SK200800

SK300800

SK400800

SK500800

SK600800

SK800800

SK900800

TF000800

TF100800

TF200800

SJ200900

SJ300900

SJ400900

SJ500900

SJ600900

SJ700900

SJ800900

SJ900900

SK000900

SK200900

SK300900

SK400900

SK500900

SK600900

SK800900

SK900900

TF000900

TF100900

TF200900

TF300900

SJ400500

SJ500500

SJ600500

SJ700500

SJ800500

SJ900500

SK300500

SK400500

SK500500

SK600500

SJ700400

SJ800400

SJ900400

SK200400

SK300400

SK400400

SK500400

SK600400

SJ800000

SJ900000

SK000000

SK100000

SK200000

SK300000

SK400000

SK500000

SK600000

TF000000

TG100000

TG200000

TG300000

SJ800100

SJ900100

SK000100

SK100100

SK200100

SK300100

SK400100

SK500100

SK600100

TG100100

TG200100

TG300100

SJ800200

SJ900200

SK000200

SK300200

SK400200

SK500200

SJ800300

SJ900300

SK200300

SK300300

SK400300

SK500300

SK600300

SN500000

SN600000

SN700000

SO100000

SO600000

SO700000

SO800000

SO900000

SP400000

SP500000

SP600000

SP800000

SP900000

TL000000

TL100000

TL200000

TL300000

TL400000

TL500000

TL600000

TL700000

SO700200

SO800200

SO900200

SP500200

SP900200

TL000200

TL100200

TL200200

TL300200

TL400200

TM000200

TM100200

SO700400

SP700400

SP800400

SP900400

TL000400

TL200400

TL300400

TL400400

TL600400

TL700400

TM000400

TM100400

TM200400

SO800100

SO900100

SP000100

SP400100

SP500100

SP600100

SP900100

TL000100

TL100100

TL200100

TL300100

TL500100

TL600100

TL700100

TM000100

TM100100

SO800600

SO900600

SP000600

SP100600

SP200600

SP300600

SP400600

SP600600

SP700600

SP800600

SP900600

TL200600

TL300600

TL400600

TL500600

TL600600

TL700600

SO800700

SO900700

SP000700

SP100700

SP200700

SP300700

SP400700

SP700700

SP800700

SP900700

TL300700

TL400700

TL500700

SO800800

SO900800

SP000800

SP100800

SP200800

SP300800

SP400800

TL000800

TL100800

TL200800

TL300800

TL400800

TL500800

SO800900

SO900900

SP000900

SP100900

SP200900

SP300900

SP400900

SP500900

SP600900

TL000900

TL100900

TM100900

TM200900

SO900500

SP600500

SP700500

SP800500

SP900500

TL200500

TL300500

TL400500

TL500500

TL600500

TL700500

TM000500

TM100500

SP800300

SP900300

TL000300

TL100300

TL200300

TL300300

TL900300

TM000300

TM100300

TM200300

SS600900

SS700900

SS900900

ST000900

ST100900

ST200900

ST500900

ST600900

ST700900

SU100900

SU300900

SU400900

SU500900

SU600900

SU700900

SU800900

TQ000900

TQ100900

TQ200900

TQ300900

TQ400900

TQ500900

TQ600900

TQ700900

SS700800

SS900800

ST000800

ST100800

ST200800

ST500800

ST600800

ST700800

SU600800

SU700800

SU800800

TQ000800

TQ100800

TQ200800

TQ300800

TQ400800

TQ500800

TQ600800

ST000600

ST400600

ST500600

ST600600

ST700600

ST800600

ST900600

SU600600

SU700600

SU800600

TQ000600

TQ100600

TQ200600

TQ300600

TQ400600

TQ500600

TQ600600

ST000700

ST100700

ST200700

ST400700

ST500700

ST600700

ST700700

ST800700

ST900700

SU000700

SU600700

SU700700

SU800700

TQ000700

TQ100700

TQ200700

TQ300700

TQ400700

TQ500700

TQ600700

TQ700700

ST400500

ST500500

ST600500

ST800500

SU700500

SU800500

TQ000500

TQ100500

TQ200500

TQ300500

TQ400500

TQ500500

TQ600500

ST500100

ST600100

SU300100

SU400100

SU500100

SU600100

SU700100

SU800100

SU800400

SU900400

SU900500

SU900600

SU900700

SU900800

SU900900

SU300000

SU400000

SU500000

SU700000

SU300200

SU400200

SU500200

SU800200

SU300300

SU700300

SU800300

SU900300

TQ100400

TQ200400

TQ300400

TQ400400

SW900500

SX400500

SX500500

SX000600

SX300600

SX400600

SX500600

SX500400

SZ500900

SCHEDULE 2ON-SITE PRIVATE BUSINESS RADIO LICENCE

Regulation 2

SCHEDULE 4HEAVILY CONGESTED AND CONGESTED AREAS FOR ON-SITE PRIVATE BUSINESS RADIO LICENCE

Schedule 2

Designation of area

National Grid References for 10 km × 10 km areas

Heavily congested

TQ 200700; TQ 200800; TQ300700; TQ 300800

Congested

TQ 100700; TQ 100800; TQ 200900; TQ 300900; TQ 400700; TQ 400800

SCHEDULE 3WIDE AREA PRIVATE BUSINESS RADIO LICENCE

Regulation 2

PART IIHEAVILY CONGESTED AND CONGESTED AREAS

Designation of area

National Grid References for 10 km × 10 km areas

Heavily congested

TQ 200700; TQ 200800; TQ300700; TQ 300800

Congested

TQ 100700; TQ 100800; TQ 200900; TQ 300900; TQ 400700; TQ 400800

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations substitute corrected National Grid References in Schedules 3, 4 and 5 to the Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) Regulations 1999 (S.I.1999/1774; “the 1999 Regulations”) (regulation 2(a), (c) and (d)). Such National Grid References are used for setting fees in relation to the Point to Point Fixed Links Licence, the On-Site Private Business Radio Licence and the Wide Area Private Business Radio Licence respectively.

In addition, these Regulations—

a

substitute a corrected limit of bandwidth per fixed link in Part III of Schedule 3 relating to the Point to Point Fixed Links Licence (regulation 2(b));

b

amend a column heading of the table in Schedule 6 with respect to the Common Base Station Operator Licence (regulation 2(e)); and

c

insert additional National Grid References in Schedule 6 that were omitted from the 1999 Regulations (regulation 2(f)).