S.I. No. 73/1982:

WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY (BUSINESS RADIO LICENCE) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1982.

WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY (BUSINESS RADIO LICENCE) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1982.

I, JOHN WILSON, Minister for Posts and Telegraphs, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 6 (1) of the Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1926 (No. 45 of 1926), and with the consent of the Minister for Finance, hereby make the following regulations:

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Wireless Telegraphy (Business Radio Licence) (Amendment) Regulations, 1982.

(2) The Wireless Telegraphy (Business Radio Licence) Regulations, 1949 to 1981, and these Regulations may be cited together as the Wireless Telegraphy (Business Radio Licence) Regulations, 1949 to 1982.

(3) The Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of April, 1982.

2. The Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937), applies to these Regulations.

3. In these Regulations--

"the Regulations of 1949" means the Wireless Telegraphy (Business Radio Licence) Regulations, 1949 ( S.I. No. 320 of 1949 );

"the Regulations of 1956" means the Wireless Telegraphy (Business Radio Licence) Regulations, 1956 ( S.I. No. 2 of 1956 );

"the Regulations of 1957" means the Wireless Telegraphy (Business Radio Licence ) Regulations, 1957 ( S.I. No. 181 of 1957 );

"the Regulations of 1981" means the Wireless Telegraphy (Business Radio Licence) (Amendment) Regulations, 1981 ( S.I. No. 114 of 1981 ).

4. Paragraph (1) of Regulation 9 of the Regulations of 1949, inserted by Regulation 4 of the Regulations of 1956 and amended by Regulation 4 of the Regulations of 1981, is hereby amended by--

( a ) the substitution of "ten pounds" for "eight pounds" in both places where it occurs in subparagraph (a);

( b ) the substitution of "ten pounds", "ten pounds" and "thirty-six pounds" for "eight pounds", "eight pounds" and "thirty pounds", respectively, in subparagraph (b);

( c ) the substitution of "forty-eight pounds" and "ten pounds" for "forty pounds" and "eight pounds", respectively, in subparagraph (c); and

( d ) the substitution of "forty-eight pounds", "ten pounds" and "thirty-six pounds" for "forty pounds", "eight" and "thirty pounds", respectively, in subparagraph (d);

and the said paragraph (1), as so amended, is set out in the Table to this Regulation.

TABLE.

(1) A fee shall be payable on the issue and on each renewal of a business radio licence and such fee shall be calculated on the following basis:--

( a ) system comprising base and mobile stations only or system comprising mobile stations only: a fixed sum of ten pounds plus ten pounds for each station,

( b ) system comprising base, repeater and mobile stations or mobile and repeater stations: a fixed sum of ten pounds plus ten pounds for each base station and each mobile station plus thirty-six pounds in respect of each repeater station,

( c ) system comprising two fixed stations only, that is to say, a fixed point-to-point system: a fixed sum of forty-eight pounds plus ten pounds for each station,

( d ) system comprising two fixed stations with repeater stations, that is to say, a fixed point-to- point system with repeater stations: a fixed sum of forty-eight pounds plus ten pounds for each fixed station plus thirty-six pounds in respect of each repeater station.

5. Regulation 7 of the Regulations of 1957, as amended by Regulation 5 of the Regulations of 1981, is hereby amended by--

( a ) the substitution of "six pounds" for "five pounds" in both places where it occurs in paragraph (a);

( b ) the substitution of "six pounds" for "five pounds" in both places where it occurs and of "twenty-four pounds" for "twenty pounds" in paragraph (b);

( c ) the substitution of "thirty pounds" and "six pounds" for "twenty-five pounds" and "five pounds", respectively, in paragraph (c); and

( d ) the substitution of "thirty pounds", "six pounds" and "twenty-four pounds" for "twenty-five pounds", "five pounds" and "twenty pounds", respectively, in paragraph (d);

and the said Regulation 7, as so amended, is set out in the Table to this Regulation.

TABLE.

7. A fee shall be payable on the issue and renewal of a licence and such fee shall be calculated on the following basis:--

( a ) system comprising base and mobile stations only or system comprising mobile stations only: a fixed sum of six pounds plus six pounds for each station,

( b ) system comprising base, repeater and mobile stations or mobile and repeater stations: a fixed sum of six pounds plus six pounds for each base station and each mobile station plus twenty-four pounds in respect of each repeater station,

( c ) system comprising two fixed stations only, that is to say, a fixed point-to-point system: a fixed sum of thirty pounds plus six pounds for each station,

( d ) system comprising two fixed stations with repeater stations, that is to say, a fixed point-to- point system with repeater stations: a fixed sum of thirty pounds plus six pounds for each fixed station plus twenty-four pounds in respect of each repeater station.

GIVEN under my hand, this 26th day of March, 1982.

JOHN WILSON.

The Minister for Finance hereby consents to the foregoing Regulations.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance, this 26th day of March, 1982.

RAY McSHARRY.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations provide for revised fees for the Business Radio and temporary Business Radio Licences.