The Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 1994

These Regulations may be cited as the Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 1994 and shall come into force on 1st April 1994.

In these Regulations, “the Principal Regulations” means the Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) Regulations 1991^f1 as amended by the Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 1992^f2.

In regulation 3 of the Principal Regulations,

In regulation 4 of the Principal Regulations for the words “regulations 5, 6 and 8” in paragraph (1) there shall be substituted the words “regulations 5, 6, 8 and 9”.

The following shall be inserted as regulation 9 of the Principal Regulations:—

• “In relation to a Band III Private Mobile Radio National Trunked Service Licence, a Band III Private Mobile Radio Regional Trunked Service Licence, a National Public Data Network Service Licence, a National Public Radiotelephone System Licence and a Personal Communications Network Licence, where any such licence has been issued to a licensee in respect of a station or stations and another licensee subsequently applies for a licence in respect of that station or those stations, as the case may be, that licensee shall assume the position of the previous licensee on the fee scale applicable thereto set out in the Schedule.”.

For the Schedule to the Principal Regulations there shall be substituted the Schedule set out in the Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

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Class of Link	Frequency Band	Limits of Bandwidth
Class 1 Link	1450-1690 MHz	Not more than 50 KHz
Class 2 Link	1450-1690 MHz and 1.70-1.90 GHz	} More than 50 KHz
	37.00-39.50 GHz	Not more than 7 MHz
	54.20-57.20 GHz	Not more than 56 MHz
Class 3 Link	7.425-7.90 GHz, 12.75-13.25 GHz, 14.25-14.50 GHz and 21.20-23.60 GHz	} Not more than 7 MHz
	37.00-39.50 GHz	More than 7 MHz but not more than 14 MHz
Class 4 Link	21.20-23.60 GHz and 27.50-29.50 GHz	} More than 7 MHz but not more than 14 MHz
Class 5 Link	7.425-7.90 GHz, 12.75-13.25 GHz and 14.25-14.50 GHz	} More than 7 MHz but not more than 14 MHz
	17.30-17.70 GHz	Not more than 14 MHz
	37.00-39.50 GHz	More than 14 MHz
Class 6 Link	21.20-23.60 GHz and 27.50-29.50 GHz	} More than 14 MHz
Class 7 Link	3.60-4.20 GHz, 7.425-7.90 GHz, 12.75-13.25 GHz and 14.25-14.50 GHz	} More than 14 MHz
	17.30-17.70 GHz	} More than 14 MHz but not more than 100 MHz
Class 8 Link	17.30-17.70 GHz	} More than 100 MHz but not more than 200 MHz
Class 9 Link	17.30-17.70 GHz	} More than 200 KHz but not more than 300 MHz
Class 10 Link	17.30-17.70 GHz	More than 300 MHz

