Statement: Notice of proposal to make the Wireless Telegraphy (Exemption) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

Start: 08 December 2022
Status: Statement published
End: 19 January 2023

Following publication of our notice on proposals to make regulations (PDF, 406.1 KB), we have decided to make the Wireless Telegraphy (Exemption) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (the “Amendment Regulations”). We decided to proceed with making the Amendment Regulations following consideration of the sole response to our consultation. The Amendment Regulations were made on 2 March 2023 and will come into force on 23 March 2023.

The Amendment Regulations do the following:

Amend the Wireless Telegraphy (Exemption) Regulations 2021 to make changes to licence exemption rules regarding some Short-Range Devices (“SRDs”), satellite terminal equipment and safety-related Intelligent Transport Systems (“ITS”), and to remove the licence exemption for higher power wideband data transmission systems (“WBDTS”) in the 57‑71 GHz band.
Amend the Wireless Telegraphy (Automotive Short Range Radar) (Exemption) Regulations 2013 to close the licence exemption for the deployment of any new devices in the 24.25‑26.65 GHz band.
Revoke the Wireless Telegraphy (Intelligent Transport Systems) (Exemption) Regulations 2011 as the terms of this licence exemption are now included in theWireless Telegraphy (Exemption) Regulations 2021, consolidated with other licence exemption rules.