# The Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) Regulations 1991, Schedule THE 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) £150 Yearly Aeronautical Ground Station (Glider, Hang Glider and Balloon) £25 Yearly Aeronautical Ground Station (Special) £250 Yearly Aeronautical Ground Station (Special Mobile) £50 Yearly Aircraft £30 for each aircraft which has an 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 5,700 kg; £550 for each aircraft which has an approved maximum take-off weight of more than 5,700 kg yearly Aircraft (Glider, Hang Glider and Balloon) £20 Yearly Aeronautical Navigational Aids and Radar £20 for each navigational aid or radar station Yearly Amateur Amateur Radio (Novice) (A) £15 for persons aged 21 years or over; no charge for persons aged under 21 years Yearly Amateur Radio (Novice) (B) As for Amateur Radio (Novice) (A) Yearly Amateur Radio (A) £15 Yearly Amateur Radio (B) £15 Yearly Amateur Radio Beacon and Repeater £15 for each station Yearly Broadcasting and Ancillary Services Transmission of Local Radio Broadcasting Services Any number of transmitters in the medium wave band— £246 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—£246; coverage of 100,000 people or more—£369 per complete 100,000 people covered, any final group of less than 100,000 people being disregarded Yearly Restricted Radio Services Transmission For each medium wave band frequency— £180 where the power of transmission is less than 50 mW ERP; £400 where the power of transmission is 50 mW ERP or more but not exceeding 1 W ERP; £830 where the power of transmission exceeds 1 W ERP For each VHF band frequency— £680 where the power of transmission does not exceed 1 W ERP; £1,440 where the power of transmission exceeds 1 W ERP None Radio Broadcaster’s Programme Making £18 per talk-back channel; £18 per radio microphone channel; £36 per programme audio channel; £72 per airborne link channel; £72 per terrestrial link channel Yearly Radio Microphone £130 Yearly Independent Programme Maker's £100 per channel for radio microphones, or equipment of any other type where that equipment operates at a power not exceeding 10 mW ERP; Talk back and sound links for fixed sites—£155 per channel per site None Independent Programme Maker’s Four Monthly Talk back and sound links for fixed sites—£70 per channel per site None Independent Programme Maker’s Seven Day Talk back and sound links for specific sites— Ordinary rate—£39 per channel per site; Premium rate—£139 per channel per site; Vision Links— Ordinary rate—£69 per channel per site; Premium rate—£169 per channel per site Citizens' Band Citizens' Band Radio £15 Yearly Fixed Services Fixed Microwave Radio-Relay Link £225 for each Class 1 link; £340 for each Class 2 link; £450 for each Class 3 link; £675 for each Class 4 link; £860 for each Class 5 link Yearly Scanning Telemetry Link £37.50 for each station Yearly Temporary Fixed Microwave Link As for Fixed Microwave Radio-Relay Link None Fixed Millimetric Radio-Relay Link £75 for each fixed link Yearly Fixed Satellite Services Transmitting Earth Station Licence for Satellite Tracking, Telemetry and Command £8,000 for each station Yearly Transmitting Earth Station Licence for Specialised Satellite Services £25,850 Yearly Maritime Maritime Radio (Navigational Aid and Radar) For each navigational aid or radar station—£20 per channel designated for use by that station Yearly Maritime Business Radio For each base station— per channel designated for use by that base station— £120 for one or more but not exceeding 10 mobile stations; £250 for more than 10 but not exceeding 25 mobile stations; £400 for more than 25 but not exceeding 40 mobile stations; for 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 Yearly Maritime Business Radio (Base Station Only) For each base station; £50 for each channel designated for use by that base station Yearly Port Operations Radio £150 Yearly Ship Radio £50 Yearly Ship Radio (Transportable) £25 Yearly Ship Radio (VHF) £20 Yearly Paging Local Communications £75 for each base station Yearly Radiating Cable £50 for each base station Yearly Radio Paging (Standard) £25 for each base station Yearly Local Wide Area Paging £250 for each base station subject to a maximum of £5,000 Yearly National Wide Area Paging £5,000 for each national channel Yearly Private Mobile Radio Private Mobile Radio (Standard) For national channels— £5,000 for each channel; For other channels— £120 for one or more but not exceeding 10 mobile stations; £250 for more than 10 but not exceeding 25 mobile stations; £400 for more than 25 but not exceeding 40 mobile stations; for 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 Yearly Private Mobile Radio Demonstration As for Private Mobile Radio (Standard) Yearly Private Mobile Radio Short Term Hire As for Private Mobile Radio (Standard) Yearly Private Mobile Radio Service Provider For each base station; £750 for each channel designated for use by that base station Yearly Band III Private Mobile Radio National Trunked Service £315,000 on the anniversary of issue of the licence falling between 1st April 1991 and 31st March 1992 inclusive; £395,000 on the anniversary of issue of the licence falling between 1st April 1992 and 31st March 1993 inclusive; £475,000 on the anniversary of issue of the licence falling between 1st April 1993 and 31st March 1994 inclusive; £560,000 on the anniversary of issue of the licence falling between 1st April 1994 and 31st March 1995 inclusive; £650,000 on the anniversary of issue of the licence falling between 1st April 1995 and 31st March 1996 inclusive; £760,000 on the anniversary of issue of the licence falling on or after 1st April 1996 Yearly Band III Private Mobile Radio Trunked Service £500 for each channel on issue of the licence; £750 for each channel on the first anniversary of the issue of the licence; £1,000 for each channel on each of the second and subsequent anniversaries of the issue of the licence Yearly National Public Radio-telephone Service £5,000 per channel Yearly National Public Mobile Data 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— £5,000 per national channel £ £2,000 per other channel Yearly Other Licences Local Authority (Emergency Alarm) Radio £100 Yearly Telemetry, Telecommand and Teleapproach Radio £40 for each station Yearly Testing and Development £75 for each station Yearly Long range alarms £100 per on-site system £55 per central station £50 per alarm station Yearly --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/542/schedule (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/wireless-telegraphy-licence-charges-regulations-1991/schedule Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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