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The Wireless Telegraphy (Broadcast Licence Charges and Exemption) (Amendment) Regulations 1990

S.I. 1990/460 · Made 5 March 1990

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TELEGRAPHS

Made 5th March 1990

Laid before Parliament 9th March 1990

Coming into force 1st April 1990

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 2 of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949f1, as enacted, and as extended by the Wireless Telegraphy (Channel Islands) Order 1952f2 and the Wireless Telegraphy (Isle of Man) Order 1952f3, and now vested in mef4, I hereby, with the consent of the Treasury, make the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1949 c. 54.

f2

S.I. 1952/1900.

f3

S.I. 1952/1899.

f4

1969 c. 48; S.I. 1969/1369, 1371, 1974/691.

Contents

  1. 1Regulation 1
  2. 2Regulation 2
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Wireless Telegraphy (Broadcast Licence Charges and Exemption) (Amendment) Regulations 1990 and shall come into force on1st April 1990.

2

The Wireless Telegraphy (Broadcast Licence Charges and Exemption) Regulations 1984f1 shall be amended as follows:

(a)

in Schedules 3 and 4—

(i)

for “22” in each place where it occurs there shall be substituted “24”, and

(ii)

for “66” in each place where it occurs there shall be substituted “71”f2; and

(b)

in Schedule 5f3—

(i)

for “33” there shall be substituted “35.50”,

(ii)

for “16.50” there shall be substituted “17.75”, and

(iii)

for “17.75” in each place where it occurs there shall be substituted “19”.

Signature

Home Office

David Waddington

One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State

2nd March 1990

We consent to these Regulations.

John Taylor

Stephen Dorrell

Two of the Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury

5th March 1990

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations raise the amount of the basic fee for television licences from £22 to £24 in the case of monochrome and from £66 to £71 in the case of colour. In the case of instalment licences the issue fee for the Standard Instalment Licence is increased from £33 to £35.50 with instalment fees raised from £16.50 to £17.75. For the Premium Instalment Licence the issue and instalment fees of £17.75 are both increased to £19.