Introductory text

TELEGRAPHS

Made 6th April 2000

Laid before Parliament 10th April 2000

Coming into force 1st May 2000

Whereas it appears to the Secretary of State to be expedient to apply restrictions under section 7 of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1967^f1 to certain wireless telegraphy apparatus specified in this Order for the purpose of preventing or reducing the risk of interference with wireless telegraphy and to impose marking requirements in relation to certain such apparatus in accordance with the provisions of section 85 of the Telecommunications Act 1984^f2;

And whereas the Secretary of State is satisfied as required by section 7(9) of the 1967 Act that this Order is compatible with the international obligations of the United Kingdom;

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 7(2) of the 1967 Act and section 85(1) of the 1984 Act and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1967 c. 72; section 7 was substituted by section 77 of the Telecommunications Act 1984 (c. 12).
f2: 1984 c. 12.