The Wireless Telegraphy (Register) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2011

Made: 17th November 2011

Coming into force: 12th December 2011

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 commencement

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These Regulations may be cited as the Wireless Telegraphy (Register) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2011 and shall come into force on 12th December 2011.

Amendment of the Wireless Telegraphy (Register) Regulations 2004

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• (1) In Column 1 of Part 8 of the Schedule to the Wireless Telegraphy (Register) Regulations 2004[^f00002] (the “Principal Regulations”), insert, at the end of the column, after “Converted Spectrum Access”—

• (2) In Column 2 of Part 8 of the Schedule to the Principal Regulations, insert, at the end of the column, after “3500–3580 MHz”—

Signed

Hyacinth S. Nwana — Group Director, Spectrum Policy Group of the Office of Communications — For and by the authority of the Office of Communications — 17th November 2011

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations amend the Wireless Telegraphy (Register) Regulations 2004 (SI 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, S.I. 2009/14, S.I. 2011/439 and S.I. 2011/1508) (the “Principal Regulations”).

The Principal Regulations require OFCOM to establish and maintain a public register of relevant information relating to wireless telegraphy licences and 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.

These Regulations amend the Schedule of the Principal Regulations by adding licence classes for receive-only earth stations for fixed satellite services and for meteorological satellite services.

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 website at www.ofcom.org.uk. Copies of the report have also been placed in the libraries of both Houses of Parliament.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2006 c.36

[^f00002]: 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, S.I. 2009/14, S.I. 2011/439 and S.I. 2011/1508.