The Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2012

Amendment of Regulation 2

3.  In regulation 2 of the principal Regulations—

(a) in paragraph (1)—

(i) in the definition of “medium usage bands” substitute “VHF Band III” for “VHF Band II”;

(ii) omit the definition of “VHF Band II”; and

(iii) after the definition of “VHF Band I” insert the following definition—

““VHF Band III” means that part of the electromagnetic spectrum between 177.20625 MHz and 207.49375 MHz;”; and

(b) after paragraph (6), insert the following paragraph—

“(7) In relation to an Aeronautical Station (Aerodrome Surface and Operational Control) licence, an Aeronautical Station (Aeronautical Broadcast) licence, an Aeronautical Station (Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System) licence, an Aeronautical Station (Air/Ground, Aerodrome Flight Information Service and Tower) licence, an Aeronautical Station (Approach) licence, an Aeronautical Station (Area Control) licence, an Aeronautical Station (Offshore) licence and an Aeronautical Station (Very High Frequency Data Link) licence—

(a) “area service” means a two-way wireless telegraphy service between a ground station and an aircraft which is authorised under a licence within a designated operational coverage in which the horizontal plane is polygonal in shape;

(b) “aeronautical broadcast service” means a one-way wireless telegraphy service from a ground station which is authorised under a licence within a designated operational coverage in which the horizontal plane is circular in shape;

(c) “circular service” means a two-way wireless telegraphy service from a ground station and an aircraft which is authorised under a licence within a designated operational coverage in which the horizontal plane is circular in shape;

(d) “designated operational coverage” means a three dimensional portion of airspace within which the provision of a wireless telegraphy service is authorised; and

(e) “excluded channels” means channels 121.5 MHz, 121.6 MHz and 123.1 MHz.”.