Decision to make the Wireless Telegraphy (Automotive Short Range Radar) (Exemption) (No.2)(Amendment) Regulations 2008
Statement
Summary
1.1 This statement confirms that, following a formal consultation, the Wireless Telegraphy (Automotive Short Range Radar) (Exemption) (No.2) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (No. 237) (the “Amending Regulations”) were made by Ofcom on 6 February 2008, and will come into force on 27 February 2008. A copy of the Regulations will be available through the Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI) later this month.[ (-1-)].
1.2 The Amending Regulations amend the Wireless Telegraphy (Automotive Short Range Radar) (Exemption) (No.2) Regulations 2005 (the “SRR Exemption Regulations”) which was the existing exemption for automotive Short Range Radars (“SRR”) operating in the 24 GHz band. The Amending Regulations remove the option of manual deactivation of the devices when entering exclusion zones close to radio astronomy sites[ (-2-)], as required by Commission Decision 2005/50/EC[ (-3-)] (the “Decision”).
1.3 We are required to comply with the Decision, the implementation of which is mandatory on all European Union (EU) Member States.
1.4 Before deciding to make the Amending Regulations, in accordance with the requirements of section 122(4) of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006 (“the Act”), on 14 November 2007 we published a Statutory Notice[ (-4-)] (the “Notice”) containing a draft of the proposed Regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) and inviting comments from stakeholders.
1.5 We received one response to the Notice and having carefully considered the response to the Notice we have decided to proceed with making the Amending Regulations
Footnotes:
1.-A link to the online version can be found at http://www.opsi.gov.uk
2.- Location of exclusion zones are outlined in Annex 2
3.-Available at http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2005/l_021/l_02120050125en00150020.pdf
4.-Available at http://www.ofcom.org.uk/consult/condocs/srr/srr.pdf.
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