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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wireless-telegraphy-cordless-telephone-apparatus-restriction-and-marking-order-1999/article-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1999/2934",
  "legislation_title": "The Wireless Telegraphy (Cordless Telephone Apparatus) (Restriction and Marking) Order 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wireless-telegraphy-cordless-telephone-apparatus-restriction-and-marking-order-1999",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "(1) In this Order–\n“the 1949 Act” means the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949;\n“the 1967 Act” means the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1967;\n“the 1984 Act” means the Telecommunications Act 1984;\n“the 1999 Regulations” means the Wireless Telegraphy (Exemption) Regulations 1999;\n“CT1” means cordless telephone apparatus described in paragraph 1 or 2 (as the case may be) of Part III of Schedule 4 to the 1999 Regulations which is exempt from the provisions of section 1(1) of the 1949 Act by virtue of the 1999 Regulations;\n“cordless telephone apparatus” means wireless telegraphy apparatus consisting of a base station and one or more mobile stations where–\n(a) each of such stations is designed or adapted to be used–\n(i) to send verbal messages conveyed over a telecommunication system; and\n(ii) to receive verbal messages conveyed over a telecommunication system; and\n(b) the base station only is capable of being connected to a telecommunication system;\n“exempt cordless telephone apparatus” means a CT1 or an extended range CT1;\n“extended range CT1” means cordless telephone apparatus described in paragraph 3 of Part III of Schedule 4 to the 1999 Regulations which is exempt from the provisions of section 1(1) of the 1949 Act by virtue of the 1999 Regulations;\n“MPT 1322” means Department of Trade and Industry Performance Specification MPT 1322 published in August 1982 and revised and reprinted in August 1994;\n“MPT 1371” means Department of Trade and Industry Performance Specification MPT 1371 published in May 1989 and revised and reprinted in August 1994;\n“MPT 1384” means Department of Trade and Industry Performance Specification MPT 1384 published in November 1997; and\n“restricted cordless telephone apparatus” means cordless telephone apparatus which–\n(a) is designed or adapted for use on frequencies not exceeding 853 MHz; and\n(b) is not exempt cordless telephone apparatus.\n(2) In this Order, “connected”, “convey” and “telecommunication system” shall be construed in accordance with section 4 of the 1984 Act.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1949 c. 54."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 1999/930."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "added",
      "affecting": "uksi/2000/1014",
      "affecting_title": "The Wireless Telegraphy (Cordless Telephone Apparatus) (Restriction and Marking) (Amendment) Order 2000"
    },
    {
      "type": "substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2000/1014",
      "affecting_title": "The Wireless Telegraphy (Cordless Telephone Apparatus) (Restriction and Marking) (Amendment) Order 2000"
    },
    {
      "type": "amended",
      "affecting": "uksi/2000/1014",
      "affecting_title": "The Wireless Telegraphy (Cordless Telephone Apparatus) (Restriction and Marking) (Amendment) Order 2000"
    },
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2003/2155",
      "affecting_title": "The Communications Act 2003 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2003"
    },
    {
      "type": "revoked",
      "affecting": "uksi/2003/2155",
      "affecting_title": "The Communications Act 2003 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2003"
    }
  ],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2934/article/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:36:43.054866+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."
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