Deregulation (Wireless Telegraphy) Order 1996
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1996 No. 1864
DEREGULATION
The Deregulation (Wireless Telegraphy) Order 1996
Made 16th July 1996
Coming into force 16th August 1996
Whereas:
(a) the Secretary of State is of the opinion that certain provisions of —
(i) the Wireless Telegraphy Act 19491and
(ii) the Wireless Telegraphy Act 19672
which are the subject of this Order impose burdens affecting persons in the carrying on of a trade, business, profession or otherwise and that by amending or repealing the provisions concerned and by making certain other provision it is possible to remove or reduce the burdens without removing any necessary protection;
(b) she has consulted such organisations as appear to her to be representative of interests substantially affected by her proposals and such other persons as she considers appropriate;
(c) it appears to the Secretary of State that it is appropriate, following that consultation, to proceed with the making of this Order;
(d) a document setting out the Secretary of State’s proposals has been laid before Parliament as required by section 3 of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 19943(“the 1994 Act”) and the period for Parliamentary consideration under section 4 of that Act has expired;
(e) a draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament and has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.
Now, therefore, the Secretary of State in exercise of the power conferred on her by section 1 of the 1994 Act, hereby makes the following Order: —
Title and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Deregulation (Wireless Telegraphy) Order 1996 and shall come into force one month after the day on which it is made.
Interpretation
2. In this Order —
(a) “the 1949 Act” means the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949, and
(b) “the 1967 Act” means the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1967.
Licensing of Television Dealers
3. After section 1(1) of the 1949 Act (licensing of wireless telegraphy) there shall be inserted the following subsection —
“1A Subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to the installation or use of any television receiver by a person who is a dealer in such receivers where the installation or use is solely for the purpose of doing any one or more of the following in the course of his business as such a dealer, namely, demonstrating, testing or repairing such receivers.”
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