The Wireless Telegraphy (Reciprocal Exemption of European Radio Amateurs) Regulations 1988

• Citation: S.I. 1988/2090
• Sections: 5

Section 1 Citation and Commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Wireless Telegraphy (Reciprocal Exemption of European Radio Amateurs) Regulations 1988 and shall come into force on 1st January 1989.

Section 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

“amateur service” and “amateur—satellite service” have the same meanings as they have in the 1982 edition of the Radio Regulations, as revised in 1985, 1986 and 1988, annexed to the International Telecommunication Convention 1982 pursuant to Articles 43 and 83 of that Convention;

“ CEPT ” means the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations , and “CEPT country” means a country which is a member of CEPT;

“CEPT amateur radio licence” means a licence issued by a CEPT country, pursuant to and in accordance with the requirements of CEPT recommendation T/R 61—01;

“CEPT Recommendation T/R 61—01” means CEPT Recommendation T/R 61—01 entitled “Concerning the CEPT Amateur Radio Licence”, as adopted by CEPT in Nice in 1985;

“CEPT radio amateur” means a radio amateur who holds a CEPT amateur radio licence issued by a CEPT country, other than the United Kingdom, where that CEPT country permits UK radio amateurs to establish, instal and use relevant amateur stations in its territory in accordance with CEPT Recommendation T/R 61—01 without making application in that behalf;

“host country” means, in relation to a radio amateur who holds a CEPT amateur radio licence, a CEPT country, other than the CEPT country which issued that licence, which he is for the time being visiting;

“radio amateur” means a person who, being duly authorised so to do by the country in which he resides, uses the amateur service, or the amateur—satellite service, or both;

“relevant amateur station” means a station for wireless telegraphy, being—

any portable station, including any station using mains electricity at a temporary location;

any mobile station; or

the station of a radio amateur holding a licence in the host country,

in the amateur service, or in the amateur—satellite service, or both; and

“UK radio amateur” means a radio amateur who holds a CEPT amateur radio licence granted under section 1 of the Act.

Section 3 Exemption

Subject to Regulations 4 and 5, the establishment, installation and use of relevant amateur stations are hereby exempted from the provisions of section 1(1) of the Act.

Section 4 Terms, provisions and limitations

The exemption provided for in Regulation 3 shall be limited to establishment, installation and use of relevant amateur stations by CEPT radio amateurs.

Section 5 Terms, provisions and limitations

The exemption provided for in Regulation 3 shall be subject to the terms, provisions and limitations contained in “Terms and Limitations Booklet BR68” as published in English in October 1988 by the Department of Trade and Industry.