Fees (Radiocommunications) (Amendment) Regulations, 2008

L.N. 6 of 2008

FEES ORDINANCE

(CAP. 35)

Fees (Radiocommunications) (Amendment) Regulations, 2008

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 2 of the Fees

Ordinance, the Minister for Competitiveness and Communications with

the concurrence of the Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, has

made the following regulations-

(1) These regulations may be cited as the Fees

(Radiocommunications) (Amendment) Regulations, 2008 and shall be

read and construed as one with the Fees (Radiocommunications)

Regulations, 1995, hereinafter referred to as “the principal regulations”.

(2) These regulations shall be deemed to have come into

force on the 1 st January 2008.

Section II of the Schedule to the principal regulations shall be

amended as follows>

(1) item 5 thereof shall be amended as follows>

i)

the words “, per annum fee” shall be deleted

ii) sub-item (a) therefore shall be substituted with the

following>

“(a) Radiocommunications apparatus installed on board a

ship including renewal of licence>

(i) GMDSS installation complying with the

SOLAS Convention ....................................... € 115.00

(ii) MF # HF installation and, or earth station installed on

board a ship>

of less than 24 meters in length overall … € 35.00

a.

b. equal to or more than 24 meters in length

overall …………………………………………€ 115.00

(iii) VHF station, operating in the frequency

band 156.0125 - 162.0375 MHz, 25 kHz

channel spacing …………………...………… No charge

(iv) VHF hand-portable, operating in the

frequency band 156.0125 - 162.0375 MHz,

25 kHz channel spacing …………………...… No charge

(v) Emergency Position-Indicating Radio

Beacon (EPIRB) station, operating in the

frequency band 406.0 - 406.1 MHz or

156.5125 - 156.5375 MHz ……………………No charge”<

and

iii) item (b) thereof shall be deleted and items (c) to (f) shall

be renumbered as items (b) to (e)<

(2) item 6 thereof shall be substituted with the following>

“6. Provisional licence for Radiocommunica-

tions apparatus installed on board a ship fee

payable on the issue of a provisional licence for

a period not to exceed six months>

(i) GMDSS installation complying with

the SOLASConvention .............................. €115.00

(ii) MF # HF installation and or earth

station installed on board a ship>

of less than 24 meters in length overall € 35.00

a.

b. equal to or more than 24 meters in

length overall …………………………… € 115.00. ”

