Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) Regulations 1999
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1999/1774 |
| Year | 1999 |
1999 No. 1774
TELEGRAPHS
The Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) Regulations 1999
Made 22th June 1999
Laid before Parliament 23th June 1999
Coming into force 19th July 1999
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 1 of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 19981and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and having regard to the matters specified in section 2(2) of that Act, hereby makes the following Regulations–
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on 19th July 1999.
Revocation
2. The Regulations set out in Schedule 1 are hereby revoked.
Interpretation
3.—(1) In these Regulations–
“the 1949 Act” means the Wireless Telegraphy Act 19492;
“the 1984 Act” means the Telecommunications Act 19843;
“the 1998 Act” means the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1998;
“apparatus” means wireless telegraphy apparatus;
“base station” means a station which facilitates or controls communications between a mobile station and–
(a) itself;
(b) another mobile station;
(c) a fixed mobile station; or
(d) any telecommunication system,
and in this definition, “telecommunication system” shall be construed in accordance with section 4 of the 1984 Act;
“channel” means a part of the radio frequency spectrum intended to be used for a transmission of signals, and defined by–
(a) two specified frequency limits; or
(b) by its centre frequency and the associated bandwidth,
or by an indication equivalent to (a) or (b);
“co-channel” means apparatus operating in an identical frequency or channel;
“congested area” means such part of the British Islands considered by the Secretary of State to have congested use of the radio frequency spectrum for a specified class of licence and identified in Schedules 3 to 6 hereto as appropriate by reference to the grid squares of the 2nd series of Landranger maps published by the Ordnance Survey, and “heavily congested area” and “non-congested area” shall be construed accordingly;
“cross-polar” means the use of orthogonal polarisation to permit the re-use of identical frequencies or channels in the same area;
“fixed link” means a connection by wireless telegraphy designed for use between two fixed points;
“fixed mobile station” means a control point configured to operate in the manner of a mobile station;
“hub” means a single fixed site connected to more than one fixed out-station via wireless telegraphy links operating in the same frequency bands;
“licence” means a licence granted under section 1 of the 1949 Act;
“licensee” means the person to whom a licence is issued;
“list” has the meaning given by regulation 3(3);
“medium wave broadcasting band” means that part of the radio frequency spectrum between 526.5 kHz and 1606.5 kHz;
“mobile station” means a station (other than a base station) intended to be used while in motion or during halts at unspecified points;
“national channel” means a channel which–
(a) the licensee is authorised to use throughout England and Wales (whether or not he is also authorised to use it in any other place); and
(b) is not licensed to be used by any person other than the licensee in any part of England and Wales under a licence granted under section 1 of the 1949 Act,
except that in relation to a National and Regional Private Business Radio Licence the territorial extent of authorised use for the purpose of this definition is Great Britain and Northern Ireland;
“prescribed sum” has the meaning given by regulation 4(1);
“prescribed time” has the meaning given by regulation 4(2);
“station” means a station for wireless telegraphy; and
“VHF broadcasting band” means that part of the radio frequency spectrum between 87.5 MHz and 108.0 MHz.
(2) Where these Regulations provide for the prescribed sum to be calculated by reference to a number of any of the following things, that is to say, channels for which a particular type of use is authorised, national channels, stations, base stations, mobile stations and fixed links, the number thereof shall be taken to be the number the use of which is authorised by the licence at the time of the issue or renewal of the licence, or the prescribed time, as the case may be.
(3) In relation to a Transmission of a National and Local Radio Broadcasting Services Licence, a reference to the licensee’s coverage is a reference to the total population covered by the transmitters which the licensee is authorised to use in the medium wave broadcasting band or the VHF broadcasting band (as the case may be) as specified in the list entitled “Coverage of Independent National and Local Radio Stations” (“the list”) published on 10th April 1995 by the Radiocommunications Agency of the Department of Trade and Industry, and “covered” shall be construed accordingly.
