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Note: BR68 has updated in line with the variation notice of 26 July 2003

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BR68

These terms, provisions and limitations shall be read as an integral part of the Amateur Radio Licence

Conditions of use

Purpose

1(1) The Licensee shall use the Station for the purpose of self-training in communication by radio telecommunications, which use (without limiting the generality of the foregoing) includes technical investigations.

1(2) The Licensee may use or permit the use of the Station, as part of his self-training in communication by radio telecommunications, during any operation conducted by a User Service [defined in sub-clause 12(1) (o)] or during any exercise relating to such an operation for the purpose of sending Messages on behalf of the User Service to other licensed amateur stations. It is recommended that the Licensee follows a formal emergency communications training scheme, details of which are available from the Radiocommunications Agency.

1(2A) The Licensee may use or permit the use of the Station, as part of his self-training in communication by radio, during any community event where the Licensee has been requested in writing by a User Service [defined in sub-clause 12(1) (o)] to provide communication without pecuniary gain for the purpose of sending Messages relating to the event to other licensed amateur stations.

1(3) Notwithstanding sub-clauses 1(1) and 1(4) (a) of this Licence and subject to the limitations in paragraphs 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8 of Resolution 640 of the Radio Regulations of the International Telecommunication Union, the Licensee may use the following frequency bands to meet the needs of international disaster communications: 3.5 MHz to 3.8 MHz, 7.0 MHz to 7.1 MHz, 10.10 MHz to 10.15 MHz, 14.00 MHz to 14.35 MHz, 18.068 MHz to 18.168 MHz, 21.00 MHz to 21.45 MHz, 24.89 MHz to 24.99 MHz and 144 MHz to 146 MHz.

Messages

1(4) The Licensee shall address Messages only to other licensed amateurs or the stations of licensed amateurs and shall send only:

(a) Messages relating to technical investigations or remarks of a personal character; or

(b) Signals (not enciphered) which form part of, or relate to, the transmission of Messages.

1(5) "Messages" and "Signals" include communication by:

(a) telephony;

(b) morse telegraphy;

(d) digital communications (which include data, radio teletype (RTTY) and amateur teleprinting over radio (AMTOR)).

1(6) The Licensee may use codes and abbreviations for communications as long as they do not obscure the meaning of, but only facilitate, the communications.

1(7) The Licensee may send Messages to individual amateurs but shall not send Messages (whether directly or for onwards transmission by another station) for general reception by licensed amateurs other than:

(a) initial calls; or

(b) to groups of licensed amateurs as long as communication is first established separately with at least one licensed amateur in any such group; or

(c) to licensed amateurs who participate within a net and subject to the identification requirements provided for in sub-clause 7 (IA) below; or

(d) messages transmitted via a mailbox or bulletin board for reception by all or any licensed amateurs who have the facility to transmit and receive RTTY or Data Transmissions.

1(8) Having regard to sub-clauses 2(10) and 3(3), greetings messages may be sent by non-licensed persons provided that:

(a) it is under the direct supervision of the Licensee or other Authorised Club Member (in case of a Licence held on behalf of a club), who must operate the transmitter and identify the station; and

(b) each greetings message does not exceed five minutes; and

(c) greetings messages may be sent and received only within the United Kingdom or to and from stations in the United States of America, the Republic of Maldives, Gibraltar, Malta and Falkland Islands. Greetings messages may also be sent to or from stations in Canada and Pitcairn Islands provided that each greetings message does not exceed two minutes and that each person may only send one such message to each station with which the station is in contact.

1(8A) Having regard to sub-clauses 2(10) and 3(3), messages may be sent by non-licensed persons who are on a recognised Foundation or Intermediate training course, provided that such transmission is under the direct supervision of the Licensee, or other authorised club member (in the case of licence held on behalf of a club).

1(9) The Licensee shall not transmit such material as music, public broadcasts or speeches.

Location

1(10) "Station" means the station of the Licensee at the Main Station Address, a Temporary Location or while Mobile or Maritime Mobile, as the case may be.

1(11) Subject to clause 11, the Licensee shall operate the Station only:

(a) at the Main Station Address ("Main Station Address" means the main station address of the Licensee set forth in the Validation Document);

(b) at a Temporary Location ("Temporary Location" means a location, other than the Main Station Address, in the United Kingdom, and in a fixed position);

(c) while Mobile ("Mobile" means located in the United Kingdom in any vehicle, as a pedestrian or on any Vessel in Inland Waters); or

(d) while Maritime Mobile ("Maritime Mobile" means located on any Vessel At Sea).

