The Wireless Telegraphy (Content of Transmission) Regulations 1988

• Citation: S.I. 1988/47
• Sections: 4

Section 1

These Regulations may be cited as the Wireless Telegraphy (Content of Transmission) Regulations 1988 and shall come into force on 17th February 1988.

Section 2

In these Regulations —

“ the Act ” means the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949;

“authorised broadcasting station” means a station for the time being duly authorised to conduct a broadcasting service pursuant to the Radio Regulations published by the General Secretariat of the International Telecommunication Union and for the time being in force;

“public telecommunication system” has the meaning given by section 9(1) of the Telecommunications Act 1984 .

Section 3

Save as excepted by regulation 4, a person shall not use any station for wireless telegraphy or any wireless telegraphy apparatus to send a message, communication or other matter in whatever form that is grossly offensive or of an indecent, obscene or menacing character.

Section 4

Regulation 3 shall not apply in relation to the use by any person of an authorised broadcasting station or a public telecommunication system.