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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wireless-telegraphy-licence-charges-amendment-regulations-2000/regulation-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2000/1678",
  "legislation_title": "The Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wireless-telegraphy-licence-charges-amendment-regulations-2000",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) Regulations 1999 are hereby amended as follows—\n(a) in regulation 3(1), the following definition shall be inserted after the definition of “prescribed time”—\n““slot” means the smallest unit of the radio frequency spectrum used in the construction of a frequency plan, such that all bands, sub-bands, blocks and channels which are used in such plan are integer multiples of the slot size;”;\n(b) the following paragraph shall be substituted for regulation 4(4)—\n“(4) The sum payable in accordance with paragraph (3) shall not be less than £20, and where such sum represents a fraction of a whole pound sterling then such sum shall be rounded up to the nearest pound sterling.”;\n(c) in regulation 5(3), the following licence classes shall be substituted for the licence classes specified after “the following classes—” at the end of that paragraph—\n“(i) Coastal Station Radio;\n(ii) Differential Global Positioning System;\n(iii) Maritime Radio (Navigational Air and Radar);\n(iv) National and Regional Private Business Radio;\n(v) On-Site Private Business Radio for Hospital Paging and Emergency Speech Systems;\n(vi) On-Site Private Business Radio for Local Communications Systems;\n(vii) On-Site Private Business Radio for One-Way Paging and Speech Systems;\n(viii) On-Site Private Business Radio for Speech and Data Systems;\n(ix) Private Mobile Radio (Standard);\n(x) Self-Select Private Business Radio;\n(xi) Ship Radio;\n(xii) Wide Area Private Business Radio for Distress Alarm Systems;\n(xiii) Wide Area Private Business Radio for One-Way Paging and Speech Systems; and\n(xiv) Wide Area Private Business Radio for Speech and Data Systems.”;\n(d) in Schedule 2—\n(i) the following provisions shall be substituted for the provisions relating to the licence classes under the heading “Aeronautical”—\n“\nThe prescribed sum in respect of the issue or renewal of the licence and in respect of the prescribed time:\nThe prescribed time:\nClass of licence\nFixed sums\nVariable sums\nInterval of time for payment\nAeronautical\nAereonautical Ground Station (Air Traffic/Ground Movement Control)\n£150\nYearly\nAeronautical Ground Station (Airfield Flight Information Service)\n£100\nYearly\nAeronautical Ground Station (Operations Control)\n£250\nYearly\nAeronautical Ground Station (General Aviation)\n£25\nYearly\nAeronautical Navigational Aids and Radar\n£20 for each navigational aid or radar station\nYearly\nAircraft\n£20 for each aircraft which has an approved maximum take-off weight of not more than 3,200 kg\n£150 for each aircraft which has an approved maximum take-off weight of more than 3,200 kg but not more than 14,000 kg, provided that in the case of an aircraft which has recorded not more than 100 flying hours in each of the two years immediately preceding the issue of the licence the prescribed sum shall be £20\n£350 for each aircraft which has an approved maximum take-off weight of more than 14,000 kg, provided that in the case of an aircraft which has recorded not more than 100 flying hours in each of the two years immediately preceding the issue of the licence the prescribed sum shall be £20\nNone\nAircraft (Transportable)\n£15\nNone\n”;\n(ii) under the heading “Amateur and Citizens' Band”—\n(aa) “Yearly” shall be substituted for “None” in the fourth column relating to the Amateur Radio Licence; and\n(bb) the following provisions shall be substituted for the provisions relating to the Citizens' Band Radio Licence—\n“\nCitizens' Band Radio\n£15 per person aged 21 years or over; no charge for persons aged under 21 years\nYearly\n”;\n(iii) under the heading “Maritime”—\n(aa) the Maritime Coastal Station Licence shall be renamed the Coastal Station Radio Licence;\n(bb) the following licence class shall be inserted after the Coastal Station Radio Licence—\n“\nDifferential Global Positioning System\nFor each VHF station, £250 per channel\nYearly\nFor each MF or UHF station, £1,000 per channel\nYearly\n”; and\n(cc) “£20” shall be substituted for “£22” in the second column relating to the Ship Radio Licence;\n(iv) under the heading “Private Business Radio”—\n(aa) the provisions relating to the Local Authority (Emergency Alarm) Radio Licence, the Local Communications Licence, the Private Wide Area Paging Licence and the Radio Paging (Standard) Licence shall be deleted;\n(bb) the following licence classes shall be inserted after the National and Regional Private Business Radio Licence—\n“\nOn-Site