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NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 150

Radiocommunications Regulations
(General User Radio Licence for Low
Power FM Short Range Devices) Notice
2001

Pursuant to regulation 9 of the Radiocommunications Regulations 2001 ('the regulations') made under section 116(1)(b) of the Radiocommunications Act 1989, and acting under delegated authority from the Chief Executive, I give the following notice:

Notice

1. Short title and commencement
   (1) This notice is the Radiocommunications Regulations (General User Radio Licence for Low Power FM Short Range Devices) Notice 2001.
   (2) This notice comes into force on 1 November 2001.

2. General User Radio Licence
   A general user radio licence is granted for the transmission on any frequency specified in the licence by means of radiocommunication transmitters known as 'Low Power FM Short Range Devices', also known as 'LPFM broadcasting', in accordance with the terms, conditions, and restrictions of this notice.

3. Terms, conditions, and restrictions
   (1) The frequencies, and transmitter powers, permitted pursuant to this licence are those prescribed in the Schedule to this notice.
   (2) Transmitters must meet the requirements, including compliance with technical standards, of the Radiocommunications (Electromagnetic Compatibility Compliance) Notice 2001 made under regulation 32(1) of the regulations.
   (3) Frequency use is on a shared basis and the Chief Executive does not accept liability under any circumstances for any loss or damage of any kind occasioned by the unavailability of frequencies, or interference to reception.
   (4) Should interference occur to services licensed pursuant to a radio licence or a spectrum licence, the Chief Executive reserves the right to require and ensure that any transmission pursuant to this General User Radio Licence change frequency, reduce power, or cease operation.

4. Period of validity of licence
   This licence expires on 30 June 2002.

5. Consequential revocation of exemptions
   Pursuant to regulation 15 of the regulations, all exemptions from the requirement for a radio licence granted in relation to the transmission of radio waves in the range of frequencies 88 MHz to 108 MHz are revoked with effect on 30 June 2002.

SCHEDULE:

Dated at Wellington on 25 October 2001.

KATHARINE MOODY
Manager, Radio Spectrum Management,
Ministry of Economic Development

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the notice, but is intended to indicate its general effect).

This notice prescribes that, pursuant to regulation-making powers of the Radiocommunications Act 1989, a General User Radio Licence is granted for the transmission on any frequency specified in the licence by means of radiocommunication transmitters known as 'Low Power FM Short Range Devices', also known as 'LPFM broadcasting', in accordance with the terms, conditions, and restrictions of this notice. This notice comes into effect on 1 November 2001.

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