# The Wireless Telegraphy (Network User Stations) (Exemption) Regulations 1997, Regulation 2: Interpretation


(1) In these Regulations—
“the 1949 Act” means the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949;
“the 1984 Act” means the Telecommunications Act 1984;
“authorised person” means any person authorised by the Secretary of State for the purposes of regulation 5;
“BABT” means the British Approvals Board for Telecommunications;
“Common Technical Regulation (CTR)” shall be construed in accordance with regulation 3(3) of the Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Regulations 1992;
“EN45001 and EN45002” means European Standards (Normes Europeene) EN45001 and EN45002 published in September 1989 by the British Standards Institution;
“ETSI” means the European Telecommunications Standards Institute;
“ISO guides 25 and 58” means the International Organization for Standardization Guides 25 and 58 published by the International Organization for Standardization in 1990 and 1993 respectively;
“MPT 1324” means Department of Trade and Industry Performance Specification 1324 referred to in Part III of Schedule 2;
“MPT 1326” means Department of Trade and Industry Performance Specification 1326 referred to in Part IV of Schedule 2;
“NTR 13” means Designation No. 95/037 NTR 13 given under section 22(6) of the 1984 Act by the Secretary of State on 14th December 1995;
“relevant network” means a telecommunication system consisting exclusively of stations established and used under and in accordance with a licence, which has been granted under section 1(1) of the 1949 Act by the Secretary of State and is of a type specified in Schedule 1; and
“user station” means a mobile station for wireless telegraphy designed or adapted—
(a) to be connected by wireless telegraphy to one or more relevant networks; and
(b) to be used solely for the purpose of sending and receiving messages conveyed by a relevant network by means of wireless telegraphy.
(2) In these Regulations, “connected”, “convey” and “telecommunication system” shall be construed in accordance with section 4 of the 1984 Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/2137/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/wireless-telegraphy-network-user-stations-exemption-regulations-1997/regulation-2
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