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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wireless-telegraphy-exemption-amendment-regulations-2006/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2006/2994",
  "legislation_title": "The Wireless Telegraphy (Exemption) (Amendment) Regulations 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wireless-telegraphy-exemption-amendment-regulations-2006",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations amend the Wireless Telegraphy (Exemption) Regulations 2003 (“the principal Regulations”) to widen the classes of wireless telegraphy apparatus whose establishment, installation and use are exempted from the provisions of section 1(1) of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949 (“the 1949 Act”). Section 1(1) of the 1949 Act requires a licence to be granted by OFCOM for these purposes, except where exemptions are prescribed by regulations. The Schedules to the principal Regulations prescribe the apparatus to which the exemptions apply, subject to the prescribed additional terms, provisions and limitations.\nBoth the principal Regulations and these Regulations do not specify the detailed technical requirements directly, but instead refer to published interface requirements (IRs) where those technical requirements are fully set out.\nRegulations 3, 4 and 5 make minor drafting and updating changes to, respectively, regulations 3, 4 and 5 of the principal Regulations.\nRegulations 6, 7 and 10 make minor drafting and updating changes to, respectively, Schedules 3, 4 and 8 to the principal Regulations.\nRegulation 8 amends Part III (interface requirement) of Schedule 5 to the principal Regulations (land-mobile satellite service stations) to refer to the updated IR 2016, which makes provision for Inmarsat BGAN terminals.\nRegulation 9 amends Part III (interface requirement) of Schedule 6 to the principal Regulations (short range devices) to refer to the updated IR 2030, which makes provision for “micro” FM transmitters designed to facilitate easy connection between audio sources and normal FM broadcast receivers, and makes provision for radar level gauges. These amendments also ensure compliance with Commission Decision 2006/771/EC on harmonisation of the radio spectrum for use by short-range devices (OJ No L 312, 11,11,2006 p. 66) and Commission Decision 2005/928/EC on the harmonisation of the 169,4-169,8125 MHz frequency band in the Community (OJ No L 344, 27,12,2005 p. 47) with regard to harmonisation of the low power part of the 169.4 – 169.8125 MHz frequency band in the Community.\nRegulation 11 amends Schedule 9 to the principal Regulations, to implement the changes that are required to ensure compliance with the Commission Decision 2005/513/EC on the harmonised use of radio spectrum in the 5 GHz frequency band for the implementation of wireless access systems including radio local area networks (OJ No L 187, 19,7,2005, p 22). Part III of the Schedule (interface requirement) is amended to refer to the updated IR 2005 and IR 2006.\nRegulation 12 adds Schedule 10 to the principal Regulations. Schedule 10 provides for Citizens’ Band Radio Equipment as defined in Part III of the Schedule (which specifies UK Radio Interface Requirement 2027) to be exempt from the licensing requirement.\nCopies of the Interface Requirements referred to in these Regulations may be obtained from OFCOM at Riverside House, 2a Southwark Bridge Road, London SE1 9HA and available on the OFCOM website at http://www.ofcom.org.uk.\nA full regulatory impact assessment and report of the effect that these Regulations will have on the costs to business is available to the public from the OFCOM Library at Riverside House, 2a Southwark Bridge Road, London SE1 9HA (Tel: 020 7981 3000) or on the OFCOM internet website at http://www.ofcom.org.uk. Copies of the regulatory impact assessment have also been placed in the libraries of both Houses of Parliament.",
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