LegalizeThe Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 1996
Made: 4th June 1996
Laid before Parliament: 6th June 1996
Coming into force: 1st July 1996
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(1) of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949[^f00001], and now vested in him[^f00002], the power conferred on him by article 8 of the Department of Trade and Industry (Fees) Order 1988[^f00003], and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby, with the consent of the Treasury, makes the following Regulations:
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 1st July 1996.
2
The Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) (Regulations) 1995[^f00004] are hereby amended as follows:
- (a) for the table in Schedule 3, there shall be substituted the table set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations; and
- (b) for the provisions in Schedule 4 relating to the category headed “Public Mobile Radio”, there shall be substituted the provisions relating to the category headed “Public Mobile Communications” set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.
SCHEDULE 1 — Fee Scale for Public Mobile Communications Licences
| Fee applicable to Channel widths | Fee applicable to Channel widths | Fee applicable to Channel widths | Fee applicable to Channel widths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/6.25 kHz | 12.5 kHz | 25 kHz | 200 kHz | |
| Tier | £ | £ | £ | £ |
| 1 | 225 | 450 | 900 | 7200 |
| 2 | 280 | 565 | 1125 | 9000 |
| 3 | 340 | 675 | 1350 | 10800 |
| 4 | 395 | 790 | 1575 | 12600 |
| 5 | 450 | 900 | 1800 | 14400 |
| 6 | 900 | 1800 | 3600 | — |
| 7 | 1350 | 2700 | 5400 | — |
SCHEDULE 2
| The prescribed sum in respect of the issue or renewal of the licence and in respect of the prescribed time: | The prescribed sum in respect of the issue or renewal of the licence and in respect of the prescribed time: | The prescribed sum in respect of the issue or renewal of the licence and in respect of the prescribed time: | The prescribed time: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class of licence | Fixed sums | Variable sums | Variable sums | Interval of time for payment |
| Public Mobile Communications | Public Mobile Communications | Public Mobile Communications | Public Mobile Communications | Public Mobile Communications |
| Common Base Station Operator | For each channel designated for use within the defined coverage area of the licensed common base station service | tier 3 | Yearly | |
| Public Mobile Operator | Public Mobile Operator | Public Mobile Operator | Public Mobile Operator | Public Mobile Operator |
| 105–170 MHz 450–470 MHz (for public wide area paging) | For each national channel | tier 7 | Yearly | |
| 105–170 MHz 450–470 MHz (for public wide area paging) | For each regional channel subject to a maximum of tier 7 where the channel is licensed to the same licensee in more than one location | tier 6 | Yearly | |
| 105–165 MHz 174–208 MHz 420–470 MHz (for public mobile data, non-voice only operation) | For each channel | tier 6 | Yearly | |
| 174–208 MHz 410–430 MHz (for public access mobile radio) | For each national channel | tier 6 | Yearly | |
| 174–208 MHz 410–430 MHz (for public access mobile radio) | For each regional channel subject to a maximum of tier 6 where the channel is licensed to the same licensee in more than one location: | Yearly | ||
| 174–208 MHz 410–430 MHz (for public access mobile radio) | until the second anniversary of the issue of the licence | tier 3 | Yearly | |
| 174–208 MHz 410–430 MHz (for public access mobile radio) | on the second and each subsequent anniversary of the issue of the licence | tier 4 | Yearly | |
| 872.0–888.0 MHz 890.0–905.0 MHz 917.0–933.0 MHz 935.0–950.0 MHz (for cellular radiotelephones) | For each channel | tier 5 | Yearly | |
| 905.0–915.0 MHz 950.0–960.0 MHz (for digital cellular radiotelephones) | For each channel: | Yearly | ||
| 905.0–915.0 MHz 950.0–960.0 MHz (for digital cellular radiotelephones) | until the fifth anniversary of the issue of the licence | tier 3 | Yearly | |
| 905.0–915.0 MHz 950.0–960.0 MHz (for digital cellular radiotelephones) | on the fifth and each subsequent anniversary of the issue of the licence | tier 5 | Yearly | |
| 1710.0–1785.0 MHz 1805.0–1880.0 MHz (for digital cellular PCN radiotelephones) | For each channel: | Yearly | ||
| 1710.0–1785.0 MHz 1805.0–1880.0 MHz (for digital cellular PCN radiotelephones) | until the fourth anniversary of the issue of the licence | tier 1 | Yearly | |
| 1710.0–1785.0 MHz 1805.0–1880.0 MHz (for digital cellular PCN radiotelephones) | on the fourth anniversary of the issue of the licence | tier 2 | Yearly | |
| 1710.0–1785.0 MHz 1805.0–1880.0 MHz (for digital cellular PCN radiotelephones) | on the fifth anniversary of the issue of the licence | tier 3 | Yearly | |
| 1710.0–1785.0 MHz 1805.0–1880.0 MHz (for digital cellular PCN radiotelephones) | on the sixth anniversary of the issue of the licence | tier 4 | Yearly | |
| 1710.0–1785.0 MHz 1805.0–1880.0 MHz (for digital cellular PCN radiotelephones) | on the seventh and each subsequent anniversary of the issue of the licence | tier 5 | Yearly |
Signed
Ian Taylor, — Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Trade and Technology, — 31st May 1996
We consent to these Regulations
Derek Conway, — Bowen Wells, — Two of the Lord Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury — 4th June 1996
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/1331) by varying the fees payable in relation to wireless telegraphy licences granted under section 1 of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949 (c. 54) in the category headed Public Mobile Communications (formerly Public Mobile Radio).
Footnotes
[^f00001]: 1949 c. 54; section 2 was extended to the Channel Islands by S.I. 1952/1900, amended by S.I. 1967/1279 and S.I. 1969/1369, and to the Isle of Man by S.I. 1952/1899; there are amendments to section 2 not relevant to these Regulations.
[^f00002]: Post Office Act 1969 (c. 48), section 3; S.I. 1969/1369, article 3; S.I. 1969/1371, article 2; S.I. 1974/691, article 2.
[^f00003]: S.I. 1988/93, which was made under section 102 of the Finance (No. 2) Act 1987 (c. 51).
[^f00004]: S.I. 1995/1331.
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