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RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS EXEMPTION ORDER
Table of Provisions (6)
Statutory Text (6 Articles)
RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS EXEMPTION
SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 399.42
RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS
EXEMPTION ORDER
25th August, 2015
LEGAL NOTICE 287 of 2015, as amended by Legal Notice 18 of 2022.
The title of this Order is the Radiocommunications
Apparatus Exemption Order.
In this Order unless the context otherwise requires
"Commission Decision 2000/299/EC" means Commission
Decision of 6 April 2000 establishing the initial classification of
radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and
associated identifiers;
"ERC/DEC/(99)06" means the most recent version of ERC Decision
(99)06 on the harmonised introduction of satellite personal
communication systems operating in the bands below 1 GHz (S-
PCS<1GHz);
"Marine Equipment Regulations" means the Conformity
Assessment of Maritime Equipment Regulations;
"the Minister" means the Minister responsible for
communications;
"mobile-satellite service" or "MSS" shall have the same meaning
as in the National Radio Frequency Plan which is currently in
force;
"mobile service" shall have the same meaning as in the National
Radio Frequency Plan which is currently in force;
"mobile terminal" means a terminal in the mobile service
intended to be used while in motion or during halts at unspecified
points;
"MSS terminal" means a terminal in the mobile satellite service
intended to be used while in motion or during halts at unspecified
points;
"RED Regulations" means the Radio Equipment Regulations;
"Resolution 225" means Resolution 225 as published in the most
recent edition of the Radio Regulations of the International
Telecommunication Union on the use of additional frequency bands
for the satellite component of IMT;
"satellite network" means a space system using one or more
artificial satellites or parts of that system, consisting of only one
satellite and the cooperating earth stations;
"SOLAS Convention" means the International Convention for
the Safety of Life at Sea, signed in London on 1 st November, 1974,
and the Protocol thereto signed in London on 17 th February, 1978,
as amended;
RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS EXEMPTION
"space" means any radiocommunication involving the use of one
or more space stations or the use of one or more reflecting satellites
or other objects in space; and
"terrestrial" means any radiocommunications other than space
and radio-astronomy.
This Order applies to the apparata described in the Annex
to this Order with the exception of MSS terminals installed
permanently on ships which fall within the scope of the SOLAS
Convention and MSS terminals installed permanently on aircraft.
The Minister, after consultation with the Malta
C o m m u n i c a t i o n s A u t h o r i t y, h e r e b y o r d e r s t h a t t h e
radiocommunications apparata listed in the Annex to this Order
shall be exempted from the requirements of article 30 of the
Electronic Communications (Regulation) Act
Provided that such apparata shall be compliant with the
RED Regulations or the Marine Equipment Regulations
Provided further that such apparata shall operate under the
control of terrestrial or satellite networks, capable of providing
electronic communications services in the frequency bands or parts
thereof listed in the Annex to this Order.
ANNEX TO THE RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS
EXEMPTION ORDER
(Article 4)
List of radiocommunications apparatus exempted from the
requirements of article 30 of the Electronic Communications
(Regulation) Act
Table 1 – Mobile terminals (terrestrial)
Frequency band
Operating
Mode of operation
designation
Frequency band
700 MHz
703-733 MHz
FDD uplink
758-788 MHz
FDD downlink
800 MHz
791-821 MHz
FDD downlink
832-862 MHz
FDD uplink
900 MHz
880-915 MHz
FDD uplink / uplink only
925-960 MHz
operation
FDD downlink / downlink only
operation
1.5 GHz
1427-1517 MHz
Downlink only operation
1.8 GHz
1710-1785 MHz
FDD uplink / uplink only
1805-1880 MHz
operation
FDD downlink / downlink only
operation
RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS EXEMPTION
2 GHz
1920-1980 MHz
FDD uplink / uplink only
2110-2170 MHz
operation
FDD downlink / downlink only
operation
2.6 GHz
2500-2570 MHz
FDD uplink
2570-2620 MHz
TDD downlink only operation
2620-2690 MHz
FDD downlink
3.6 GHz
3400-3800 MHz
TDD
26 GHz
25-27.5 GHz
TDD
Table 2 – MSS terminals (space)
Operating
Mode of
Operational constraints
Frequency band
operation
137-138 MHz
Downlink (space-
In accordance with ERC/DEC/
148-150.05 MHz
to-Earth)
(99)06 for system LEOTELCOM-
Uplink (Earth-to-
1. space)
400.15-401 MHz
Downlink (space-
In accordance with ERC/DEC/
399.9-400.05 MHz
to-Earth)
(99)06 for system ARGOS
Uplink (Earth-to-
KINEIS and system MYRIOTA.
space)
137.0250-137.1750
Downlink (space-
In accordance with ERC/DEC/
MHz
to-Earth)
(99)06 for system SWARM.
137.3275-137.3750
Downlink (space-
MHz
to-Earth)
137.4725-137.5350
Downlink (space-
MHz
to-Earth)
137.5850-137.6500
Downlink (space-
MHz
to-Earth)
137.8125-138.0000
Downlink (space-
MHz
to-Earth)
149.9000-149.9500
Uplink (Earth-to-
MHz
space)
1525.0-1544.0 MHz
Downlink (space-
In accordance with the list
1555.0-1559.0 MHz
to-Earth)
published by the European
1631.5-1634.5 MHz
Downlink (space-
Commission pursuant to Article
1656.5-1660.5 MHz
to-Earth)
1(3) of Commission Decision
Uplink (Earth-to-
2000/299/EC for equipment falling
space)
within the scope of ‘Class 1’.
Uplink (Earth-to-
Refer to equipment sub-class 11.
space)
1610-1613.5 MHz
Uplink (Earth-to-
In accordance with the list
1613.8-1626.5 MHz
space)
published by the European
2483.5-2500 MHz
Downlink (space-
Commission pursuant to Article
to-Earth)
1(3) of Commission Decision
Downlink (space-
2000/299/EC for equipment falling
to-Earth)
within the scope of ‘Class 1’.
Refer to equipment sub-class 14.
RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS EXEMPTION
1980-2010 MHz
Uplink (Earth-to-
In accordance with the list
2170-2200 MHz
space)
published by the European
Downlink (space-
Commission pursuant to Article
to-Earth)
1(3) of Commission Decision
2000/299/EC for equipment falling
within the scope of ‘Class 1’.
Refer to equipment sub-class 15.
1525.0-1544.0 MHz
Downlink (space-
In accordance with the list
1555.0-1559.0 MHz
to-Earth)
published by the European
1626.5-1645.5 MHz
Downlink (space-
Commission pursuant to Article
1656.5-1660.5 MHz
to-Earth)
1(3) of Commission Decision
Uplink (Earth-to-
2000/299/EC for equipment falling
space)
within the scope of ‘Class 1’.
Uplink (Earth-to-
Refer to equipment sub-class 16.
space)
1518-1544 MHz
Downlink (space-
In accordance with Resolution
1545-1559 MHz
to-Earth)
225. 1610-1626.5 MHz
Downlink (space-
1646.5-1660.5 MHz
to-Earth)
1670-1675 MHz
Uplink (Earth-to-
space)
Uplink (Earth-to-
space)
Uplink (Earth-to-
space)