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PART IIICOMPLIANCE

Modification of Licences

17.—(1) The following amendments shall be made to Schedule 1 to the Telecommunications (Licence Modification) (Standard Schedules) Regulations 1999(1) (“the Standard Schedule Regulations”):

(a)in Part 1 of Schedule 1 thereof—

(i)for the definitions of “Applicable Terminal Equipment”, “Approved Apparatus” and “Compliant Terminal Equipment”, there shall be substituted the definitions set out in Part I of Schedule 8; and

(ii)after the definition of “Revised Voice Telephony Regulations” there shall be inserted the following definition:

RTTE Regulations” means the Radio Equipment and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Regulations 2000;

(b)in Part 2 of Schedule 1 thereof—

(i)there shall be substituted for conditions 5 and 15 the conditions set out in Part II of Schedule 8;

(ii)in condition 20.8, after the word “Regulations” there shall be inserted the words “or the RTTE Regulations”; and

(iii)in condition 55.11, there shall be substituted for the words “Council Directive 91/263/EEC or Council Directive 93/97 EEC” the words “the Terminal Equipment Regulations or with the appropriate essential requirements of the RTTE Regulations”.

(c)in Schedule 3 thereof for the definition of “Applicable Terminal Equipment” and “Compliant Terminal Equipment” there shall be substituted the definitions thereof set out in Part 1 of Schedule 8.

(2) Each licence issued under section 7 of the Act which, other than by virtue of incorporation of the standard Schedules as defined in regulation 2 of the Standard Schedule Regulations, contains—

(a)a definition or condition substantially in the same terms as any of those referred to in subparagraphs (a)(i), (b)(i) and (c) of paragraph (1) shall be modified by the substitution therefor of the equivalent set out in Part I or II of Schedule 8; or

(b)a condition substantially in the same terms as condition 20.8 or 55.11 in Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Standard Schedule Regulations shall be modified by the substitution therefor of a condition in the same terms as condition 20.8 or 55.11 amended in accordance with subparagraph (ii) or (iii) of paragraph (1)(b); or

(c)a condition relating to Technical Requirements or Approval of Equipment shall be modified by the substitution therefor of the condition relating thereto set out in Part III of Schedule 8;

and in each such licence there shall be inserted in the appropriate place in alphabetical order the definitions set out in paragraph (1)(a)(ii) and (if no such definition is in the licence already) the definition of “Terminal Equipment Regulations” set out in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Standard Schedule Regulations.

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S.I. 1999/2450.