{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wireless-telegraphy-licence-charges-regulations-1991/schedule",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wireless-telegraphy-licence-charges-regulations-1991/schedule.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1991/542",
  "legislation_title": "The Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) Regulations 1991",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wireless-telegraphy-licence-charges-regulations-1991",
  "path": "schedule",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": "THE",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Class 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:\nInterval of time for payment\nAeronautical\nAeronautical Ground Station (General)\n£150\nYearly\nAeronautical Ground Station (Glider, Hang Glider and Balloon)\n£25\nYearly\nAeronautical Ground Station (Special)\n£250\nYearly\nAeronautical Ground Station (Special Mobile)\n£50\nYearly\nAircraft\n£30 for each aircraft which has an 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 5,700 kg;\n£550 for each aircraft which has an approved maximum take-off weight of more than 5,700 kg\nyearly\nAircraft (Glider, Hang Glider and Balloon)\n£20\nYearly\nAeronautical Navigational Aids and Radar\n£20 for each navigational aid or radar station\nYearly\nAmateur\nAmateur Radio (Novice) (A)\n£15 for persons aged 21 years or over; no charge for persons aged under 21 years\nYearly\nAmateur Radio (Novice) (B)\nAs for Amateur Radio (Novice) (A)\nYearly\nAmateur Radio (A)\n£15\nYearly\nAmateur Radio (B)\n£15\nYearly\nAmateur Radio Beacon and Repeater\n£15 for each station\nYearly\nBroadcasting and Ancillary Services\nTransmission of Local Radio Broadcasting Services\nAny number of transmitters in the medium wave band—\n£246 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—£246;\ncoverage of 100,000 people or more—£369 per complete 100,000 people covered, any final group of less than 100,000 people being disregarded\nYearly\nRestricted Radio Services Transmission\nFor each medium wave band frequency—\n£180 where the power of transmission is less than 50 mW ERP;\n£400 where the power of transmission is 50 mW ERP or more but not exceeding 1 W ERP;\n£830 where the power of transmission exceeds 1 W ERP\nFor each VHF band frequency—\n£680 where the power of transmission does not exceed 1 W ERP;\n£1,440 where the power of transmission exceeds 1 W ERP\nNone\nRadio Broadcaster’s Programme Making\n£18 per talk-back channel;\n£18 per radio microphone channel;\n£36 per programme audio channel;\n£72 per airborne link channel;\n£72 per terrestrial link channel\nYearly\nRadio Microphone\n£130\nYearly\nIndependent Programme Maker's\n£100 per channel for radio microphones, or equipment of any other type where that equipment operates at a power not exceeding 10 mW ERP;\nTalk back and sound links for fixed sites—£155 per channel per site\nNone\nIndependent Programme Maker’s Four Monthly\nTalk back and sound links for fixed sites—£70 per channel per site\nNone\nIndependent Programme Maker’s Seven Day\nTalk back and sound links for specific sites—\nOrdinary rate—£39 per channel per site;\nPremium rate—£139 per channel per site;\nVision Links—\nOrdinary rate—£69 per channel per site;\nPremium rate—£169 per channel per site\nCitizens' Band\nCitizens' Band Radio\n£15\nYearly\nFixed Services\nFixed Microwave Radio-Relay Link\n£225 for each Class 1 link;\n£340 for each Class 2 link;\n£450 for each Class 3 link;\n£675 for each Class 4 link;\n£860 for each Class 5 link\nYearly\nScanning Telemetry Link\n£37.50 for each station\nYearly\nTemporary Fixed Microwave Link\nAs for Fixed Microwave Radio-Relay Link\nNone\nFixed Millimetric Radio-Relay Link\n£75 for each fixed link\nYearly\nFixed Satellite Services\nTransmitting Earth Station Licence for Satellite Tracking, Telemetry and Command\n£8,000 for each station\nYearly\nTransmitting Earth Station Licence for Specialised Satellite Services\n£25,850\nYearly\nMaritime\nMaritime Radio (Navigational Aid and Radar)\nFor each navigational aid or