2248 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 94 23 JUNE 2005

waves for the purpose of aeronautical radiocommunications
in accordance with the terms, conditions and restrictions of
this notice. This notice comes into force on 1 July 2005.

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Radiocommunications Regulations (General User Radio Licence for Emergency Transmitters) Notice 2005

Pursuant to Regulation 9 of the Radiocommunications
Regulations 2001 ("the Regulations") made under section
116(1)(b) of the Radiocommunications Act 1989 ("the
Act"), and acting under delegated authority from the chief
executive, I give the following notice.

Notice

1. Short title and commencement—(1) This is the
   Radiocommunications Regulations (General User Radio
   Licence for Emergency Transmitters) Notice 2005.

(2) This notice comes into force on 1 July 2005.

2. General user radio licence—A general user radio
   licence is granted for the transmission of radio waves for the
   purpose of obtaining assistance where safety of life or
   property is threatened, and for the testing of emergency
   transmitters and search and rescue training, in accordance
   with the terms, conditions and restrictions of this notice.

3. Terms, conditions and restrictions—(1) A person may,
   in accordance with the provisions of the Schedule to this
   notice, operate a radio transmitter for the purpose of
   obtaining assistance where the safety of life or property is
   threatened.

(2) In accordance with the provisions of the First Schedule
to the Act, a person operating a transmitter pursuant to this
licence must also comply with all relevant provisions of the
Maritime Transport Act 1994, the Civil Aviation Act 1990,
and Regulations and Rules made under those Acts.

(3) Transmitters must conform to technical standards as
prescribed in notices made under Regulation 32 (1) (b) of
the Regulations.

(4) 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.

(5) 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 changes frequency,
reduces power or ceases operation.

(6) A person, authorised by the chief executive, shall be
granted at all reasonable times entry to any premises,
building, aircraft, ship, carriage, vehicle, box or receptacle
for the purposes of ensuring compliance with this licence.

(7) Words and expressions that are defined in:

(i) the Radiocommunications Act 1989, and Regulations
and notices made under that Act; and

(ii) the International Radio Regulations annexed to the
International Telecommunications Convention
have the meanings so defined.

(8) If any radio transmitter to which this licence applies
ceases to be used or installed, that transmitter must be
rendered inoperable to avoid accidental transmission on
distress frequencies.

(9) 406 MHz satellite distress beacons ("SDB") must be
registered with the Rescue Co-ordination Centre New Zealand
(RCCNZ).

4. Consequential revocation of licence—(1) The
   Radiocommunications (General User Radio Licence for
   Emergency Transmitters) Notice 2003, dated the 26th day
   of May 2003 and published in the New Zealand Gazette,
   29 May 2003, No. 57, page 1598, is revoked.

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

Schedule

                transmitters (SCRT) – digital
                selective calling |

| 8,414.5 | Survival craft radiotelephone
transmitters (SCRT) – digital
selective calling |
| 121.5 | Distress beacons – including
EPIRB, PLB and ELT |
| 122.0 | Emergency position indicating
radio beacons (EPIRB) – test
and training frequency |
| 123.1 | Search and rescue (SAR) |
| 134.15 | Distress beacons (supplementary
frequency) – including EPIRB,
PLB and ELT |
| 134.3 | Personal locator beacons (PLB) |
| 156.0 to 156.9 | Survival craft radiotelephone
transmitters (SCRT) – digital
selective calling |
| 243 | Distress beacons – including
EPIRB, PLB and ELT |
| 406.0 to 406.1 | Satellite distress beacons (SDB) |
| 9200 to 9500 | Search and rescue radar
transponders (SART) |

Dated at Wellington this Monday, the 20th day of June 2005.

SANJAI RAJ, Group 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 of radio
waves for the purpose of obtaining assistance where safety
of life or property is threatened, in accordance with the
terms, conditions and restrictions of this notice. This notice
comes into effect on 1 July 2005.

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Radiocommunications Regulations (General User Radio Licence for Maritime Purposes) Notice 2005

Pursuant to Regulation 9 of the Radiocommunications
Regulations 2001 ("the Regulations") made under section
116 (1) (b) of the Radiocommunications Act 1989 ("the
Act"), 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 Maritime Purposes) Notice 2005.

(2) This notice comes into force on 1 July 2005.

2. General user radio licence—(1) A general user radio
   licence is granted for the transmission of radio waves for the