(3) item 30 thereof shall be substituted with the following>

“30. Non-specific short range devices operating in the

frequency bands>

(a) 6765 - 6795 kHz, field strength up to 42

dBµA#m at 10m ……………………………… No charge

(b) 13.553 – 13.567 MHz, field strength up to

42 dBµA#m at 10m …………………………… No charge

(c) 26.957 – 27.283 MHz, power up to 10

milliwatts e.r.p. …….………………………… No charge

(d) 40.66 - 40.70 MHz, power up to 10

milliwatts e.r.p. ……….……………………… No charge

(e) 138.20 - 138.45 MHz, power up to 10

milliwatts e.r.p. …….………………………… No charge

(f) 433.05 - 434.79 MHz, duty cycle < 10%,

power up to 10 milliwatts e.r.p. ……………… No charge

(g) 433.05 - 434.79 MHz, power up to 1

milliwatt e.r.p. ……....………………………… No charge

(h) 434.04 - 434.79 MHz, duty cycle up to

100%, channel spacing up to 25 kHz, power

up to 10 milliwatts e.r.p. ………...…………… No charge

(i) 863.0 - 870.0 MHz, duty cycle up to 0.1%

or LBT, power up to 25 millwatts e.r.p. ……… No charge

(j) 868.0 - 868.6 MHz, duty cycle up to 1%

or LBT, power up to 25 millwatts e.r.p. ……… No charge

(k) 868.7 - 869.2 MHz, duty cycle up to 0.1%

or LBT, power up to 25 millwatts e.r.p. ……… No charge

(l) 869.4 - 869.65 MHz, duty cycle up to

10% or LBT, channel spacing up to 25 kHz,

power up to 500 millwatts e.r.p. ……………… No charge

(m) 869.7 - 870.0 MHz, duty cycle up to

100%, power up to 5 millwatts e.r.p. ………… No charge

(n) 2400.0 - 2483.5 MHz, power up to 10

milliwatts e.i.r.p. …...………………………… No charge

(o) 5725 - 5875 MHz, power up to 25

milliwatts e.i.r.p. ……….……………………

No charge

(p) 24.0 - 24.25 GHz, power up to 100

milliwatts e.i.r.p. …….………………………… No charge”<

(4) In item 31 thereof after the words “Wideband data

transmission systems” there shall be added the words “and wireless

access systems”<

(5) in item 32 thereof after sub-item (i) there shall be added

the following>

“(j) 135.0 - 140.0 kHz, field strength up to

42 dBµA#m at 10m ……..….………………… No charge

(k) 140.0 - 148.5 kHz, field strength up to

37.7 dBµA#m at 10m …….....………………… No charge

(l) 148.5.0 - 5000.0 kHz, field strength up to

-15 dBµA#m at 10m …..….…………………… No charge

(m) 400.0 - 600.0 kHz, field strength up to

-8 dBµA#m at 10m ………....………………… No charge

(n) 3155.0 – 3400.0 kHz, field strength up to

5 dBµA#m at 10m …….…………………… No charge

(o) 5.0 - 30.0 MHz, field strength up to

-20 dBµA#m at 10m …………...……………… No charge

(p) 13.553 - 13.567 MHz, field strength up to

60 dBµA#m at 10 m in connection with Radio

Frequency Identification Devices (RFID) and

Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) systems No charge

(q) 10.2 - 11.0 MHz, field strength up to

9 dBµA#m at 10m ………...…..……………… No charge”<

(6) in item 33 thereof after sub-item (b) there shall be added the

following>

“(c) 9200 - 9500 MHz, power up to 25

milliwatts e.i.r.p. ……………….……………

No charge

(d) 9500 - 9975 MHz, power up to 25

milliwatts e.i.r.p. ………………..…………… No charge

(e) 10.5 – 10.6 GHz, power up to 500

milliwatts e.i.r.p. ………………..…………… No charge

(f) 13.4 – 14.0 GHz, power up to 25

milliwatts e.i.r.p. …………………..………… No charge”<

(7) in item 34 thereof after sub-item (c) there shall be added the

following>

“(d) 869.3 - 869.4 MHz, power up to 10

milliwatts e.r.p., 25 kHz channel spacing …… No charge”<

(8) item 35 thereof shall be substituted with the following>

“35. Short range devices used for social alarm

systems, excluding devices for audio and voice

applications, operating in the frequency bands>

(a) 169.475 - 169.4875, power up to 10

milliwatts e.r.p., 12.5 kHz channel spacing …… No charge

(b) 169.5875 - 169.6, power up to 10

milliwatts e.r.p., 12.5 kHz channel spacing …

No charge

(c) 869.2 - 869.25, power up to 10 milliwatts

e.r.p., 25 kHz channel spacing ………………… No charge”<

(9) in item 39 thereof after sub-item (b) there shall be added the

following>

“(c) 87.5 - 108 MHz, power up to 50

nanowatts e.r.p., 200 kHz channel spacing …… No charge

(d) 1795 - 1800 MHz, power up to 20

milliwatts e.r.p. ………………….…………… No charge”<

and

(10) immediately after item 41 thereof, there shall be added the

following new items>

“42. Automotive short range radars operating

in the frequency bands 21.65 - 26.65 GHz

and 77 - 81 GHz ……………………………… No charge

957 - 27.283 MHz, qawwa sa’ 10

milliwatts e.r.p. …..…………………………Ebda [las

(d) 40.66 - 40.70 MHz, qawwa sa’ 10

milliwatts e.r.p. …..…….……………………Ebda [las

(e)

