The Wireless Telegraphy (Recognised Spectrum Access for Satellite Receive-Only Earth Stations) (Amendment) Regulations 2015

• Citation: S.I. 2015/1397
• Sections: 7

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Wireless Telegraphy (Recognised Spectrum Access for Satellite Receive-Only Earth Stations) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 and shall come into force on 10th July 2015.

Section 2 Amendment of the Wireless Telegraphy (Recognised Spectrum Access for Satellite Receive-Only Earth Stations) Regulations 2011

The Wireless Telegraphy (Recognised Spectrum Access for Satellite Receive-Only Earth Stations) Regulations 2011 (the “principal Regulations”) shall be amended in accordance with these Regulations.

Section 3 Amendments to regulation 2

In regulation 2 of the principal Regulations—

(a) after paragraph (a), insert—

(b) “earth exploration satellite service” means a radio communications service between a satellite in space and a fixed wireless telegraphy station on the ground used for earth observation purposes

(b) renumber paragraph (b) as (c) and omit “and” at the end of that paragraph;

(c) renumber paragraph (c) as (d);

(d) at the end of paragraph (d) as so renumbered, for the full stop substitute a semi-colon and insert “and”; and

(e) after paragraph (d) as so renumbered, insert—

(e) “space research service” means a radio communications service between a spacecraft, or any other object in space, and a fixed wireless telegraphy station on the ground used for scientific or technological research purposes.

Section 4 Amendment to regulation 3

In regulation 3 of the principal Regulations—

(a) at the end of sub-paragraph (b)(i), omit “or”;

(b) at the end of sub-paragraph (b)(ii), for the full stop substitute a semi-colon and insert “or”; and

(c) after sub-paragraph (b)(ii), insert—

(iii) within the frequency band listed in Schedule 3 to provide either an earth exploration satellite service or a space research service.

Section 5 Amendment to regulation 6

In regulation 6, for paragraph (c) substitute—

(c) a condition requiring payment of the fee to be paid in accordance with the Wireless Telegraphy (Recognised Spectrum Access Charges) Regulations 2007

Section 6 Amendment to Schedule 2

In Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations, for “7750–7850 Megahertz” substitute “7750–7900 Megahertz”.

Section 7 Insertion of Schedule 3

After Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations, insert the following Schedule 3—

Frequency band for earth exploration satellite service or space research service