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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wireless-telegraphy-licence-charges-amendment-regulations-1994/schedule-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1994/659",
  "legislation_title": "The Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 1994",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wireless-telegraphy-licence-charges-amendment-regulations-1994",
  "path": "schedule/2",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "THE SCHEDULE",
  "text": "“\nClass of licence\nThe prescribed sum in respect of the issue or renewal of the licence and in respect of the prescribed time:\nFixed sums\nVariable sums\nThe prescribed time: Interval of time for payment\nAeronautical\nAeronautical Ground Station (General)\n£165\nYearly\nAeronautical Ground Station (Glider, Hang Glider and Balloon)\n£25\nYearly\nAeronautical Ground Station (Special)\n£275\nYearly\nAeronautical Ground Station (Special Mobile)\n£50\nYearly\nAeronautical Navigational Aids and Radar\n£20 for each navigational aid or radar station\nYearly\nAircraft\n£30 for each aircraft which has approved maximum take-off weight of not more than 3,200 kg\n£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\n£550 for each aircraft which has an approved maximum take-off weight of more than 14,000 kg\nYearly\nAircraft (Glider, Hang Glider and Balloon)\n£20\nYearly\nBroadcasting Services\nRestricted Radio Services Transmission (Class A-Freely Radiating)\nFor each medium wave band frequency —\n£225 where the power of transmission is less than 50 mW ERP\n£500 where the power of transmission is 50 mW ERP or more but does not exceed 1 W ERP\nFor each VHF band frequency —\n£850 where the power of transmission does not exceed 1 W ERP\n£1,810 where the power of transmission exceeds 1 W ERP\nNone\nRestricted Radio Services Transmission (Class B-Radiating Cable)\nOn issue—\n£600 for each channel in the medium wave band\n£1,200 for each channel in the VHF band\nNone\nOn each anniversary of issue of the licence—\n£100 for each channel\nYearly\nTransmission of National and Local Radio Broadcasting Services\nAny number of transmitters in the medium wave band—\ncoverage of less than 100,000 people-£200\ncoverage of 100,000 people or more-£300 per complete 100,000 people covered, any final group of less than 100,000 people being disregarded\nAny number of transmitters in the VHF band—\ncoverage of less than 100,000 people— £300\ncoverage of 100,000 people or more— £450 per complete 100,000 people covered, any final group of less than 100,000 people being disregarded\nYearly\nFixed Services\nFixed 58 GHz Band Radio-Relay Link\n£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\nYearly\nFixed Point to Point Radio-Relay Link\nFor each bi-directional fixed link—\nOn issue of the licence and on each anniversary of the issue of the licence—\n£255 for each Class 1 link\n£380 for each Class 2 link\n£465 for each Class 3 link\n£695 for each Class 4 link\n£720 for each Class 5 link\n£885 for each Class 6 link\n£925 for each Class 7 link\n£1,030 for each Class 8 link\n£1,155 for each Class 9 link\n£1,280 for each Class 10 link\nFor each uni-directional fixed link—\n75 per cent of the prescribed sum for the bi-directional link for the class of link to which the uni-directional link belongs\nYearly\nOn 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\nNone\nWhere 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\nYearly\nScanning Telemetry Link\nOn issue of the licence and on each anniversary of the issue of the licence— £40 for each station\nYearly\nOn 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\nNone\nTemporary Fixed Link\nAs for Fixed Point to Point Radio-Relay Link on issue of the licence\nNone\nHobby Radio\nAmateur Radio (A)\n£15\nYearly\nAmateur Radio (B)\n£15\nYearly\nAmateur Radio Novice (A)\n£15 for persons aged 21 years and over; no charge for persons aged under 21 years\nYearly\nAmateur Radio Novice (B)\n£15 for persons aged 21 years or over; no charge for persons aged under 21 years\nYearly\nCitizens' Band Radio\n£15\nYearly\nLand Mobile Radio\nBand III Private Mobile Radio National Trunked Service\n£2,000 per national channel\n£500 for each regional channel on issue of the licence subject to a maximum of £2,000\n£750 for each regional channel on the first anniversary of the issue of the licence subject to a maximum of £2,000\n£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\nYearly\nBand III Private Mobile Radio Regional Trunked Service\n£500 for each regional channel on issue of the licence\n£750 for each regional channel on the first anniversary of the issue of the licence\n£1,000 for each regional channel on the second and each subsequent anniversary of the issue of the licence\nYearly\nCommon Base Station Operator\nFor each base station— £750 for each channel designated for use by that base station\nYearly\nNational Public Data Network Service\nOn issue—\n£1,000 per national channel\n£400 per other channel\nOn the first and second anniversaries of issue of the licence—\n£2,000 per national channel\n£800 per other channel\nOn the third and fourth anniversaries of issue of the licence—\n£3,000 per national channel\n£1,200 per other channel\nOn the fifth and sixth anniversaries of issue of the licence—\n£4,000 per national channel\n£1,600 per other channel\nOn the seventh and each subsequent anniversary of issue of the licence—\n£6,000 per national channel\n£2,000 per other channel\nYearly\nNational Public Radio-telephone System,\n872.0-888.0 MHz, 890.0-905.0 MHz, 917.0-933.0 MHz and 935.0-950.0 MHz Bands\n£4,000 per channel\nYearly\n905.0-915.0 