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The Wireless Telegraphy (Short Range Devices) (Exemption) Regulations 2009
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
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These Regulations exempt the establishment, installation and use of wireless telegraphy equipment within specified frequency bands, from the requirement to be licensed under section 8(1) of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006 (c.36).
Regulation 3 exempts the establishment, installation or use of wideband data transmission systems equipment in the frequency band 57.0 – 66.0 GHz if it complies with paragraph (2) of the regulation.
Regulation 4 exempts the establishment, installation or use of radio determination equipment in either of the frequency bands 2400 – 2483.5 MHz and 17.1 – 17.3 GHz if it complies with paragraph (2) of the regulation.
Regulation 5 exempts the establishment, installation or use within a closed tank, described in paragraph (2) of the regulation, of tank level probing radar equipment in one or more of the frequency bands specified in Column 1 of the Table in the Schedule, if it complies with paragraph (3) of the regulation.
Regulation 6 exempts the establishment, installation or airborne use of equipment in the frequencies specified in paragraph (2) of the regulation if it complies with paragraphs (3) to (5) of the regulation.
The ETSI standards are available to the public from ETSI on their website at http://www.etsi.org or from the ETSI Secretariat at 650 Route des Lucioles, 06921 Sophia-Antipolis Cedex, France (Tel: +33 4 92 94 42 00).
OFCOM is making these Regulations so as to give effect to EU obligations contained in the Commission Decision of 13 May 2009 amending Decision 2006/771/EC of 9 November 2006 on harmonisation of the radio spectrum for use by short-range devices (OJ No L 119 14.5.2009, p.32).
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’s website at http://www.ofcom.org.uk or from the OFCOM library at Riverside House, 2A Southwark Bridge Road, London SE1 9HA (Tel: 020 7981 3000). Copies of this assessment have also been placed in the libraries of both Houses of Parliament.
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