Statutory Instruments
2024 No. 1318
Electronic Communications
The Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
Made
10th December 2024
Coming into force
13th January 2025
The Office of Communications (“ OFCOM ”), in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 12, 13(2) and 122(7) of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006( 1 ) (“ the Act ”), makes the following Regulations.
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 (Licence Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 and shall come into force on 13th January 2025.
Amendments to the Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) Regulations 2020
2. —(1)Schedule 2 (Licence Charges and Payment Intervals) to the Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) Regulations 2020( 2 ) shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (5).
(2) Under the heading “Aeronautical”, after the licence class entry “Aircraft (Transportable)” insert the following entry—
| Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Operator Radio Licence | £75 | 12 months |
(3) Under the heading “Science and Technology”—
(a) after the licence class “Ground Probing Radar” delete the following entry—
| High Duty Cycle Network Relay Points | £75 | 12 months |
(b) after the licence class entry “Manually Configurable White Space Devices”, insert the following entry—
| Enhanced Long Range Navigation (eLoran) | £200 | 12 months |
(4) Under the heading “ Spectrum Access ” in relation to the licence classes “Shared Access (Low Power)”, for paragraph (d), before the licence class entry “Shared Access (Medium Power)”, substitute the following entry—
| (d) £80 for each authorisation under a licence of use of a 100 MHz channel in the 24.45-27.5 GHz or 40.5-43.5 GHz bands. | 12 months |
(5) Under the heading “ Spectrum Access ” in relation to the licence classes “Shared Access (Medium Power)”, before the licence class entry “Spectrum Access Offshore Mobile”, insert the following entry—
| (d) £80 for each authorisation under a licence of use of up to a 100 MHz channel in the 24.45-27.5 GHz or 40.5-43.5 GHz bands. | 12 months |
David Willis
Group Director, Spectrum Group
For and on behalf of the Office of Communications
10th December 2024
S.I. 2020/1068 , as amended by S.I. 2021/1117 , S.I. 2022/1310 and S.I. 2023/400 .