The Wireless Telegraphy (Spectrum Trading) (Amendment) Regulations 2006

• Citation: S.I. 2006/339
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Wireless Telegraphy (Spectrum Trading) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 and shall come into force on 10th March 2006.

Section 2 Amendment of the Wireless Telegraphy (Spectrum Trading) Regulations 2004

The Wireless Telegraphy (Spectrum Trading) Regulations 2004 are amended as follows —

(a) at the end of regulation 4 (transfer of all rights and obligations arising by virtue of a wireless telegraphy licence) add the following paragraph —

(3) Paragraph (1) shall apply to wireless telegraphy licences within the licence classes specified in Column 1 of each of Parts 1 to 6 of the Schedule which apply to a station or apparatus operating within any of the frequency bands specified in Column 2 of the same Part.

(b) for regulation 5 substitute the following regulation —

(5) Subject to regulation 7, a transfer by the holder of a wireless telegraphy licence within the licence class specified in Column 1 of Part 7 of the Schedule which applies to stations or apparatus operating within either of the frequency bands specified in Column 2 of the same Part, of all of the rights and obligations arising by virtue of that wireless telegraphy licence, is authorised if the rights and obligations of the person making the transfer become rights and obligations of a single transferee to the exclusion of the person making the transfer.

(c) in regulation 7 (circumstances in which a transfer is not authorised) —

(i) in paragraph (b) for “Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) Regulations 2002” substitute “Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) Regulations 2005” ;

(ii) in paragraph (c) for “under regulation 4(8)(b) of the Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) Regulations 2002” substitute “under regulation 4(7)(b) of the Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) Regulations 2005”;

(d) in regulation 8 (transfer procedure), in paragraph (1) —

(i) for “authorised by regulations 4(1) or 6” substitute “authorised by regulation 4(1), 5 or 6”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (d) for “authorised by regulation 4(1) or regulation 6” substitute “authorised by regulation 4(1), 5 or 6”; and

(e) in the Schedule, after Part 6 add the following Part —