# The Wireless Telegraphy (Cordless Telephone Apparatus) (Exemption) Regulations 1996, Regulation 3: Interpretation


(1) 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;
“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;
“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.
(2) 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/316/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/wireless-telegraphy-cordless-telephone-apparatus-exemption-regulations-1996/regulation-3
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