MHZ and 950.0-960.0 MHz Bands\nOn issue—\n£4,000 per 200 KHz channel\nOn the first anniversary of the issue of the licence—\n£8,000 per 200 KHz channel\nOn the second anniversary of the issue of the licence—\n£12,000 per 200 KHz channel\nOn the third anniversary of the issue of the licence—\n£16,000 per 200 KHz channel\nOn the fourth anniversary of the issue of the licence—\n£24,000 per 200 KHz channel\nOn the fifth and each subsequent anniversary of the issue of the licence—\n£32,000 per 200 KHz channel\nYearly\nPersonal Communications Network\nOn issue—\n£4,000 per 200 KHz channel\nOn the first anniversary of the issue of the licence—\n£8,000 per 200 KHz channel\nOn the second anniversary of the issue of the licence—\n£12,000 per 200 KHz channel\nOn the third anniversary of the issue of the licence—\n£16,000 per 200 KHz channel\nOn the fourth anniversary of the issue of the licence—\n£20,00 per 200 KHz channel\nOn the fifth anniversary of the issue of the licence—\n£24,000 per 200 KHz channel\nOn the sixth anniversary of the issue of the licence—\n£28,000 per 200 KHz channel\nOn the seventh and each subsequent anniversary of the issue of the licence—\n£32,000 per 200 KHz channel\nYearly\nPrivate Mobile Radio Parking and Demonstration\n£150\nYearly\nPrivate Mobile Radio Road Construction\n£750\nYearly\nPrivate Mobile Radio Short Term Hire\nAs for Private Mobile Radio (Standard)\nYearly\nPrivate Mobile Radio (Standard)\nFor national channels apart from 5 KHz channels— £6,000 for each channel\nFor 5 KHz national channels— 50 per cent of the prescribed sum for national channels\nFor other channels apart from 5 KHz channels—\n£120 for up to 10 mobile stations\n£250 for 11-25 mobile stations\n£500 for 26-60 mobile stations\n£1,000 for 61-100 mobile stations\n£1,750 for 101-200 mobile stations\n£3,500 for 201-500 mobile stations\n£7,000 for 501-1,000 mobile stations\nfor 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\nFor 5 KHz other channels— 50 per cent of the prescribed sum for other channels\nYearly\nRadiating Cable\n£50 for each base station\nYearly\nMaritime\nMaritime Business Radio\n£180 for each base station using one channel plus £180 for each additional channel\nYearly\nMaritime Business Radio (Base Station Only)\n£100 for each base station using one channel plus £100 for each additional channel\nYearly\nMaritime Radio (Navigational Aid and Radar)\n£40 for each navigational aid or radar station using one channel plus £40 for each additional channel\nYearly\nPort Operations Radio\n£100 for each base station using one channel plus £100 for each additional channel\nYearly\nShip Radio\n£50\nYearly\nShip Radio (Transportable)\n£25\nYearly\nShip Radio (VHF)\n£22\nYearly\nPaging\nLocal Communications\n£75 for each base station\nYearly\nLocal Wide Area Paging\n£250 for each base station subject to a maximum of £6,000\nYearly\nNational Wide Area Paging\n£6,000 for each national channel\nYearly\nRadio Paging (Standard)\n£25 for each base station\nYearly\nProgramme Making and Special Events\nIndependent Programme Maker's\nLow power video links for fixed sites— £250 per channel per site\n£130 for each multi-channel radio microphone\n£110 per channel for radio microphones, or equipment of any other type where that equipment operates at a power not exceeding 10 mW ERP\nSound links for non-fixed sites— £250 per channel\nTalk back and sound links for fixed sites— £178 per channel per site\nNone\nIndependent Programme Maker’s Four Monthly\nTalk back and sound links for fixed sites— £84 per channel per site\nNone\nIndependent Programme Maker’s Seven Day\nTalk back and sound links for specific sites—\nOrdinary rate— £45 per channel per site\nPremium rate— £158 per channel per site\nVision links—\nOrdinary rate— £80 per channel per site\nPremium rate— £195 per channel per site\nNone\nRadio Broadcaster’s Programme Making\n£15 per talk-back channel\n£15 per radio microphone channel\n£30 per programme audio channel\n£60 per airborne link channel\n£60 per terrestrial link channel\nOn 1st January in each year\nRadio Microphone\nClass A\n£45 for a period of up to seven days, £145 for a period of eight days up to one year\nNone\nClass B\n£65 for a period of up to seven days, £220 for a period of eight days up to one year\nNone\nClass C\n£85 for a period of up to seven days, £295 for a period of eight days up to one year\nNone\nSatellite Services\nPermanent Earth Station\nClass I\nStations with a required RF bandwidth not exceeding 100 KHz— £1,000 per station operating to one satellite plus £1,000 for each additional satellite\nYearly\nClass II\nStations 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\nYearly\nClass III\nStations requiring RF bandwidths above 1 MHz— £10,000 per station operating to one satellite plus £1,000 for each additional satellite\nYearly\nTransportable Earth Station\n£8,500 for each station\nYearly\nVery Small Aperture Terminal\n£1,000 for up to 20 terminals\n£3,000 for 21-100 terminals\n£6,000 for 101-300 terminals\n£10,000 for 301-500 terminals\n£20,000 for 501-1,000 terminals\n£2,000 for each additional group of 100 terminals or part thereof above 1,000 terminals\nYearly\nOther Licences\nLocal Authority (Emergency Alarm) Radio\n£200\nYearly\nLong Range Alarms\n£100 per on-site system\n£55 per central station\n£50 per alarm station\nYearly\nRadar Gauges\n£50 for each site\nYearly\nRF Tagging\n£100 for each site\nYearly\nTelemetry, Telecommand and Teleapproach Radio\n£80 for each station\nYearly\nTemporary Use\n£250 for each station for a period of up to six months\nNone\nTesting and Development\n£150 for each station\nYearly\n”",
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