Statutory Instruments
2011 No. 3035
Electronic Communications
The Wireless Telegraphy (Exemption and Amendment) (Amendment) Regulations 2011
Made
19th December 2011
Coming into force
12th January 2012
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(“the Act”)( 1 ).
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 that notice in accordance with section 122(4)(c) of the Act.
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Wireless Telegraphy (Exemption and Amendment)(Amendment) Regulations 2011 and shall come into force on 12th January 2012.
Amendment of the Wireless Telegraphy (Exemption and Amendment) Regulations 2010
2.The Wireless Telegraphy (Exemption and Amendment) Regulations 2010( 2 ) are amended as follows—
(a) in regulation 5, for ““IR 2030 – UK Interface Requirements 2030, Licence Exempt Short Range Devices”” substitute ““IR 2030 – UK Interface Requirements 2030 Licence Exempt Short Range Devices (December 2011)” published by OFCOM in December 2011”;
(b) omit the footnote in regulation 5; and
(c) after regulation 7, insert—
“ Personal locator beacons
8. The use of wireless telegraphy apparatus in the frequency band 406 to 406.1 megahertz complying with the publication “IR 2084 - UK Interface Requirement 2084 Cospas-Sarsat locator beacons for use on land (December 2011)” published by OFCOM in December 2011, is exempt from the provisions of section 8(1) of the Act, if—
(a) it does not cause or contribute to any undue interference to any wireless telegraphy;
(b) use is not airborne; and
(c) it is not used on board a ship. ” .
Hyacinth S. Nwana
Group Director, Spectrum Policy Group of the Office of Communications
For and by authority of the Office of Communications
19th December 2011