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Class of licence	The prescribed sum in respect of the issue or renewal of the licence and in respect of the prescribed time:
	Fixed sums	Variable sums	The prescribed time: Interval of time for payment
Aeronautical
Aeronautical Ground Station (General)	£165		Yearly
Aeronautical Ground Station (Glider, Hang Glider and Balloon)	£25		Yearly
Aeronautical Ground Station (Special)	£275		Yearly
Aeronautical Ground Station (Special Mobile)	£50		Yearly
Aeronautical Navigational Aids and Radar		£20 for each navigational aid or radar station	Yearly
Aircraft		£30 for each aircraft which has approved maximum take-off weight of not more than 3,200 kg £250 for each aircraft which has an approved maximum take-off weight of more than 3,200 kg but not more than 14,000 kg £550 for each aircraft which has an approved maximum take-off weight of more than 14,000 kg	Yearly
Aircraft (Glider, Hang Glider and Balloon)	£20		Yearly
Broadcasting Services
Restricted Radio Services Transmission (Class A-Freely Radiating)		For each medium wave band frequency — £225 where the power of transmission is less than 50 mW ERP £500 where the power of transmission is 50 mW ERP or more but does not exceed 1 W ERP For each VHF band frequency — £850 where the power of transmission does not exceed 1 W ERP £1,810 where the power of transmission exceeds 1 W ERP	None
Restricted Radio Services Transmission (Class B-Radiating Cable)		On issue— £600 for each channel in the medium wave band £1,200 for each channel in the VHF band	None
		On each anniversary of issue of the licence— £100 for each channel	Yearly
Transmission of National and Local Radio Broadcasting Services		Any number of transmitters in the medium wave band— coverage of less than 100,000 people-£200 coverage of 100,000 people or more-£300 per complete 100,000 people covered, any final group of less than 100,000 people being disregarded Any number of transmitters in the VHF band— coverage of less than 100,000 people— £300 coverage of 100,000 people or more— £450 per complete 100,000 people covered, any final group of less than 100,000 people being disregarded	Yearly
Fixed Services
Fixed 58 GHz Band Radio-Relay Link		£75 for each fixed link on issue of the licence; and £50 for each fixed link on each anniversary of the issue of the licence	Yearly
Fixed Point to Point Radio-Relay Link		For each bi-directional fixed link— On issue of the licence and on each anniversary of the issue of the licence— £255 for each Class 1 link £380 for each Class 2 link £465 for each Class 3 link £695 for each Class 4 link £720 for each Class 5 link £885 for each Class 6 link £925 for each Class 7 link £1,030 for each Class 8 link £1,155 for each Class 9 link £1,280 for each Class 10 link For each uni-directional fixed link— 75 per cent of the prescribed sum for the bi-directional link for the class of link to which the uni-directional link belongs	Yearly
		On issue of each additional bi-directional or uni-directional fixed link after the issue of the licence such sum as represents one twelfth of the prescribed sum on issue of the licence for the class of link to which the additional link belongs multiplied by the number of complete calendar months from the issue of the additional link to the next anniversary of the issue of the licence	None
		Where a licensee is given authority to self-manage an exclusive allocation of spectrum in a new fixed services band such sum as represents 50% of the prescribed sum for the class and type of link to which the link belongs	Yearly
Scanning Telemetry Link		On issue of the licence and on each anniversary of the issue of the licence— £40 for each station	Yearly
		On allocation of each station after the issue of the licence such sum as represents one twelfth of the prescribed sum on issue of the licence multiplied by the number of complete calendar months from the allocation of the additional station to the next anniversary of the issue of the licence	None
Temporary Fixed Link		As for Fixed Point to Point Radio-Relay Link on issue of the licence	None
Hobby Radio
Amateur Radio (A)	£15		Yearly
Amateur Radio (B)	£15		Yearly
Amateur Radio Novice (A)		£15 for persons aged 21 years and over; no charge for persons aged under 21 years	Yearly
Amateur Radio Novice (B)		£15 for persons aged 21 years or over; no charge for persons aged under 21 years	Yearly
Citizens' Band Radio	£15		Yearly
Land Mobile Radio
Band III Private Mobile Radio National Trunked Service		£2,000 per national channel £500 for each regional channel on issue of the licence subject to a maximum of £2,000 £750 for each regional channel on the first anniversary of the issue of the licence subject to a maximum of £2,000 £1,000 for each regional channel on the second and each subsequent anniversary of the issue of the licence subject to a maximum of £2,000	Yearly
Band III Private Mobile Radio Regional Trunked Service		£500 for each regional channel on issue of the licence £750 for each regional channel on the first anniversary of the issue of the licence £1,000 for each regional channel on the second and each subsequent anniversary of the issue of the licence	Yearly
Common Base Station Operator		For each base station— £750 for each channel designated for use by that base station	Yearly
National Public Data Network Service		On issue— £1,000 per national channel £400 per other channel On the first and second anniversaries of issue of the licence— £2,000 per national channel £800 per other channel On the third and fourth anniversaries of issue of the licence— £3,000 per national channel £1,200 per other channel On the fifth and sixth anniversaries of issue of the licence— £4,000 per national channel £1,600 per other channel On the seventh and each subsequent anniversary of issue of the licence— £6,000 per national channel £2,000 per other channel	Yearly
