{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wireless-telegraphy-licence-award-regulations-2020/regulation-19",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wireless-telegraphy-licence-award-regulations-2020/regulation-19.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2020/1199",
  "legislation_title": "The Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Award) Regulations 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wireless-telegraphy-licence-award-regulations-2020",
  "path": "regulation/19",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "19",
  "heading": "Principal stage, assignment stage and grant stage",
  "text": "(1) The process for the award of licences shall consist of the procedure set out in Part 5 (“principal stage”), the procedure set out in Parts 6, 7 and 8 (“assignment stage”) and the procedure set out in Part 9 (“grant stage”).\n(2) During the principal stage, OFCOM shall determine the total number of 3.6 GHz lots, the total number of 700 MHz individual frequency lots, and the total number of 700 MHz paired frequency lots which each bidder wins, but not the particular numbered 3.6 GHz lots, particular numbered 700 MHz individual frequency lots and particular numbered 700 MHz paired frequency lots.\n(3) Following completion of the principal stage, OFCOM shall determine the particular numbered 3.6 GHz lots, particular numbered 700 MHz individual frequency lots, and the particular numbered 700 MHz paired frequency lots that are to be assigned to the winning bidders in accordance with the procedure set out in the assignment stage.\n(4) Following completion of the assignment stage, OFCOM shall grant licences authorising the use of the frequencies determined in accordance with the grant stage.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 19 in force at 18.11.2020, see reg. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/1199/regulation/19",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:23:43.741135+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."
}