S.I. No. 104/1999 - Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1926 (Section 3) (Exemption of (i) Arcanet Suitcase Terminals) Order, 1999.

1. This Order may be cited as the Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1926 (Section 3) (for the exemption of ARCANET Suitcase terminals) Order, 1999.

2. The

Interpretation Act, 1937

(No. 38 of 1937), applies to this Order.

3. In this Order—

“CEPT” means the European Postal and Telecommunications Conference;

“ERC” means European Radiocommunications Committee of CEPT;

“ERO” means European Radiocommunications Office of CEPT;

“ETSI” means the European Telecommunications Standards Institute;

“ITU” means the International Telecommunications Union.

“satellite earth station” means an apparatus for wireless telegraphy used for the purpose of carrying on radiocommunications by means of satellites or other space-based systems;

“TBR 27” means Technical Basis for Regulation 27 of December 1997 produced by the Satellite and Systems (SES) Technical Committee of ETSI.

4. The following class of apparatus for wireless telegraphy is hereby declared to be a class of apparatus for wireless telegraphy to which

section 3

of the

Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1926

(No. 45 of 1926), is not to apply, namely, the free circulation and use of ARCANET Suitcase terminals which

(

a

) operate on the frequency bands 11.45-11.70 GHz (space-to-earth), and 12.5-12.75 GHz (space-to-earth) and 14.0-14.25 GHz (earth-to-space) under the control of the satellite system providing digital and voice and data communications.

(

b

) that ARCANET suitcase terminals comply with ETS 300 255 — or TBR 027 where applicable.

GIVEN under my hand, this 21st day of April, 1999.

ETAIN DOYLE,

Director of Telecommunications Regulation.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

This Order provides for the exemption of Arcanet Suitcase terminals from the requirement to be licensed under the

Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1926

.

I, ETAIN DOYLE, Director of Telecommunications Regulation, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by subsection (6) (inserted by

section 11

of the

Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1972

(No. 5 of 1972)) of

section 3

of the

Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1926

(No. 45 of 1926), and

section 4

of the

Telecommunications (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1996

(No. 34 of 1996), hereby order as follows