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Statutory Instruments

2005 No. 353

ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS

The Wireless Telegraphy (Automotive Short Range Radar) (Exemption) Regulations 2005

Made

22nd February 2005

Coming into force

17th March 2005

Whereas the Office of Communications (β€œOFCOM”) have under section 403(4)(a) of the Communications Act 2003( 1 ) (β€œthe 2003 Act”), as applied by section 16(1A) of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949( 2 ) (β€œthe 1949 Act”), given notice of their proposal to make these Regulations and, under section 403(4)(b) of the 2003 Act, as applied by section 16(1A) of the 1949 Act, published notice of their proposal and have considered the representations made to them before the time specified in the notice( 3 );

Now, therefore, OFCOM, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by section 1(1) of the 1949 Act( 4 ) hereby make the following Regulationsβ€”

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Wireless Telegraphy (Automotive Short Range Radar) (Exemption) Regulations 2005 and shall come into force on 17th March 2005.

Interpretation

2. In these Regulations β€”

(a) β€œautomotive short range radar equipment” means equipment providing vehicle radar functions for collision mitigation and traffic safety applications;

(b) β€œdBm” means decibel milliWatt;

(c) β€œdBm/MHz” means decibel milliWatt per megahertz; and

(d) β€œeirp” means effective isotropically radiated power.

Exemption

3. Subject to regulation 4, the establishment or installation of automotive short range radar equipment in a vehicle and the use of automotive short range radar equipment so established or installed is hereby exempt from the provisions of section 1(1) of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949.

4. The exemption provided for in regulation 3 shall be limited to automotive short range radar equipment which β€”

(a) operates within the frequency band between 77 gigahertz and 81 gigahertz;

(b) emits a mean power density no greater than β€”

(i) -3 dBm/MHzeirp associated with a peak limit of 55 dBmeirp; and

(ii) -9 dBm/MHzeirp outside the vehicle in which it is established or installed; and

(c) does not cause undue interference to other users of the frequency band between 77 gigahertz and 81 gigahertz.

Stephen Carter

Chief Executive of the Office of Communications For and by authority of the Office of Communications

22nd February 2005

( 1 )

2003 c. 21 .

( 2 )

1949 c. 54 .

( 3 )

Section 16(1A) of the 1949 Act does not extend to the Channel Islands and therefore the procedures set out in section 403 of the 2003 Act, which it applies, are not requirements in so far as these Regulations extend to the Channel Islands.

( 4 )

Section 1(1) was extended to the Channel Islands by S.I. 1952/1900 , as amended by S.I. 1967/1279 , S.I. 1974/691 and S.I. 1997/284 and to the Isle of Man by S.I. 1952/1899 , as amended by S.I. 1967/1280 and S.I. 1997/285 . Section 1(1) was amended by the Communications Act 2003 (c. 21) by section 406 and Schedule 17, paragraphs 6(1) and (2). These amendments were extended to Jersey by S.I. 2003/3197 article 6, to the Bailiwick of Guernsey by S.I. 2003/3195 article 6 and to the Isle of Man by S.I. 2003/3198 article 6. There are other amendments to section 1(1) not relevant to these Regulations.

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The Wireless Telegraphy (Automotive Short Range Radar) (Exemption) Regulations 2005 (2005/353)

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