# The Wireless Telegraphy (White Space Devices) (Exemption) Regulations 2015, Regulation 5: General requirements for white space devices

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Master devices and slave devices must—
(a) not be used airborne; and
(b) be configured such that a user is unable to input, reconfigure or alter any technical or operational settings or features of the device in a way which—
(i) would alter the technical characteristics of the device which are communicated to a database, including the master device characteristics and the slave device characteristics; or
(ii) would cause the device to operate other than in accordance with master operational parameters (if a master device) or slave operational parameters (if a slave device).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/2066/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/wireless-telegraphy-white-space-devices-exemption-regulations-2015/regulation-5
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