4402 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 175 13 OCTOBER 2005

Dated at Wellington this Monday, the 10th day of October
2005.
SANJAI RAJ, Group Manager, Radio Spectrum
Management, Business Services, Ministry of Economic
Development.

Explanatory Note

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

A general user radio licence is granted for the transmission
of radio waves, by means of vehicular radar short range
device radiocommunication transmitters, for the purposes of
road vehicle collision mitigation and traffic safety
applications, in accordance with the terms, conditions and
restrictions of this notice.

This notice comes into effect on 1 November 2005.

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Radiocommunications Regulations (General User
Radio Licence for Satellite Services) Notice 2005

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 Satellite Services) Notice 2005.

(2) This notice comes into force on 14 October 2005.

2. General user radio licence—A general user radio licence
   is granted for the transmission of radio waves for the purpose
   of:

• Mobile Satellite Services (MSS);
• Satellite News Gathering services (SNG); and
• Very Small Aperture Terminal satellite services (VSAT);

being handheld, portable, transportable (vehicle mounted
and re-locatable) and fixed radio transmitters, in accordance
with the terms, conditions and restrictions of this notice.

3. Terms, conditions and restrictions—(1) The ranges of
   frequencies permitted pursuant to this licence are those
   prescribed in the First Schedule to this notice.

(2) The limits of transmit power and emission bandwidth
for SNG and VSAT transmitters permitted pursuant to this
licence are those prescribed in the Second Schedule to
this notice.

(3) Transmitters must conform to technical standards as
prescribed by the respective satellite service provider, and
any applicable standards as prescribed in notices made
under Regulation 32 (1) (b) of the Regulations.

(4) Transmitters must conform to operational technical
specifications equal to or better than those notified to and
favourably co-ordinated with the ITU-R Radiocommunication
Bureau in accordance with Article 11 of the International
Radio Regulations.

(5) 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.

(6) 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 transmissions
pursuant to this general user radio licence change frequency,
reduce power, or cease operation.\n
(7) In the band 14,000 – 14,500 MHz, MSS must not cause
interference to, nor claim protection from, stations operating
as SNG and VSAT Fixed Satellite Services.

4. Consequential revocation of licences—(1) The
   Radiocommunications Regulations (General User Radio
   Licence for Mobile Satellite Service) Notice 2003, published
   in the New Zealand Gazette, 26 June 2003, No. 73, page
   1887, is revoked.

(2) Notwithstanding the revocation of that notice under
subsection (1), every transmitter compliant with the
requirements of that notice on the commencement date of
this notice is deemed to be compliant with the requirements
of this notice.

First Schedule

Frequency Ranges

Second Schedule

SNG and VSAT Maximum Emissions

Dated at Wellington this Monday, the 10th day of October
2005.

SANJAI RAJ, Group Manager, Radio Spectrum
Management, Business Services, 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 of radio waves
for the purpose of the Mobile Satellite Service, Satellite News
Gathering Service and Very Small Aperture Satellite
Services being handheld, portable, transportable (vehicle
and re-locatable) and fixed radio transmitters, in accordance
with the terms, conditions and restrictions of this notice.

Persons intending to operate transmitters pursuant to this
licence should consult the publication National Guidelines
for Managing the Effects of Radiofrequency Transmitters,
published by the Ministry of Health and Department for the
Environment. See web site
http://www.mfe.govt.nz/publications/rma/radio-freq-guidelines-dec00.html

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