Private Business Radio for Hospital Paging and Emergency Speech Systems\n£150 for each channel per site\nThree-yearly\nOn-Site Private Business Radio for Local Communications Systems\nFor each channel per site, the following sums depending on whether use of the channel is being licensed in a heavily congested, congested or non-congested area designated in Schedule 4—\nchannel per site in a heavily congested area—£200\nchannel per site in a congested area—£100\nchannel per site in a non-congested area—£75\nYearly\nOn-Site Private Business Radio for One-Way Paging and Speech Systems\n£75 for each channel per site\nThree-yearly\n”;\n(cc) the On-Site Private Business Radio Licence shall be renamed the On-Site Private Business Radio for Speech and Data Systems Licence;\n(dd) “£1,000” shall be substituted for “£750” in the second column relating to the Private Mobile Radio Road Construction Licence;\n(ee) the Wide Area Private Business Radio Licence shall be renamed the Wide Area Private Business Radio for Speech and Data Systems Licence, and the following licence classes shall be inserted before that licence class—\n“\nSelf-Select Private Business Radio\n—£50 for each one-way paging system site\nThree-yearly\nWide Area Private Business Radio for Distress Alarm Systems\nFor each 12.5 kHz channel per site, the following sums depending on whether use of the channel is being licensed in a heavily congested, congested or non-congested area designated in Schedule 5—\nchannel per site in a heavily congested area—£100\nchannel per site in a congested area—£75\nchannel per site in a non-congested area—£75\nYearly\nWide Area Private Business Radio for One-Way Paging and Speech Systems\nFor each 25 kHz channel per site, the following sums depending on whether use of the channel is being licensed in a heavily congested, congested or non-congested area designated in Schedule 5—\nchannel per site in a heavily congestedarea—£200\nchannel per site in a congested area—£100\nchannel per site in a non-congested area—£75\nYearly\n”; and\n(v) the following provisions shall be substituted for the provisions relating to the licence classes under the heading “Public Telecommunications Networks”—\n“\nChannel Islands and Isle of Man Cellular Telephone Operator\n£25 for each 2 × 25 kHz (analogue) channel\nYearly\n£200 for each 2 × 200 kHz (digital) channel\nYearly\nCommon Base Station Operator\n—Bands other than the bands specified below\nFor each 2 × 12.5 kHz channel designated for use within the defined coverage area of the licensed common base station service, the following sums depending on whether use of the channel is being licensed in a heavily congested, congested or non-congested area designated in Schedule 6—\nchannel in a heavily congested area—£1,200\nchannel in a congested area—£675\nchannel in a non-congested area—£407\nYearly\nBand I and Sub-band I of Band III\nFor each 2 × 12.5 kHz channel designated for use within the 55–67 MHz and 171–191 MHz bands, on issue—£103\nThereafter:\non the first anniversary of the issue of the licence—£206\non the second anniversary of the issue of the licence—£309\non the third anniversary of the issue of the licence—£412\non the fourth anniversary of the issue of the licence—£618\non the fifth and each subsequent anniversary of the issue of the licence—£824\nYearly\n—Sub-band III of Band III\nFor each 2 × 12.5 kHz channel designated for use within the 209–215 MHz band, on issue—£412\nThereafter:\non the first anniversary of the issue of the licence—£516\non the second anniversary of the issue of the licence—£618\non the third anniversary of the issue of the licence—£722\non the fourth and each subsequent anniversary of the issue of the licence—£824\nYearly\nPublic Access Cordless Telephony\n£100\nYearly\nPublic Mobile Operator\n—105–170 MHz —450–470 MHz\nFor each national 1 × 25 kHz channel—£7,600\nYearly\n—870–871 MHz (for public wide area paging)\nFor each regional 1 × 25 kHz channel—£1,980\nYearly\n—105–165 MHz\nFor each national 2×12.5 kHz channel in the 105–165 MHz band—£6,000\nYearly\n—174–208 MHz\nFor each national 2 × 12.5 kHz channel in the 174–208 MHz band—£4,800\nYearly\n—420–450 MHz\nFor each national 2 × 12.5 kHz channel in the 420–450 MHz band—£4,800\nYearly\n—450–470 MHz (for public mobile data, non-voice only operation)\nFor each national 2 × 12.5 kHz channel in the 450–470 MHz band—£6,000\nYearly\n—174–225 MHz paired with 866–868 MHz (for CDMA Spread Spectrum Data/Asset Tracking Systems)\nFor each national 1 × 25 kHz channel designated for use in the 174–225 MHz band—£9,900\nPlus the following supplemental sums in respect of the full 2 MHz use of the 866–868 MHz band, on issue—£100,000\nThereafter:\non the first anniversary of the issue of the licence—£175,000\non the second and each subsequent anniversary of the issue of the licence—£396,000\nYearly\n—174–208 