Fees Ordinance,

Minister for Infrastructure, Transport

Minister of Finance, the Economy

and Communications

L.N. 97 of 2010

FEES

ORDINANCE

FEES

ORDINANCE

(CAP. 35)

(CAP. 35)

Fees (Radiocommunications)

(Amendment)(No.2)

Fees (Radiocommunications)

(Amendment)(No.2)

Regulations,

Regulations,

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 2 of the

Fees Ordinance,

IN exercise the

Minister

for Infrastructure,

Transport

the Fees and

of the

powers conferred

by article 2 of

Communications with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance,

Ordinance,

the

Minister

for

Infrastructure,

Transport

and

the Economy and Investment, has made the following regulations -

Communications with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance,

the Economy and Investment, has made the following regulations -

1. (1) (1) These

These regulations

may be

be cited

cited as as the

the Fees

Fees Citation,

regulations may

(Radiocommunications)

(Amendment)

(No.2) Regulations,

2010 and into

(Radiocommunications)

(Amendment)

(No.2) Regulations,

2010 and

be shall

read be and

read construed

and construed

as one

with with the the Fees

Fees 40 of 2010

revocation

shall

as one

(Radiocommunications)

Regulations,

hereinafter

referred

to as to L.N. 26 of 1995.

(Radiocommunications)

Regulations,

hereinafter

referred

as “the

principal

regulations”.

“the

principal

regulations”.

L.N. 26 of 1995.

(2) These

2009. regulations shall be deemed to have come

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

the 2 nd November,

into force on the 2nd November, 2009.

(3) Notwithstanding the commencement provisions in regulation

1(2) of the (3)

Fees Notwithstanding

the commencement

(Amendment) provisions

Regulations in

(Radiocommunicaitons)

regulation

1(2)

of the Fees

are (Radiocommunicaitons)

being hereby revoked and (Amendment)

2010,

the said

regulations

they shall be

Regulations

to have 2010,

nerver the

said

regulations

are being hereby revoked

deemed

come

into

force.

and they shall be deemed to have nerver come into force.

Amends Section II

Section II of the Schedule to the principal regulations

2. amended

Section

II of the Schedule to the principal regulations of Amends

shall be

as follows

shall be amended as follows

the

regulations.

(1)

in item 7 thereof sub-item (a)(iii) shall be

deleted;

(2)

in item 10 thereof sub-item (c) shall be deleted;

(3)

item 12 thereof shall be deleted and items 13 to

16 shall be renumbered as items 12 to 15 thereof;

(4)

item 17 thereof shall be deleted and item 18 thereof shall be

renumbered as item 16 thereof;

(5)

In item 16 thereof as renumbered shall be substituted with the

“16. Satellite earth station

(a) for each station, for the transmission of communications, per

1 MHz radio frequency bandwidth, per annum fee............................................

(b) for one event

(i) of 30 days, or part thereof ..................................................

(ii) exceeding 30 days, monthly fee or part thereof ................

(6)

Item 19 thereof shall be renumbered as item 17, and as renumbered

shall be amended as follows

(i)

sub-item (a) thereof shall be substituted with the following

“(a) assistive listening devices .....................................................

(ii)

sub-item (d) thereof shall be substituted with the following

“(d) any apparatus not otherwise stipulated in these

regulations, power up to 10 milliwatts e.i.r.p., having an integral

antenna .................................................................................................. No charge”;

(7)

Item 25 thereof shall be deleted and items 20 to 46 shall be

renumbered as items 18 to 43;

(8)

In item 27 thereof as renumbered sub-items (f) to (p) shall be

substituted with the following

“(f) 433.05 - 434.79 MHz, duty cycle 10%, power up to 10

milliwatts e.r.p. ..................................................................................................

(f1) 433.05 - 434.79 MHz, power up to 1 milliwatt e.r.p. ............

(f2) 434.04 - 434.79 MHz, duty cycle up to 100%, channel

spacing up to 25 kHz, power up to 10 milliwatts e.r.p. .....................................

(g) 863 - 870 MHz, power up to 25 milliwatts e.r.p. ...................

B

(g1) 868 – 868.6 MHz, power up to 25 milliwatts e.r.p. ..............

(g2) 868.7 - 869.2 MHz, power up to 25 milliwatts e.r.p. ...........

(g3) 869.4 - 869.65 MHz, channel spacing up to 25 kHz, power

up to 500 milliwatts e.r.p. ..................................................................................

(g4) 869.7 - 870 MHz, power up to 25 milliwatts e.r.p. ..............

(h) 2400 - 2483.5 MHz, power up to 10 milliwatts e.i.r.p. ..........

(i) 5725 - 5875 MHz, power up to 25 milliwatts e.i.r.p. ..............

(j) 24.0 - 24.25 GHz, power up to 100 milliwatts e.i.r.p. .............

(k) 61.0 - 61.5 GHz, power up to 100 milliwatts e.i.r.p. ..............

(l) 122 - 123 GHz, power up to 100 milliwatts e.i.r.p. .................

(m) 244 - 246 GHz, power up to 100 milliwatts e.i.r.p. ...............

(9)

in item 28 thereof as renumbered after sub-item (c) thereof there

shall be added the following

“(d) 17.1 – 17.3 GHz, power up to 100 milliwatts e.i.r.p. ...........

(e) 57 - 66 GHz, power up to 40dBm mean e.i.r.p., for indoor

use only ..............................................................................................................

(f) 57 - 66 GHz, power up to 25dBm mean e.i.r.p. ......................

