Statutory Instruments
2008 No. 237
electronic communications
The Wireless Telegraphy (Automotive Short Range Radar) (Exemption) (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
Made
6th February 2008
Coming into force
27th February 2008
The Office of Communications (“OFCOM”) make the following Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 8(3) of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006( 1 ) (“the Act”).
Before making these 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
1. These Regulations may be cited as The Wireless Telegraphy (Automotive Short Range Radar) (Exemption) (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 and shall come into force on 27th February 2008.
Amendment of the Wireless Telegraphy (Automotive Short Range Radar) (Exemption) (No. 2) Regulations 2005
2. —(1)The Wireless Telegraphy (Automotive Short Range Radar) (Exemption) (No. 2) Regulations 2005( 2 ) are amended in accordance with the following paragraphs of this regulation.
(2) In regulation 3 for “section 1(1) of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949” substitute “section 8(1) of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006( 3 )”;
(3) In regulation 4(6) for “section 1(1) of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949” substitute “section 8(1) of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006”;
(4) Replace regulation 4(7) in its entirety with:
“ (7) Equipment operating in the frequency band between 22.21 gigahertz and 24.00 gigahertz must where the equipment has been established or installed in a vehicle put into service in the Community before 27th February 2008 —
(a) automatically deactivate so that all emissions cease while the vehicle in which it is established or installed is within an exclusion zone; or
(b) be capable of manual deactivation so that all emissions cease while the vehicle in which it is established or installed is within an exclusion zone. ”
(5) After regulation 4(7) add the following paragraph:
“ (8) Equipment operating in the frequency band between 22.21 gigahertz and 24.00 gigahertz must where the equipment has been established or installed in a vehicle put into service in the Community on or after 27th February 2008 automatically deactivate so that all emissions cease while the vehicle in which it is established or installed is within an exclusion zone. ”
Ed Richards
Chief Executive of the Office of Communications
For and by the authority of the Office of Communications
6th February 2008