Radio Spectrum

Amateur Station General Conditions of Licences

7. (1) It shall be a condition of a Licence that:

(a) the Licensee shall comply with these Regulations and the conditions attached to the Licence;

(b) the Licensee shall ensure that the Apparatus is used only on such radio frequency spectrum as may be specified in the Licence and such radio frequencies shall be used in an efficient manner having utmost regard to any guidelines that may be issued and amended by the Commission from time to time in relation to the keeping, installing, maintaining, working and use of apparatus for wireless telegraphy forming part of an Amateur Station;

(c) the Licensee shall make payments of the fees as set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations;

(d) the Licensee may not assign the Licence or any of the powers, duties or functions conferred by it or otherwise transfer any of the rights or obligations conferred by it;

(e) the Licensee shall ensure that non-ionising radiation emissions from the Apparatus operated by the Licensee are within the limits specified by the guidelines published by ICNIRP, any radiation emission standards adopted and published by ICNIRP, or its successors, from time to time, any radiation emission standards of the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standards and any radiation emission standards specified by national and European Community law;

(f) the Licensee shall ensure that the Apparatus operated by the Licensee is not installed or operated at a location in a manner which causes the aggregate non-ionising radiation emissions at that location to exceed the limits specified by any guidelines published by ICNIRP and that it complies with any radiation emission standards adopted and published by ICNIRP, or its successors, any radiation emission standards of the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standards and any radiation emission standards specified by national and European Community law;

(g) the Licensee shall as soon as possible, but within 28 days, notify the Commission in writing of any changes to the information contained in the Licence;

(h) the Licensee shall furnish, such information and reports relating to the operation of the Apparatus as may be requested by the Commission from time to time;

(i) the Licensee shall, no later than each fifth anniversary of the issue of a licence under these Regulations, make a return to the Commission to identify whether the information contained in the Licence, and the Licensee’s contact details, are correct;
(j) the Licensee shall ensure that the Apparatus, or any part thereof, shall be installed, maintained, operated and used so as not to cause Harmful Interference;

(k) the Licensee shall ensure that the installation of the Apparatus, or any part thereof, is effected, and its maintenance and operation is carried on, in such a manner as to ensure that the safety of persons or property is not endangered;

(l) the Licensee shall observe good site engineering practice in accordance with such guidelines as may be set out by the Commission from time to time;

(m) the Licensee shall ensure compliance with any special conditions imposed under section 8 of the Act of 1972 and subject to which this Licence is deemed by subsection (3) of that section to be issued;

(n) the Licensee shall ensure that, save as may be required by law, access to, and use of, the Apparatus is restricted to the Licensee or persons operating under the direct supervision of the Licensee;

(o) where the Commission is satisfied that a Licensee has failed to comply with any provision of these Regulations or a condition of the Licence, and the Commission has served on the Licensee a written notice prohibiting the use of Apparatus by such date and time as may be specified in the notice, then the Licensee shall cease to use that apparatus on or before the applicable date and time until such notice has been withdrawn by the Commission, and the Licensee shall take such measures as may be specified by the Commission in the notice;

(p) the Licensee shall upon becoming aware of any event likely to materially affect their ability to comply with these Regulations, or any conditions set out or referred to in the Licence, notify the Commission of that fact in writing within 5 business days;

(q) the Licensee shall ensure that the appropriate identification methods as required under the ITU Radio Regulations are employed for all transmissions from the Apparatus;

(r) the Licensee shall ensure that all transmissions shall not be encoded for the purpose of obscuring their meaning;

(s) the Licensee shall only establish communications with licensed Apparatus participating in the Amateur Service and with similar apparatus in countries where such communications are permitted;

(t) the Licensee shall maintain records of all transmissions from the Apparatus which shall include the time, frequency, power and any other relevant details that may be specified by the Commission from time to time;

(u) the Licensee shall on request from an authorised officer of the Commission permit the inspection of the Apparatus, make available the test equipment necessary for the testing of the Apparatus and produce the associated Licence for inspection; and

(v) the Licensee shall comply with all obligations under relevant international agreements relating to the use of Apparatus or the frequencies to which they are assigned.