Statutory Instrument 1999 No. 3243

      The Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 1999


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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS


1999 No. 3243

TELEGRAPHS

The Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 1999

  Made 3rd December 1999 
  Laid before Parliament 9th December 1999 
  Coming into force 31st December 1999 

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 1 of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1998[1] and 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 - 

     1. These Regulations may be cited as the Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on 31st December 1999.

    
2. The Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) Regulations 1999[2] are hereby amended as follows - 

    (a) for Part I of Schedule 3, there shall be substituted the Part I set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations;

    (b) in Part III of Schedule 3, "56 MHz" shall be substituted for "280 MHz" in the last line of the paragraph "7.425-7.9 GHz, 12.75-13.25 GHz and 14.25-14.5 GHz";

    (c) for Schedule 4, there shall be substituted the Schedule 4 set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations;

    (d) for Part II of Schedule 5, there shall be substituted the Part II set out in Schedule 3 to these Regulations;

    (e) for the words "60 km × 60 km areas" in the heading of the second column of the table in Schedule 6, there shall be substituted the words "10 km × 10 km areas"; and

    (f) after the National Grid Reference "SP 000800" and before the National Grid Reference "SP 800100" relating to congested areas in the second column of the table in Schedule 6, there shall be inserted the following National Grid References - 

    " SP 100800; SP 200800; SP 000900; SP 100900; SP 200900; SP 800000;".


Patricia Hewitt,
Minister of State for Small Business and E-Commerce, Department of Trade and Industry

3rd December 1999



SCHEDULE 1
Regulation 2


POINT TO POINT FIXED LINKS LICENCE




    " PART I

    CONGESTED AREAS


    1. 4 GHz band
    (National Grid References for 25 km × 25 km areas)
    NX5075 NX7575              
    NY0075 NY2525 NY5025            
    SD5000 SD5025 SD7500 SD7525          
    SE0000 SE0025 SE2500 SE2525 SE5000        
    SJ5075 SJ7500 SJ7575            
    SK0000 SK0050 SK0075 SK2550 SK2575 SK5050 SK5075    
    SK0025 SK2500 SK2525 SK5000 SK5025 SK7500 SK7525 SK7550  
    SO2500 SO5000 SO7500 SO7550 SO7575        
    SP0000 SP0050 SP0075 SP2550 SP2575 SP5075 SP7500 SP7550 SP7575
    SS5000                
    ST2550 ST2575 ST5050 ST5075 ST7550 ST7575      
    SU5050 SU5075 SU7550 SU7575          
    SX0050 SX0075 SX2550 SX2575 SX5050 SX5075 SX7575    
    TF0000 TF0025 TF2500 TF2525          
    TL0000 TL0075 TL2500 TL2575          
    TQ0050 TQ0075 TQ2550 TQ2575 TQ5050        


    2. 7.5 GHz band
    (National Grid References for 25 km × 25 km areas)
    SD5000 SD7500 SD7525              
    SE0000 SE0025 SE0050 SE2500 SE2525 SE2550 SE5000 SE5025 SE5050  
    SJ2575 SJ5050 SJ5075 SJ7500 SJ7550 SJ7575        
    SK0000 SK0075 SK2500 SK2575 SK5000          
    SO7500                  
    SP0000 SP0050 SP0075 SP2550 SP2575 SP5050 SP5075 SP7500 SP7525 SP7550
    SU2550 SU2575 SU5025 SU5050 SU5075 SU7525 SU7550 SU7575    
    TL0000 TL0025 TL0050 TL2500 TL2525 TL5000 TL5025      
    TQ0025 TQ0050 TQ0075 TQ2525 TQ2550 TQ2575 TQ5025 TQ5050 TQ5075 TQ7575


