{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wireless-telegraphy-cordless-telephone-apparatus-exemption-regulations-1996/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wireless-telegraphy-cordless-telephone-apparatus-exemption-regulations-1996/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1996/316",
  "legislation_title": "The Wireless Telegraphy (Cordless Telephone Apparatus) (Exemption) Regulations 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wireless-telegraphy-cordless-telephone-apparatus-exemption-regulations-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "TELEGRAPHS\nMade 15th February 1996\nLaid before Parliament 19th February 1996\nComing into force 11th March 1996\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(1) and 3(1)(a) and (b) of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949 as enacted, and as extended by the Wireless Telegraphy (Channel Islands) Order 1952 and the Wireless Telegraphy (Isle of Man) Order 1952, and now vested in him, the power conferred on him by section 84(1)(b) of the Telecommunications Act 1984, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1949 c. 54; there are amendments to section 1(1) not relevant to these Regulations."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 1952/1900."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "S.I. 1952/1899."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "Post Office Act 1969 (c. 48), section 3; S.I. 1969/1369, article 3; S.I. 1969/1371, article 2; S.I. 1974/691, article 2."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "1984 c. 12; section 84 was extended to Guernsey and the Isle of Man by S.I. 1994/1064 and S.I. 1995/268 respectively."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/316/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:52:30.199764+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}