(4) In relation to a Maritime Coastal Station Licence–
(a)
(a) “channels designated for emergency use” means channels 0, 00, 67 and 73 when used solely to assist Her Majesty’s Coastguard, channels 16 and 70, and channel 10 when used solely to assist the Secretary of State with oil pollution control activities; and
(b)
(b) a reference to an international maritime channel means a channel specified in the table in Appendix S18 to the 1998 edition of the Radio Regulations4.
(5) In relation to a Programme Making and Special Events Fixed Site Licence, a Programme Making and Special Events Low Power Licence and a Programme Making and Special Events Link Licence–
(a)
(a) “area” in relation to a channel means a channel specified in such licence which the licensee may use in an area with a population coverage of 200,000 individuals or more but below 2 million individuals;
(b)
(b) “local” in relation to a channel means a channel specified in such licence which the licensee may use in an area with a population coverage below 200,000 individuals or within a radius of 5 kilometres of a given point, or only in the Channel Islands or Isle of Man;
(c)
(c) “occasional use” in relation to a channel means a channel specified in such licence which the licensee is authorised to use for a period not exceeding 48 hours;
(d)
(d) “premium case” means a case where at the applicant’s request such licence is granted or varied outside office hours; and for the purposes of this definition “office hours” means 09.00 to 17.00 hours from Monday to Friday other than on a day which is a bank holiday in England and Wales;
(e)
(e) “primary” in relation to a channel means a channel specified in such licence which such licence authorises the licensee to use at any time;
(f)
(f) “programme making” includes the making of a programme for broadcast, the making of a film presentation, advertisement or audio or video tape, and the staging or performance of an entertainment, sporting or other public event;
(g)
(g) “programme sound link” in relation to a channel means a channel used to transmit the material produced in programme making from a fixed transmission station to a fixed receiving station;
(h)
(h) “regional” in relation to a channel means a channel specified in such licence which the licensee is authorised to use in an area with a population coverage of 2 million individuals or more but below 12 million individuals;
(i)
(i) “request” in relation to a channel means a channel specified in such licence which such licence only authorises the licensee to use at such limited times as are specified in the licence;
(j)
(j) “restricted service programme sound link” in relation to a channel means a channel used to transmit the material produced in programme making from a fixed transmission station to a fixed receiving station where the transmission is for a period not exceeding thirty consecutive days;
(k)
(k) “secondary” in relation to a channel means a channel specified in such licence which such licence only authorises the licensee to use when the channel or band is not being used by another licensee under a licence which authorises such use as a primary channel;
(l)
(l) “shared” in relation to a channel means a channel specified in such licence which the licensee is authorised to use at the same time as such channel may be used by a licensee under another licence;
(m)
(m) “transaction charge” means a sum which, when added to the sum that would otherwise be payable, produces the sum of £20;
(n)
(n) “UK” in relation to a channel means a channel specified in such licence which the licensee is authorised to use anywhere within the British Islands;
(o)
(o) “variation” in relation to a licence refers to the addition of a channel to the channel specified in such licence; and for the purpose of determining “population coverage” as referred to above, reference shall be made as appropriate to–
(i) the estimated mid-year resident population for England and Wales for 1995 as shown in the “Office of National Statistics Population and Health Monitor (PPI 96/2)” published in August 1996;
(ii) the estimated mid-year resident population for Scotland for 1995 as shown in the “Mid-1995 Population Estimates Scotland” published in June 1996; and
(iii) the estimated mid-year resident population for Northern Ireland for 1995 as shown in the “Annual Report of the Registrar General for Northern Ireland” published in November 1996.
Licence charges and time of payment
4.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4) of this regulation and to regulations 5 and 7, the sum which is to be paid to the Secretary of State by the licensee under section 1 of the 1998 Act–
(a)
(a) on the issue or renewal of the licence; and
(b)
(b) at such times thereafter (if any) as are prescribed times in relation to licences of that class,
shall be, in relation to licences of a class listed in Schedule 2–
(i)
(i) the fixed sum specified; or
(ii)
(ii) the variable sum determined in accordance with the criteria specified,
in respect of issue, renewal, or...
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