    3. 13/14 GHz band
    (National Grid References for 10 km × 10 km areas)
    NO000000 NO100000 NO200000                        
    NO200100                            
    NS300400 NS500400 NS600400 NS700400                      
    NS300500 NS400500 NS500500 NS600500 NS700500 NS800500 NS900500                
    NS300600 NS400600 NS500600 NS600600 NS700600 NS800600 NS900600 NT000600 NT100600 NT200600 NT300600        
    NS400700 NS500700 NS600700 NS700700 NS800700 NS900700 NT000700 NT100700 NT200700 NT300700          
    NS800800 NS900800 NT000800 NT100800 NT200800 NT300800                  
    NS900900 NT000900 NT100900 NT200900                      
    NW300100 NW400100 NW500100                        
    NW300200 NW400200 NW500200 NZ100300 NZ200300 NZ300300                  
    NW300300 NW400300 NW500300 NZ000400 NZ100400 NZ200400 NZ300400 NZ400400 NZ400200 NZ400000 NZ400100        
    NW400400 NW500400 NZ000500 NZ100500 NZ200500 NZ300500 NZ400500                
    NY000200                            
    NZ000600 NZ100600 NZ200600 NZ300600 NZ400600                    
    NZ200200 NZ200100 NZ300100 NZ300200                      
    NZ100700 NZ200700 NZ300700                        
    SD300000 SD400000 SD500000 SD600000 SD700000 SD800000 SD900000 SE000000 SE100000 SE200000 SE300000 SE400000 SE500000 SE600000 SE900000
    TA000000 TA100000 TA200000 TA300000                      
    SD400100 SD500100 SD600100 SD700100 SD800100 SD900100 SE000100 SE100100 SE200100 SE300100 SE400100 SE500100 SE900100 TA000100 TA100100
    SD400200 SD500200 SD600200 SD700200 SD800200 SD900200 SE000200 SE100200 SE200200 SE300200 SE400200 SE500200 SE800200 SE900200 TA000200
    TA100200                            
    SD400300 SD500300 SD600300 SE000300 SE100300 SE200300 SE300300 SE400300 SE500300 SE800300 SE900300 TA000300 TA100300    
    SD400400 SD500400 SE000400 SE100400 SE200400 SE300400 SE400400 SE500400 SE600400 SE800400 SE900400 TA000400      
    SD400500 SD500500 SE500500 SE600500                      
    SJ200600 SJ300600 SJ400600 SJ500600 SJ600600 SJ700600 SJ800600 SJ900600 SK300600 SK400600 SK900600        
    SJ200700 SJ300700 SJ400700 SJ500700 SJ600700 SJ700700 SJ800700 SJ900700 SK200700 SK300700 SK400700 SK500700 SK800700 SK900700 TF000700
    TF100700                            
    SJ200800 SJ300800 SJ400800 SJ500800 SJ600800 SJ700800 SJ800800 SJ900800 SK000800 SK200800 SK300800 SK400800 SK500800 SK600800 SK800800
    SK900800 TF000800 TF100800 TF200800                      
    SJ200900 SJ300900 SJ400900 SJ500900 SJ600900 SJ700900 SJ800900 SJ900900 SK000900 SK200900 SK300900 SK400900 SK500900 SK600900 SK800900
    SK900900 TF000900 TF100900 TF200900 TF300900                    
    SJ400500 SJ500500 SJ600500 SJ700500 SJ800500 SJ900500 SK300500 SK400500 SK500500 SK600500          
    SJ700400 SJ800400 SJ900400 SK200400 SK300400 SK400400 SK500400 SK600400              
    SJ800000 SJ900000 SK000000 SK100000 SK200000 SK300000 SK400000 SK500000 SK600000 TF000000 TG100000 TG200000 TG300000    
    SJ800100 SJ900100 SK000100 SK100100 SK200100 SK300100 SK400100 SK500100 SK600100 TG100100 TG200100 TG300100      
    SJ800200 SJ900200 SK000200 SK300200 SK400200 SK500200                  
    SJ800300 SJ900300 SK200300 SK300300 SK400300 SK500300 SK600300                
    SN500000 SN600000 SN700000 SO100000 SO600000 SO700000 SO800000 SO900000 SP400000 SP500000 SP600000 SP800000 SP900000 TL000000 TL100000
    TL200000 TL300000 TL400000 TL500000 TL600000 TL700000                  
    SO700200 SO800200 SO900200 SP500200 SP900200 TL000200 TL100200 TL200200 TL300200 TL400200 TM000200 TM100200      
    SO700400 SP700400 SP800400 SP900400 TL000400 TL200400 TL300400 TL400400 TL600400 TL700400 TM000400 TM100400 TM200400    
    SO800100 SO900100 SP000100 SP400100 SP500100 SP600100 SP900100 TL000100 TL100100 TL200100 TL300100 TL500100 TL600100 TL700100 TM000100
    TM100100                            
    SO800600 SO900600 SP000600 SP100600 SP200600 SP300600 SP400600 SP600600 SP700600 SP800600 SP900600 TL200600 TL300600 TL400600 TL500600
    TL600600 TL700600                          
    SO800700 SO900700 SP000700 SP100700 SP200700 SP300700 SP400700 SP700700 SP800700 SP900700 TL300700 TL400700 TL500700    
    SO800800 SO900800 SP000800 SP100800 SP200800 SP300800 SP400800 TL000800 TL100800 TL200800 TL300800 TL400800 TL500800    
    SO800900 SO900900 SP000900 SP100900 SP200900 SP300900 SP400900 SP500900 SP600900 TL000900 TL100900 TM100900 TM200900    
    SO900500 SP600500 SP700500 SP800500 SP900500 TL200500 TL300500 TL400500 TL500500 TL600500 TL700500 TM000500 TM100500    
    SP800300 SP900300 TL000300 TL100300 TL200300 TL300300 TL900300 TM000300 TM100300 TM200300          
    SS600900 SS700900 SS900900 ST000900 ST100900 ST200900 ST500900 ST600900 ST700900 SU100900 SU300900 SU400900 SU500900 SU600900 SU700900
    SU800900 TQ000900 TQ100900 TQ200900 TQ300900 TQ400900 TQ500900 TQ600900 TQ700900            
    SS700800 SS900800 ST000800 ST100800 ST200800 ST500800 ST600800 ST700800 SU600800 SU700800 SU800800 TQ000800 TQ100800 TQ200800 TQ300800
    TQ400800 TQ500800 TQ600800                        
    ST000600 ST400600 ST500600 ST600600 ST700600 ST800600 ST900600 SU600600 SU700600 SU800600 TQ000600 TQ100600 TQ200600 TQ300600 TQ400600
    TQ500600 TQ600600                          
    ST000700 ST100700 ST200700 ST400700 ST500700 ST600700 ST700700 ST800700 ST900700 SU000700 SU600700 SU700700 SU800700 TQ000700 TQ100700
    TQ200700 TQ300700 TQ400700 TQ500700 TQ600700 TQ700700                  
    ST400500 ST500500 ST600500 ST800500 SU700500 SU800500 TQ000500 TQ100500 TQ200500 TQ300500 TQ400500 TQ500500 TQ600500    
    ST500100 ST600100 SU300100 SU400100 SU500100 SU600100 SU700100 SU800100 SU800400 SU900400 SU900500 SU900600 SU900700 SU900800 SU900900
    SU300000 SU400000 SU500000 SU700000                      
    SU300200 SU400200 SU500200 SU800200                      
    SU300300 SU700300 SU800300 SU900300                      
    TQ100400 TQ200400 TQ300400 TQ400400                      
    SW900500 SX400500 SX500500                        
    SX000600 SX300600 SX400600 SX500600                      
    SX500400                            
    SZ500900".                            




