2011 No. 439

Electronic Communications

The Wireless Telegraphy (Register) (Amendment) Regulations 2011

Made

Coming into force

The Office of Communications (“OFCOM”), in exercise of the powers conferred by section 31(1) and (2) and section 122(7) of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 20061 (“the Act”), make the following Regulations.

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 (Register) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 and shall come into force on 14th March 2011.

Amendment of the Wireless Telegraphy (Register) Regulations 20042

In Column 2 of Part 8 of the Schedule to the Wireless Telegraphy (Register) Regulations 20042, insert, at the end of the column, after “42.5–43.5 GHz”—

3400–3480 MHz

3500–3580 MHz

Ed RichardsChief Executive of the Office of Communicationsfor and by the authority of the Office of Communications
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

These Regulations amend the Wireless Telegraphy (Register) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/3155 as amended by S.I. 2006/340, S.I. 2006/1808, S.I. 2007/381, S.I. 2007/3389, S.I. 2008/689, S.I. 2008/2104, S.I. 2008/3193 and S.I. 2009/14) (“the Principal Regulations”).

The Principal Regulations require OFCOM to establish and maintain a public register of relevant information relating to wireless telegraphy licences or grants of recognised spectrum access of certain classes which apply to a station or apparatus operating within the frequency bands specified in the Schedule to the Principal Regulations.

Regulation 2 of these Regulations amends the Schedule of the Principal Regulations to include two additional frequency bands.

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 Bride Road, London SE1 9HA (Tel: 020 7981 3000) or on the OFCOM website at www.ofcom.org.uk. Copies of the report have also been placed in the libraries of both Houses of Parliament.