(10)

Item 38 thereof as renumbered shall be substituted with the

following

“Short range devices used for road trnaport and Traffic

Telematics (RTTT)

(a) operating in the frequency band 5795-5805 MHz, power up

to 2 Watts e.i.r.p. ................................................................................................

(b) operating in the frequency band 63-64 GHz ...........................

(c) operating in the frequency band 76-77 GHz, power up to 55

dBm peak e.i.r.p., average power 50 dBm, -23.5 dBm average power for

pulse radar ..........................................................................................................

(d) operating in the frequency band 24.05-24.25 GHz, power up

to 100mW e.i.r.p.................................................................................................

(11)

Immediately after item 42 thereof as renumbered, there shall be

added the following new items

“43. Apparatus used for the safety related applications of

Intelligent transport systems (ITS), operating in the frequency band 5875 -

5905 MHz, spectral power density up to 23 dBm/MHz, transmit power up to

33 dBm mean e.i.r.p. .........................................................................................

44. Apparatus used for tank Level Probing Radars (TLPR)

operating in the frequency bands

(a) 4.5 - 7.0 GHz, maximum transmit power 24 dBm e.i.r.p. ......

(b) 8.5 - 10.6 GHz, maximum transmit power 30 dBm e.i.r.p. ....

(c) 24.05 - 27.0 GHz, maximum transmit power 43 dBm e.i.r.p.

(d) 57.0 - 64.0 GHz, maximum transmit power 43 dBm e.i.r.p. ..

(e) 75.0 - 85.0 GHz, maximum transmit power 43 dBm e.i.r.p. ..

45. Apparatus used for Radiodetermination applications

operating in the frequency bands

(a) 2400 - 2483.5 MHz, maximum transmit power 25 milliwatts

e.i.r.p...................................................................................................................

(b) 9200 - 9500 MHz, maximum transmit power 25 milliwatts

e.i.r.p...................................................................................................................

(c) 9500 - 9975 MHz, maximum transmit power 25 milliwatts

e.i.r.p...................................................................................................................

(d) 10.5 - 10.6 GHz, maximum transmit power 500 milliwatts

e.i.r.p...................................................................................................................

(e) 13.4 - 14.0 GHz, maximum transmit power 25 milliwatts

e.i.r.p...................................................................................................................

(f) 17.1 - 17.3 GHz, maximum transmit power 26 dBm e.i.r.p.....

(g) 24.05 - 24.25 GHz, maximum transmit power 100 milliwatts

e.i.r.p...................................................................................................................

46. Radiocommunications

apparatus

used

in

healthcare

operating in the frequency bands

(a) 9 – 315 kHz, maximum field strength 30 dB!A/m at 10m .....

(b) 315 – 600 kHz, maximum field strength -5 dB!A/m at 10m..

(c) 12.5 – 20.0 MHz, maximum field strength -7 dB!A/m at

10m .....................................................................................................................

(d) 30 – 37.5 MHz, maximum transmit power 1 mW e.i.r.p. .......

(e) 401 – 402 MHz, maximum transmit power 25 !W e.r.p.........

(f) 402 – 405 MHz, maximum transmit power 25 !W e.r.p. ........

(g) 405 – 406 MHz, maximum transmit power 25 !W e.r.p. .......

47. Very small aperture tereminals (VSAT), operating in the

frequency bands 10.7-11.7 GHz (space-to-Earth) and 14.25-14.50 GHz

(Earth-to-space), maximum transmit power 2 Watts, maximum effective

e.i.r.p...................................................................................................................

48. Low e.i.r.p. satellite terminals (LEST), operating in the

frequency bands 10.7-12.75 GHz (space-to-Earth), 19.7-20.2 GHz (space-to-

Earth), 14.0-14.25 GHz (Earth-to-space), 29.5-30.0 GHz (Earth-so-space)

and 11.7-12.5 GHz (space-to-Earth), maximum transmit power 34 dBW

e.i.r.p...................................................................................................................

49. High e.i.r.p. satellite terminals (HEST), operating in the

frequency bands 10.7-12.75 GHz (space-to-Earth), 19.7-20.2 GHz (space-to-

Earth), 14.0-14.25 GHz (Earth-to-space), 29.5-30.0 GHz (Earth-so-space)

and 11.7-12.5 GHz (space-to-Earth), maximum transmit power 50 dBW

e.i.r.p...................................................................................................................

50. Aircraft earth station (AES) operating in the frequency

bands 14.0-14.5 GHz (Earth-to-space), 10.7-11.7 GHz (space-to-Earth) and

7 GHz (space-to-Earth) u 14.25 – 14.50 GHz (Earth-to-space),

qawwa ta’ tra%missjoni massima 2 Watts, e.i.r.p. effettiv massimu…

48. Low e.i.r.p. satellite terminals (LEST) li joperaw fil-faxxi 10.7 –

5-12.75 GHz (space-to-Earth), maximum transmit power 50 dBW e.i.r.p. ..

51. Earth station on board vessel (ESV)

(a) operating in the frequency bands 5925-6425 MHz (Earth-to-

space) and 3700-4200 MHz (space-to-Earth), maximum transmit power

towards the horizon 20.8 dBW e.i.r.p., maximum spectrum density towards

the horizon 17 dBW ...........................................................................................

(b) operating in the frequency bands 14.0-14.5 GHz (Earth-to-

space), 10.7-11.7 GHz (space-to-Earth) and 12.5-12.75 GHz (space-to-Earth),

maximum transmit power towards the horizon 16.3 dBW e.i.r.p., maximum

spectrum density towards the horizon 12.5 dBW...............................................

B

€0.56