The Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2006

• Citation: S.I. 2006/2894
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 and shall come into force on 1st December 2006.

Section 2 Amendment of the Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) Regulation 2005

The Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) Regulations 2005 are hereby amended as follows —

(a) in regulation 5(3), in the definition of “relevant licence”, after “under the heading “Maritime” in Schedule 2” insert “apart from Ship Radio and Ship Portable Radio”; and

(b) in Schedule 2 —

(i) under the heading “ Amateur and Citizens’ Band ” in relation to the licence class “Amateur Radio”-

(aa) in the column under the heading “Variable sums” substitute “£20 for each licence that is not applied for electronically; no charge for persons aged 75 years or over.” for “£15 per person aged 21 years or over; no charge for persons aged under 21 years or aged 75 years or over.”;

(bb) in the column under the heading “Prescribed payment interval”, delete “12 months”;

(ii) under the heading “ Maritime ” in relation to the licence class “Ship Portable Radio”—

(aa) in the column under the heading “Fixed sums” delete “£15”;

(bb) in the column under the heading “Variable sums” insert “£20 for each licence that is not applied for electronically.”; and

(cc) in the column under the heading “Prescribed payment interval”, delete “12 months”; and

(iii) under the heading “ Maritime ” in relation to the licence class “Ship Radio”—

(aa) in the column under the heading “Fixed sums” delete “£20”;

(bb) in the column under the heading “Variable sums” insert “£20 for each licence that is not applied for electronically.”; and

(cc) in the column under the heading “Prescribed payment interval”, delete “12 months”.