138.20 - 138.45 MHz, qawwa sa’ 10

milliwatts e.r.p. …..….………………………Ebda [las

(f)

433.05 - 434.79 MHz, duty cycle < 10%,

qawwa sa’ 10 milliwatts e.r.p. …………...…Ebda [las

(;) 433.05 - 434.79 MHz, qawwa sa’ 1

milliwatt e.r.p. …...…....…………………… Ebda [las

([) 434.04 - 434.79 MHz, duty cycle sa’

100%, channel spacing sa’ 25 kHz,

qawwa sa’ 10 milliwatts e.r.p. ………………Ebda [las

(i) 863.0 - 870.0 MHz, duty cycle sa’ 0.1%

jew LBT, qawwa sa’ 25 millwatts e.r.p. ……Ebda [las

(j) 868.0 - 868.6 MHz, duty cycle sa’ 1% jew

LBT, qawwa sa’ 25 millwatts e.r.p. ……… Ebda [las

(k) 868.7 - 869.2 MHz, duty cycle sa’ 0.1%

jew LBT, qawwa sa’ 25 millwatts e.r.p. ……Ebda [las

(l) 869.4 - 869.65 MHz, duty cycle sa’ 10%

jew LBT, channel spacing sa’ 25 kHz,

qawwa sa’ 500 millwatts e.r.p. …………… Ebda [las

(m) 869.7 - 870.0 MHz, duty cycle sa’ 100%,

qawwa sa’ 5 millwatts e.r.p. ………… Ebda [las

(n) 2400.0 - 2483.5 MHz, qawwa sa’ 10

milliwatts e.i.r.p. ….....…………………… Ebda [las

(o) 5725 - 5875 MHz, qawwa sa’ 25

milliwatts e.i.r.p. ………...……………… Ebda [las

(p) 24.0 - 24.25 GHz, qawwa sa’ 100

milliwatts e.i.r.p. ……......…………………Ebda [las”<

(4) Fil-partita 31 tag[ha wara l-kliem “Sistemi ta’ Wideband

data transmission” g[andhom ji]diedu l-kliem “u sistemi wireless

(5) Fil-partita 32 tag[ha wara s-subpartita (i) g[andu ji]died

“(j)

135.0 - 140.0 kHz, field strength sa’ 42

dBµA#m f’10m ………..….……………… Ebda [las

(k) 140.0 - 148.5 kHz, field strength sa’ 37.7

dBµA#m f’10m …….…....……………… Ebda [las

(l) 148.5.0 - 5000.0 kHz, field strength sa’

-15 dBµA#m f’10m ……...……………… …… Ebda [las

(m) 400.0 - 600.0 kHz, field strength sa’

-8 dBµA#m f’10m ……….…...…………

Ebda [las

(n) 3155.0 - 3400.0 kHz, field strength sa’

13.5 dBµA#m f’10m …….……………… Ebda [las

(o) 5.0 - 30.0 MHz, field strength sa’

-20 dBµA#m f’10m ……..……….……… Ebda [las

(p) 13.553 - 13.567 MHz, field strength sa’

60 dBµA#m f’10m in konnessjoni ma’

apparat Radio Frequency Identification

(RFID) u sistemi Electronic Article Sur-

veillance (EAS) ……..…………………... Ebda [las

(q) 10.2 - 11.0 MHz, field strength sa’

9 dBµA#m f’10m …………..…..………… Ebda [las”<

(6) Fil-partita 33 tag[ha wara s-subpartita (b) g[andu ji]died

“(ç)

9200 - 9500 MHz, qawwa sa’ 25

milliwatts e.i.r.p. ……………….………… Ebda [las

(d) 9500 - 9975 MHz, qawwa sa’ 25

milliwatts e.i.r.p. ………………..………… Ebda [las

(e) 10.5 - 10.6 GHz, qawwa sa’

