Regulation 3 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “the 1984 Act” means the Telecommunications Act 1984;

• “apparatus” means wireless telegraphy apparatus;

• “authorised person” means any person authorised by the Secretary of State for the purposes of regulation 6;

• “common technical regulation” shall be construed in accordance with regulation 3(3) of the Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Regulations 1992^f1;

• “data message” means a non-voice message;

• “EN45001 and EN45002” means European Standards (Normes Europeene) EN45001 and 45002 published in 1989 by the British Standards Institution;

• “ETSI” means the European Telecommunications Standards Institute^f2;

• “ISO guides 25 and 38” means the International Organization for Standardization Guides 25 and 38 published by the International Organization for Standardization in 1990 and 1993 respectively;

• “MPTs 1322, 1334 and 1371” means Department of Trade and Industry Performance Specifications 1322, 1334 and 1371 referred to in Part I of Schedule 3;

• “public switched telephone network” means a public telecommunication system by means of which two-way voice telephony services are provided whereby messages are switched incidentally to their conveyance;

• “relevant apparatus” means any station or apparatus described in Schedule 2; and

• “station” means a station for wireless telegraphy.

In these Regulations, “connected”, “convey”, “telecommunication apparatus”,“telecommunication service” and “telecommunication system” shall be construed in accordance with section 4 of the 1984 Act, and “public telecommunication system” shall be construed in accordance with section 9(1) of the 1984 Act.