Regulations, 2010

L.N. 454 of 2010

ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS (REGULATION) ACT

(CAP. 399)

Radiocommunications (Broadcast Receiving Licence Charges)

Regulations, 2010

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 36 of the

Electronic Communications (Regulation) Act, the Minister for

Infrastructure, Transport and Communications has made the

following regulations

The title of these regulations is the Radiocommunications

(Broadcast Receiving Licence Charges) Regulations, 2010.

(Regulation 3)

Issue and Renewal Fees on Broadcasting Receiving Licenses

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Type of licence

Description of Licence

Issue

Renewal

Fee

Fee

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A licence to install and, or operate apparatus for the

1. reception of visual images in colour sent by

Broadcast

television, (not being a licence authorising the use of

Receiving

apparatus for radiocommunications for the purpose

Licence -

of the exhibition of visual images received by

General Form

television to persons who are charged for viewing

such exhibition)-

(a)

for each colour television receiver which is

not connected with a satellite television receiving

terminal, to be used exclusively in bedrooms of

hotels, aparthotels and tourists villages as defined in

the Malta Travel and Tourism Services Act and

regulations made thereunder

(b)

for each other colour television receiver

used in hotels, aparthotels and tourists villages

(c)

for one colour television receiver belonging

to any one person or his or her spouse and to be used

in premises other than in hotels, aparthotels and

tourists villages

(d)

for a second, third or fourth colour

television receiver up to a total of four colour

television receivers belonging to any one person or

his or her spouse and to be used in premises other

than in hotels, aparthotels and tourists villages

(e)

for each additional group of four colour

television receivers or part thereof belonging to any

one person or his or her spouse and to be used in

premises other than hotels, aparthotels and tourists

villages

Provided that in the case of the registration of a

television receiver, there shall be paid once only a

registration fee of !11.60 in respect of each

television receiver

Provided further that no issue or registration fee shall

be incurred in the case of the transfer either inter

vivos or causa mortis of a licence from a person to

his spouse, or other members of his or her family

living in the same household.

(1) Any reference in these regulations to “the Act” is

a reference to the Electronic Communications (Regulation) Act,

and any regulations made thereunder, unless the context otherwise

requires and subject to the provisions of subregulation (2) of this

regulation, the provisions of article 28 of the Act shall apply to

these regulations.

(2) In these regulations and unless the context

otherwise requires, “the Minister” means the Minister responsible

for communications.

(1) On the issue and on each renewal of a broadcast Fees for issue and

receiving licence of a type and description specified in columns 1 renewal

and 2 respectively of the Schedule hereto the licensee shall pay a

fee of the amount specified in relation to that type and description

of licence in columns 3 and 4 of the said Schedule, whatever may

be the duration of the licence.

(2) Licences shall be issued or renewed for such

period as may be specified by the Minister in each case, provided

that where the period for which the licence is issued or renewed as

specified by the Minister is less than one year, the issue fee or the

renewal fee, as the case may be, shall be reduced in proportion to

the number of months, or part thereof, as is included in the period

for which the licence is issued or renewed.

On the revocation or variation of a licence to which these

regulations apply no part of any fee already paid or due to be paid

shall be refunded or cease to be due.

The Minister may reduce or remit any fee prescribed by

or under these regulations where he is satisfied that the payment

of such fee would cause hardship to the person by whom the fee is

payable.

For the purpose of securing that the work of issuing and

renewing licences to which these regulations apply shall be evenly

spread, the Minister may fix the periods during which licences of

any one or more classes shall be issued or renewed, and notice of

such periods shall be published in the Gazette.

The fees prescribed by the regulations in respect of

broadcast receiving licences for apparatus in any area or in non-

foreign going water craft shall be payable to such person or

persons, in such place or places, and during such time or times as

shall be specified by notice published in the Gazette.

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