The Wireless Telegraphy (Limitation of Number of Grants of Recognised Spectrum Access for Satellite Receive-Only Earth Stations) (Amendment) Order 2015

• Citation: S.I. 2015/1398
• Sections: 6

Section 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Wireless Telegraphy (Limitation of Number of Grants of Recognised Spectrum Access for Satellite Receive-Only Earth Stations) (Amendment) Order 2015 and shall come into force on 10th July 2015.

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

The Wireless Telegraphy (Limitation of Number of Grants of Recognised Spectrum Access for Satellite Receive-Only Earth Stations) Order 2011 (the “principal Order”) shall be amended in accordance with the following articles.

Section 3 Amendments to article 2

In article 2 of the principal Order—

(a) before paragraph (a), insert—

(a) “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 the existing paragraph (a) as (b) and omit “and” at the end of that paragraph;

(c) renumber the existing paragraph (b) as (c), for the full stop at the end of that paragraph substitute a semi-colon and insert “and”; and

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

(d) “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 article 3

In article 3(3)(b) of the principal Order—

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

(b) at the end of sub-paragraph (b)(ii), for “and” substitute “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; and

Section 5 Amendment to Schedule 2

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

Section 6 Insertion of Schedule 3

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

Frequency band for earth exploration satellite services or space research services