500 milliwatts e.i.r.p. ………………...…… Ebda [las

(f)

13.4 - 14.0 GHz, qawwa sa’ 25

milliwatts e.i.r.p. …………………..…… Ebda [las”<

(7) Fil-partita 34 tag[ha wara s-subpartita (ç) g[andu ji]died

“(d) 869.3 - 869.4 MHz, qawwa sa’ 10

milliwatts e.r.p., 25 kHz channel spacing Ebda [las”<

(8) il-partita 35 tag[ha g[anda ti;i sostitwita b’dan li ;ej>

“35. Apparat short range li jintu]a g[al

sistemi ta’ alarm soçjali, jeskludi apparat li

jintu]a g[all-applikazzjonijiet ta’ audio u vuçi,

li jopera fil-bandi tal-frekwenza>

(a) 169.475 - 169.4875, qawwa sa’ 10

milliwatts e.r.p., 12.5 kHz channel spacing Ebda [las

(b) 169.5875 - 169.6, qawwa sa’ 10

milliwatts e.r.p., 12.5 kHz channel spacing Ebda [las

(ç) 869.2 - 869.25, qawwa sa’ 10

milliwatts e.r.p., 25 kHz channel spacing Ebda [las”<

(9) il-partita 39 tag[ha wara s-subpartita (b) g[andu ji]died

“(ç) 87.5 - 108 MHz, qawwa sa’ 50

nanowatts e.r.p., 200 kHz channel spacing …… Ebda [las

(d) 1795 - 1800 MHz, qawwa sa’ 20

milliwatts e.r.p. ………………….…………… Ebda [las”,

u

(10) minnufih wara l-partita 41 tag[ha, g[andhom ji]diedu

dawn il-partiti ;odda li ;ejjin>

“42. Automotive short range radars li joperaw

fil-bandi tal-frekwenza 21.65 - 26.65 GHz u

77 - 81 GHz ………….……………………… Ebda [las

Short range radiocommunications

apparatus using ultra-wideband technology … No charge

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)

apparatus operating in the frequency bands>

(a) 865.0 - 865.6 MHz, power up to 100

milliwatts e.r.p., 200 kHz channel spacing …… No charge

(b) 865.6 - 867.6 MHz, power up to 2 Watts

e.r.p., 200 kHz channel spacing ……………… No charge

(c) 867.6 - 868 MHz, power up to 500

milliwatts e.r.p., 200 kHz channel spacing …… No charge

Radiocommunications apparatus for

tracking, tracing and data acquisition operating

in the frequency band 169.4 - 169.475 MHz,

power up to 500 milliwatts e.r.p., 50 kHz

maximum channel spacing ………………… No charge”.

Provided that the provisions of this Section as amended with

effect from the 1st January, 2008>

(i) shall not give rise to any right to claim an abatement or

refund, and

(ii) shall not prejudice the validity of any payment made or

the right to claim any payment which was due prior to the 1st

January, 2008<

in respect of any licence issued, granted, renewed or due to have been

renewed prior to the 1st January, 2008 in accordance with this Section

as then in force, notwithstanding that any such licence covered or would

have covered any period after the 1st January, 2008.

3. The words “10.00,0” in Section III of the Schedule to the Amends Section III

of the Schedule to

principal regulations shall be substituted with the words “€35.00”.

the principal

regulations.

4. (1) Item 3 of Section VI of the Schedule to the principal

regulations shall be substituted with the following>

€230.00”<

Exemptions

and

(2) after item 3 of Section VI of the Schedule to the principal

regulations, there shall be added the following new items>

“4. Administrative services related to

maritime licences not otherwise covered by

the above mentioned fees …………………… € 35.00

5. Assignment of Maltese identities for

apparatus by a general authorisation………… € 55.00”.

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