2272 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 83 15 JULY 2010

amateur radio operators in New Zealand, for the purpose of communications in the amateur radio service, in accordance with the terms, conditions and restrictions of this notice. This notice comes into force on 12 August 2010.

2. This notice replaces the Radiocommunications Regulations (General User Radio Licence for Amateur Radio Operators) Notice 2010. The principal change from that notice is the deletion of the frequency range 928 MHz to 929 MHz from the Schedule.

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Radiocommunications Regulations (General User Radio Licence for Short Range Devices) Notice 2010

Pursuant to section 111 of the Radiocommunications Act 1989 and Regulation 9 of the Radiocommunications Regulations 2001, 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 Short Range Devices) Notice 2010.

(2) This notice comes into force on 15 July 2010.

2. General user radio licence—A general user radio licence is granted for the transmission of radio waves using Short Range Devices (SRD), also known as Restricted Radiation Devices (RRD), Low Interference Potential Devices (LIPD), or Spread Spectrum Devices (SSD), in accordance with the terms, conditions and restrictions of this notice.

3. Terms, conditions and restrictions—(1) The frequency ranges, peak power of transmissions within those frequency ranges, and designated uses of frequencies are those prescribed in the Schedules to this notice. All transmissions in a given frequency range must comply with the notes in the Schedule relating to that frequency range.

(2) Transmitters must conform to technical standards as prescribed in notices made under Regulation 32(1)(b) 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.

(5) Transmissions for the purposes of broadcasting, as defined in the Broadcasting Act 1989, are not permitted.

4. Transitional provisions—Transmissions authorised under the General User Radio Licence for Short Range Devices Notice 2007, dated the 5th day of April 2007 and published in the New Zealand Gazette, 5 April 2007, No. 39, page 958, which are not authorised under other provisions of this notice are permitted to continue until 12 August 2010 and must cease thereafter.

5. Consequential revocation of licences—(1) The Radiocommunications Regulations (General User Radio Licence for Short Range Devices) Notice 2007, dated the 5th day of April 2007 and published in the New Zealand Gazette, 5 April 2007, No. 39, page 958, is revoked.

(2) Notwithstanding the revocation of the notice under subsection (1), subject to section 4 every transmitter capable of making transmissions 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.

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