MHz (for public access mobile radio)\nFor each national 2 × 12.5 kHz channel—£2,640\nFor each regional channel subject to a maximum of £2,000 where the same channel is licensed to the same licensee in more than one location—£920\nYearly\n—410–430 (for digital TETRA public access mobile radio)\nFor each national 2 × 25 kHz channel, on issue—£1,000\nThereafter:\non the first anniversary of the issue of the licence—£4,950\non the second anniversary of the issue of the licence—£5,200\non the third anniversary of the issue of the licence—£6,930\non the fourth anniversary of the issue of the licence—£10,395\non the fifth and each subsequent anniversary of the issue of the licence—£13,860\nYearly\n—872.0–888.0 MHz —890.0–905.0 MHz —905.0–915.0 MHz\nFor each 2 × 25 kHz (analogue) channel—£10,000\nYearly\n—917.0–933.0 MHz —935.0–950.0 MHz —950.0–960.0 MHz\nFor each 2 × 200 kHz (digital) channel—£80,000\nYearly\n—1710.0–1721.7 MHz —1805.0–1816.7 MHz (for cellular radiotelephones)\nFor each 2 × 200 kHz (digital) channel—£75,000\nYearly\n—1721.7–1785.0 MHz —1816.7–1880.0 MHz (for digital cellular PCN radiotelephones)\nFor each 2 × 200 kHz (digital) channel:\nuntil the sixth anniversary of the issue of the licence—£33,688\non the seventh and each subsequent anniversary of the issue of the licence—£70,000\nYearly\nRadio Fixed Access Operator\n—2.0–2.2 GHz\nFor each base station in the 2.0–2.2 GHz band—£150\nYearly\n—2.4–2.5 GHz\nFor each base station in the 2.4–2.5 GHz band—£75\n—3.4–3.5 GHz\nFor each 1 MHz slot, on issue—£6,750\nThereafter:\non the first anniversary of the issue of the licence—£13,500\non the second anniversary of the issue of the licence—£20,250\non the third anniversary of the issue of the licence—£27,000\non the fourth anniversary of the issue of the licence—£40,500\non the fifth and each subsequent anniversary of the issue of the licence—£54,000\nYearly\n—3.6–4.2 GHz\nFor each 1 MHz slot, where co-ordination is required with satellite earth stations, on issue—£4,218\nThereafter:\non the first anniversary of the issue of the licence—£8,436\non the second anniversary of the issue of the licence—£12,654\non the third anniversary of the issue of the licence—£16,872\non the fourth anniversary of the issue of the licence—£25,308\non the fifth and each subsequent anniversary of the issue of the licence—£33,744\nYearly\nFor each 1 MHz slot, where co-ordination is required with satellite earth stations and fixed links, on issue—£1,113\nThereafter:\non the first anniversary of the issue of the licence—£2,226\non the second anniversary of the issue of the licence—£3,339\non the third anniversary of the issue of the licence—£4,452\non the fourth anniversary of the issue of the licence—£6,678\non the fifth and each subsequent anniversary of the issue of the licence—£8,904\nYearly\n—10–11 GHz\nFor each 1 MHz slot, on issue—£3,375\nThereafter:\non the first anniversary of the issue of the licence—£6,750\non the second anniversary of the issue of the licence—£10,125\non the third anniversary of the issue of the licence—£13,500\non the fourth anniversary of the issue of the licence—£20,250\non the fifth and each subsequent anniversary of the issue of the licence—£27,000\nYearly\nRemote Meter Reading Operator\n—183.5–184.5 MHz\nFor each exclusive national 200 kHz channel—£80,000\nFor the shared 200 kHz channel, nationally—£8,000\nFor the shared 200 kHz channel, regionally—£1,600\nFor each shared 25 kHz channel, nationally—£1,000\nFor each shared 25 kHz channel, regionally—£200\nYearly\n”; and\n(vi) the following provisions shall be substituted for the provisions relating to the licence classes under the heading “Technology Development”—\n“\nUnspecified Temporary Radio Use\n£250 for each channel per location for up to six months\nNone\nUnspecified Operational Radio Use\n£100 for each channel per location\nYearly\nTesting and Development\n£50 for each station or apparatus per location\nYearly\n”;\n(e) in Schedule 3—\n(i) the following table shall be inserted after the table in Part I relating to the 4 GHz band—\n“5.925–6.425 GHz band\n1A (National Grid References for 25 km × 25 km areas)\nHY0000\nSX0050\nHY2500\nSX0075\nHY5000\nSX2550\nHY7550\nSX2575\nSJ5025\nTL0000\nSJ7525\nTL2500\nSS0000\nTQ0075\nSW7550\nTQ2575\nSW7575\n”; and\n(ii) for Parts II and III, there shall be substituted the Parts II and III set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations; and\n(f) for Schedule 6, there shall be substituted the Schedule 6 set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.",
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  "status": null,
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      "type": "footnote",
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      "text": "S.I. 1999/1774, amended by S.I. 1999/3243."
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