SCHEDULE 2
Regulation 2


ON-SITE PRIVATE BUSINESS RADIO LICENCE







SCHEDULE 3
Regulation 2


WIDE AREA PRIVATE BUSINESS RADIO LICENCE




    " PART II

    HEAVILY CONGESTED AND CONGESTED AREAS

    Designation of area National Grid References for 10 km × 10 km areas
    Heavily congested TQ 200700; TQ 200800; TQ300700; TQ 300800
    Congested TQ 100700; TQ 100800; TQ 200900; TQ 300900; TQ 400700; TQ 400800".




EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)


These Regulations substitute corrected National Grid References in Schedules 3, 4 and 5 to the Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/1774; "the 1999 Regulations") (regulation 2(a), (c) and (d)). Such National Grid References are used for setting fees in relation to the Point to Point Fixed Links Licence, the On-Site Private Business Radio Licence and the Wide Area Private Business Radio Licence respectively.

In addition, these Regulations - 

    (a) substitute a corrected limit of bandwidth per fixed link in Part III of Schedule 3 relating to the Point to Point Fixed Links Licence (regulation 2(b));

    (b) amend a column heading of the table in Schedule 6 with respect to the Common Base Station Operator Licence (regulation 2(e)); and

    (c) insert additional National Grid References in Schedule 6 that were omitted from the 1999 Regulations (regulation 2(f)).


Notes:

[1] 1998 c. 6; section 1 was extended to Jersey by S.I. 1998/1512, to Guernsey by S.I. 1998/1511, and to the Isle of Man by S.I. 1998/1510.back

[2] S.I 1999/1774.back



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