National Public Radio-telephone System, 872.0-888.0 MHz, 890.0-905.0 MHz, 917.0-933.0 MHz and 935.0-950.0 MHz Bands		£4,000 per channel	Yearly
905.0-915.0 MHZ and 950.0-960.0 MHz Bands		On issue— £4,000 per 200 KHz channel On the first anniversary of the issue of the licence— £8,000 per 200 KHz channel On the second anniversary of the issue of the licence— £12,000 per 200 KHz channel On the third anniversary of the issue of the licence— £16,000 per 200 KHz channel On the fourth anniversary of the issue of the licence— £24,000 per 200 KHz channel On the fifth and each subsequent anniversary of the issue of the licence— £32,000 per 200 KHz channel	Yearly
Personal Communications Network		On issue— £4,000 per 200 KHz channel On the first anniversary of the issue of the licence— £8,000 per 200 KHz channel On the second anniversary of the issue of the licence— £12,000 per 200 KHz channel On the third anniversary of the issue of the licence— £16,000 per 200 KHz channel On the fourth anniversary of the issue of the licence— £20,00 per 200 KHz channel On the fifth anniversary of the issue of the licence— £24,000 per 200 KHz channel On the sixth anniversary of the issue of the licence— £28,000 per 200 KHz channel On the seventh and each subsequent anniversary of the issue of the licence— £32,000 per 200 KHz channel	Yearly
Private Mobile Radio Parking and Demonstration	£150		Yearly
Private Mobile Radio Road Construction	£750		Yearly
Private Mobile Radio Short Term Hire		As for Private Mobile Radio (Standard)	Yearly
Private Mobile Radio (Standard)		For national channels apart from 5 KHz channels— £6,000 for each channel For 5 KHz national channels— 50 per cent of the prescribed sum for national channels For other channels apart from 5 KHz channels— £120 for up to 10 mobile stations £250 for 11-25 mobile stations £500 for 26-60 mobile stations £1,000 for 61-100 mobile stations £1,750 for 101-200 mobile stations £3,500 for 201-500 mobile stations £7,000 for 501-1,000 mobile stations for more than 1,000 mobile stations— £7,000 for the first 1,000 plus £5,000 for each successive group of 500 and £5,000 for any final group of less than 500 For 5 KHz other channels— 50 per cent of the prescribed sum for other channels	Yearly
Radiating Cable		£50 for each base station	Yearly
Maritime
Maritime Business Radio		£180 for each base station using one channel plus £180 for each additional channel	Yearly
Maritime Business Radio (Base Station Only)		£100 for each base station using one channel plus £100 for each additional channel	Yearly
Maritime Radio (Navigational Aid and Radar)		£40 for each navigational aid or radar station using one channel plus £40 for each additional channel	Yearly
Port Operations Radio		£100 for each base station using one channel plus £100 for each additional channel	Yearly
Ship Radio	£50		Yearly
Ship Radio (Transportable)	£25		Yearly
Ship Radio (VHF)	£22		Yearly
Paging
Local Communications		£75 for each base station	Yearly
Local Wide Area Paging		£250 for each base station subject to a maximum of £6,000	Yearly
National Wide Area Paging		£6,000 for each national channel	Yearly
Radio Paging (Standard)		£25 for each base station	Yearly
Programme Making and Special Events
Independent Programme Maker's		Low power video links for fixed sites— £250 per channel per site £130 for each multi-channel radio microphone £110 per channel for radio microphones, or equipment of any other type where that equipment operates at a power not exceeding 10 mW ERP Sound links for non-fixed sites— £250 per channel Talk back and sound links for fixed sites— £178 per channel per site	None
Independent Programme Maker’s Four Monthly		Talk back and sound links for fixed sites— £84 per channel per site	None
Independent Programme Maker’s Seven Day		Talk back and sound links for specific sites— Ordinary rate— £45 per channel per site Premium rate— £158 per channel per site Vision links— Ordinary rate— £80 per channel per site Premium rate— £195 per channel per site	None
Radio Broadcaster’s Programme Making		£15 per talk-back channel £15 per radio microphone channel £30 per programme audio channel £60 per airborne link channel £60 per terrestrial link channel	On 1st January in each year
Radio Microphone
Class A		£45 for a period of up to seven days, £145 for a period of eight days up to one year	None
Class B		£65 for a period of up to seven days, £220 for a period of eight days up to one year	None
Class C		£85 for a period of up to seven days, £295 for a period of eight days up to one year	None
Satellite Services
Permanent Earth Station
Class I		Stations with a required RF bandwidth not exceeding 100 KHz— £1,000 per station operating to one satellite plus £1,000 for each additional satellite	Yearly
Class II		Stations with a required RF bandwidth greater than 100 KHz but not exceeding 1 MHz— £5,000 per station operating to one satellite plus £1,000 for each additional satellite	Yearly
Class III		Stations requiring RF bandwidths above 1 MHz— £10,000 per station operating to one satellite plus £1,000 for each additional satellite	Yearly
Transportable Earth Station		£8,500 for each station	Yearly
Very Small Aperture Terminal		£1,000 for up to 20 terminals £3,000 for 21-100 terminals £6,000 for 101-300 terminals £10,000 for 301-500 terminals £20,000 for 501-1,000 terminals £2,000 for each additional group of 100 terminals or part thereof above 1,000 terminals	Yearly
Other Licences
Local Authority (Emergency Alarm) Radio	£200		Yearly
Long Range Alarms		£100 per on-site system £55 per central station £50 per alarm station	Yearly
Radar Gauges		£50 for each site	Yearly
RF Tagging		£100 for each site	Yearly
Telemetry, Telecommand and Teleapproach Radio		£80 for each station	Yearly
Temporary Use		£250 for each station for a period of up to six months	None
Testing and Development		£150 for each station	Yearly

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(This note is not part of the Regulations)