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Article 3 Interpretation

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

(1)

In this Order—

  • “the Act” means the Telecommunications Act 1984;

  • “apparatus” means wireless telegraphy apparatus or apparatus designed oradapted for use in connection with wireless telegraphy apparatus;

  • “approval” means approval under section 84 of the Act;

  • “fixed service” means a radiocommunication service between one fixed point and oneor more other fixed points other than a service consisting in the makingof a broadcast of sounds or visual images intended for generalreception; and

  • “test fee” shall be construed in accordance with article 5(1).

(2)

For the purposes of this Order—

(a)

the setting up and dismantling of the apparatus tested and anyother equipment required to conduct a test;

(b)

the analysis of test results;

(c)

the compiling of a test report; and

(d)

unpacking and repacking the apparatus tested,

shall be treated as part of the test, and time reasonably spent intravel wholly undertaken for the purposes of conducting a test shall betreated as time taken in conducting the test.

(3)

For the purposes of calculating a test fee pursuant to this Order,each period of time taken by each person involved in conducting the testshall be counted separately, and the total for each person beaggregated, and the aggregate for all persons involved divided intocomplete periods of 15 minutes, with any remaining period of 7.5 minutesor more but less than 15 minutes being counted as a complete period of15 minutes, and any remaining period of less than 7.5 minutes beingdisregarded.