# The Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Award) Regulations 2018, Regulation 5: Meaning of existing spectrum holdings


(1) In these Regulations “existing spectrum holdings” means—
(a) existing immediately useable spectrum holdings; and
(b) existing overall spectrum holdings.
(2) “Existing immediately useable spectrum holdings” means—
(a) any authorisation to establish or use a wireless telegraphy station, or to install or use wireless telegraphy apparatus, under a wireless telegraphy licence which relates to any of the frequencies in the frequency bands listed in Schedule 7; and
(b) any contract or arrangement under which such an authorisation is to be acquired.
(3) “Existing overall spectrum holdings” means—
(a) any authorisation to establish or use a wireless telegraphy station, or to install or use wireless telegraphy apparatus, under a wireless telegraphy licence which relates to any of the frequencies in the frequency bands listed in Schedule 8; and
(b) any contract or arrangement under which such an authorisation is to be acquired.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/86/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/wireless-telegraphy-licence-award-regulations-2018/regulation-5
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