radar station—£20 per channel designated for use by that station\nYearly\nMaritime Business Radio\nFor each base station—\nper channel designated for use by that base station—\n£120 for one or more but not exceeding 10 mobile stations;\n£250 for more than 10 but not exceeding 25 mobile stations;\n£400 for more than 25 but not exceeding 40 mobile stations;\nfor more than 40 mobile stations—£400 for the first 40 plus £200 for each successive group of 20 and £200 for any final group of less than 20\nYearly\nMaritime Business Radio (Base Station Only)\nFor each base station; £50 for each channel designated for use by that base station\nYearly\nPort Operations Radio\n£150\nYearly\nShip Radio\n£50\nYearly\nShip Radio (Transportable)\n£25\nYearly\nShip Radio (VHF)\n£20\nYearly\nPaging\nLocal Communications\n£75 for each base station\nYearly\nRadiating Cable\n£50 for each base station\nYearly\nRadio Paging (Standard)\n£25 for each base station\nYearly\nLocal Wide Area Paging\n£250 for each base station subject to a maximum of £5,000\nYearly\nNational Wide Area Paging\n£5,000 for each national channel\nYearly\nPrivate Mobile Radio\nPrivate Mobile Radio (Standard)\nFor national channels—\n£5,000 for each channel;\nFor other channels—\n£120 for one or more but not exceeding 10 mobile stations;\n£250 for more than 10 but not exceeding 25 mobile stations;\n£400 for more than 25 but not exceeding 40 mobile stations;\nfor more than 40 mobile stations—£400 for the first 40 plus £200 for each successive group of 20 and £200 for any final group of less than 20\nYearly\nPrivate Mobile Radio Demonstration\nAs for Private Mobile Radio (Standard)\nYearly\nPrivate Mobile Radio Short Term Hire\nAs for Private Mobile Radio (Standard)\nYearly\nPrivate Mobile Radio Service Provider\nFor each base station; £750 for each channel designated for use by that base station\nYearly\nBand III Private Mobile Radio National Trunked Service\n£315,000 on the anniversary of issue of the licence falling between 1st April 1991 and 31st March 1992 inclusive;\n£395,000 on the anniversary of issue of the licence falling between 1st April 1992 and 31st March 1993 inclusive;\n£475,000 on the anniversary of issue of the licence falling between 1st April 1993 and 31st March 1994 inclusive;\n£560,000 on the anniversary of issue of the licence falling between 1st April 1994 and 31st March 1995 inclusive;\n£650,000 on the anniversary of issue of the licence falling between 1st April 1995 and 31st March 1996 inclusive;\n£760,000 on the anniversary of issue of the licence falling on or after 1st April 1996\nYearly\nBand III Private Mobile Radio Trunked Service\n£500 for each channel on issue of the licence;\n£750 for each channel on the first anniversary of the issue of the licence;\n£1,000 for each channel on each of the second and subsequent anniversaries of the issue of the licence\nYearly\nNational Public Radio-telephone Service\n£5,000 per channel\nYearly\nNational Public Mobile Data 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£5,000 per national channel £\n£2,000 per other channel\nYearly\nOther Licences\nLocal Authority (Emergency Alarm) Radio\n£100\nYearly\nTelemetry, Telecommand and Teleapproach Radio\n£40 for each station\nYearly\nTesting and Development\n£75 for each station\nYearly\nLong range alarms\n£100 per on-site system\n£55 per central station\n£50 per alarm station\nYearly",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/1992/362",
      "affecting_title": "The Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 1992"
    },
    {
      "type": "amended",
      "affecting": "uksi/1995/244",
      "affecting_title": "The Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 1995"
    },
    {
      "type": "substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/1994/659",
      "affecting_title": "The Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 1994"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/542/schedule",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T14:49:02.784016+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."
}