2008 No. 3192
Electronic Communications

The Wireless Telegraphy (Spectrum Trading) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2008

Made
Coming into force
The Office of Communications (“OFCOM”) make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 30(1) and (3) and section 122(7) of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 20061 (“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 commencement1.

These Regulations may be cited as the Wireless Telegraphy (Spectrum Trading) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2008 and shall come into force on 5th January 2009.

Amendment of the Wireless Telegraphy (Spectrum Trading) Regulations 20042.

Part 4 of the Schedule to the Wireless Telegraphy (Spectrum Trading) Regulations 20042 is amended by inserting in Column 2 of Part 4 of the Schedule after “422.0 MHz to 424.0 MHz”—

“542–550 MHz

742–750 MHz

758–766 MHz”.

Philip Rutnam
Partner, Spectrum Policy
For and by authority of the Office of Communications
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Wireless Telegraphy (Spectrum Trading) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/3154 as amended by S.I. 2006/339, S.I. 2006/1807, S.I. 2007/380, S.I. 2007/3387, S.I. 2008/688 and S.I 2008/2105) (the “principal Regulations”).

Regulation 2 of these Regulations amends the principal Regulations to authorise the transfer of certain rights and obligations arising by virtue of wireless telegraphy licences which apply to a station or apparatus operating within the frequency bands stated.

A full regulatory impact assessment of the effect that these Regulations will have on the costs to business is available to the public from the OFCOM library at Riverside House, 2a Southwark Bridge Road, London SE1 9HA (Tel: 020 7981 3000) 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.