The Wireless Telegraphy (Control of Interference from Videosenders) Order 1998

• Citation: S.I. 1998/722
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Wireless Telegraphy (Control of Interference from Videosenders) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 20th April 1998.

Section 2 Revocation

The Wireless Telegraphy (Control of Interference from Videosenders) Order 1997 is hereby revoked.

Section 3 Interpretation

In this Order—

“the 1967 Act” means the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1967;

“television set” has the meaning given to it by section 6(1) of the 1967 Act ;

“video camera” means apparatus designed or adapted for capturing visual images (with or without sound) and converting the same into signals;

“video recorder” means apparatus designed or adapted to be used for the purposes of making or playing back video recordings;

“video recording” means any disc, magnetic tape or any other device capable of storing data electronically containing information by the use of which the whole or a part of a video work may be produced;

“videosender” means wireless telegraphy apparatus which is designed or adapted, or is capable of being adapted, for the purpose of transmitting visual images (with or without sound) in the frequency band 470—854 MHz from a video camera, a video recorder or other equipment to a television set or other receiving apparatus and which is neither licensed under the provisions of section 1(1) of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949 nor exempt therefrom; and

“video work” means any series of visual images (with or without sound)—

produced electronically by the use of information contained on any disc, magnetic tape or any other device capable of storing data electronically; and

shown as a moving picture.

Section 4 Actions restricted

(1) No person shall take any of the actions listed below in relation to videosenders—

(a) manufacture (whether or not for sale);

(b) selling or offering for sale, letting on hire or offering to let on hire, or indicating (whether by display of the apparatus or by any form of advertisement) one’s willingness to sell or let on hire;

(c) having in one’s custody or control; and

(d) importation.

(2) Nothing in this Article prevents having in one’s custody or control and importation of videosenders for the sole purpose of re-export from the United Kingdom.