1(12) The Licensee shall give prior written notice to the Secretary of State at the address specified in note (a) to this Booklet of any change in the Main Station Address (or mailing address, if different).

Standard Frequency Service

1(13) The Licensee may use the Station for the reception of transmissions in the Standard Frequency Service (a radio communication service for scientific, technical and other purposes, providing the transmission of specific frequencies of stated high precision, intended for general reception).

Limitations on use

2(1) Subject to other, more specific, terms in this Licence, the Licensee shall only use:

(a) the frequency bands specified in the first column of the Schedule to this Licence subject to the limitations set out in the second and third columns of the Schedule;

(b) a power relating to such frequency bands not exceeding the maximum specified in the fourth column of the Schedule; and

2(2) The Licensee may receive Messages from an overseas amateur or from a UK amateur duly authorised by the Secretary of State on a frequency band not specified in the first column of the Schedule as long as the Licensee transmits only in a band specified in the first column of the Schedule which is authorised under sub-clause 2(1) or (2).

Unattended operation

2(3) Subject to sub-clause 2(5), the Licensee may conduct the Unattended Operations ("Unattended Operation" means the operation of the Station which is unattended by the Licensee) only:

(a) of a beacon:

(i) in the frequency bands or sub-bands:

70 MHz to 70.5 MHz

1298 MHz to 1299 MHz (not in Northern Ireland and not within 50km of NGR SS 206127 and NGR SE 302577)

2310.0000 MHz to 2310.4125 MHz (not within 50km of NGR SS 206127 and NGR SE 302577)

2310.4125 MHz to 2355.0000 MHz

2355 MHz to 2365 MHz (not within 50km of NGR SS 206127 and NGR SE 302577)

2365 MHz to 2392 MHz

2392 MHz to 2450 MHz (not within 50km of NGR SS 206127 and NGR SE 302577)

3400 MHz to 3420 MHz

3420 MHz to 3430 MHz (not within 50km of NGR SO 916223, NGRSS 206127 and NGR SE 302577)

3430 MHz to 3450 MHz

3450 MHz to 3455 MHz (not within 50km of NGR SO 916223, NGR SS 206127 and NGR SE 302577)

3455 MHz to 3475 MHz

5650 MHz to 5670 MHz

5670 MHz to 5680 MHz (not within 50km of NGR SS 206127 and NGR SE 302577)

5755 MHz to 5765 MHz

5820 MHz to 5850 MHz

1000 MHz to 10125 MHz (not within 50km of NGR SO 916223, NGR SS 206127, NGR SK 985640 and NGR SE 302577)

10400 MHz to 10475 MHz

24000 MHz to 24050 MHz (not within 50km of NGR SK 985640 and NGR SE 302577)

and with the exception of 47000 MHz to 47 200 MHz within 50km of NGR SK 985640 and NGR SE 302577, all bands including and above 47000 MHz specified in the first column of the Schedule, with a maximum power level of 14dBW erp pep, or;

(ii) for the purpose of direction finding competitions, on 1.96 MHz with a bandwidth not exceeding 12.5 kHz and in the frequency bands:

28.0 MHz to 29.7 MHz (not within 50km of NGR SK 985640); or

144 MHz to 146 MHz (not within 50km of NGR TA 012869),

with a maximum power level of 14 dBW erp pep which is capable of transmitting the call sign of the Licensee periodically (in accordance with clause 7) and capable of being switched off within two hours of a demand to close down given by a person authorised by the Secretary of State;

(b) of a low power device to control apparatus at the Main Station Address or at a Temporary Location by remote control, in the frequency bands or sub-bands:

70 MHz to 70.5 MHz

432.5000 MHz to 432.5875 MHz

1298 MHz to 1299 MHz (not in Northern Ireland and not within 50km of NGR SS 206127 and NGR SE 302577)

2310.0000 MHz to 2310.4125 MHz (not within 50km of NGR SS 206127 and NGR SE 302577)

2310.4125 MHz to 2355.0000 MHz

2355 MHz to 2365 MHz (not within 50km of NGR SS 206127 and NGR SE 302577)

2365 MHz to 2392 MHz

2392 MHz to 2450 MHz (not within 50km of NGR SS 206127 and NGR SE 302577)

3400 MHz to 3420 MHz

3420 MHz to 3430 MHz (not within 50km of NGR SO 916223, NGR SS 206127 and NGR SE 302577)

3430 MHz to 3450 MHz

3450 MHz to 3455 MHz (not within 50km of NGR SO 916223, NGR SS 206127 and NGR SE 302577)

3455 MHz to 3475 MHz

5650 MHz to 5670 MHz

5670 MHz to 5680 MHz (not within 50km of NGR SS 206127 and NGR SE 302577)

5755 MHz to 5765 MHz

5820 MHz to 5850 MHz

10000 MHz to 10125 MHz (not within 50km of NGR SO 916223, NGR SS 206127, NGR SK 985640 and NGR SE 302577)

10400 MHz to 10475 MHz

24000 MHz to 24050 MHz (not within 50km of NGR SK 985640 and NGR SE 302577)

and with the exception of 47000 MHz to 47 200 MHz within 50km of NGR SK 985640 and NGR SE 302577, all bands including and above 47000 MHz, specified in the first column of the Schedule, with a maximum power level of -20 dBW erp pep, under all reasonably foreseeable operational conditions, in such a way that no electromagnetic energy capable of reception by any station or apparatus outside the boundary of the premises in which the Station is situated is emitted from the Station: or

(i) in the frequency band:

50 MHz to 51 MHz (not within 50km of NGR SE 302577)

with a maximum power level of 10 dBW erp pep, or

(ii) on the spot frequencies:

70.3125 MHz

70.3250 MHz

70.4875 MHz

with a bandwidth not exceeding 25 kHz; or

(iii) in the frequency bands or sub-bands:

144 MHz to 146 MHz (not within 50km of NGR TA 012869)

1299 MHz to 1300 MHz (not in Northern Ireland and not within 50km of NGR SS 206127 and NGR SE 302577

2310.0000 MHz to 2310.4125 MHz (not within 50km of NGR SS 206127 and NGR SE 302577)

2310.4125 MHz to 2355.0000 MHz

2355 MHz to 2365 MHz (not within 50km of NGR SS 206127 and NGR SE 302577)

2365 MHz to 2392 MHz

2392 MHz to 2450 MHz (not within 50km of NGR SS 206127 and NGR SE 302577)

3400 MHz to 3420 MHz

3420 MHz to 3430 MHz (not within 50km of NGR SO 916223, NGR SS 206127 and NGR SE 302577)

3430 MHz to 3450 MHz

3450 MHz to 3455 MHz (not within 50km of NGR SO 916223, NGR SS 206127 and NGR SE 302577)

3455 MHz to 3475 MHz

5650 MHz to 5670 MHz

5670 MHz to 5680 MHz (not within 50km of NGR SS 206127 and NGR SE 302577)

5755 MHz to 5765 MHz

5820 MHz to 5850 MHz

10000 MHz to 10125 MHz (not within 50km of NGR SO 916223, NGR SS 206127, NGR SK 985640 and NGR SE 302577)

10400 MHz to 10475 MHz

24000 MHz to 24050 MHz (not within 50km of NGR SK 985640 and NGR SE 302577)

and with the exception of 47000 MHz to 47 200 MHz within 50km of NGR SK 985640 and NGR SE 302577, all bands including and above 47000 MHz, specified in the first column of the Schedule with a maximum power level of 14 dBW erp pep.

2(4) With the exception of sub-clause 2(5A) the Licensee shall not conduct the Unattended Operation of a beacon or of digital communications unless he has given at least 7 days written notice of the location, period of operation, frequency, power (dBW), identity of other users of wireless telegraphy who share the site and shut down procedures to the Operations Manager of the local office of the Radiocommunications Agency in whose area the operation is to take place. The Operations Manager may, before the commencement of operation, prohibit the Unattended Operation or allow the operation on compliance with the conditions which he may specify.

2(5)The Licensee may transmit on an unattended basis using automatic position reporting software on a spot frequency of 144.800 MHz at any one temporary location not within 50km of NGR TA 012869. The maximum permitted period of unattended operation is 30 minutes and the Licensee must be present to activate and deactivate transmissions. The maximum permitted power level is 14 dBW erp.

2(6) The Licensee is not required to log the operation of a low power device under sub-clause 2(4) (b), although he shall log the operation of the Station in accordance with clause 6.

Pulse emissions

2(7) The Licensee shall not use pulse emissions:

(a) on frequency bands below 1000 MHz;

(b) with a peakpower level which exceeds the Peak Envelope Power (PEP) level specified in the fourth column of the Schedule.

Operators

2(8) The Licensee shall operate or permit the operation of the Station only under the terms and limitations of this Licence and the Station shall be operated only:

(a) by the Licensee personally (except in the case of Unattended Operations under sub-clause 2(4)); or

(b) in the presence of and under the direct supervision of the Licensee:

(i) by a person who holds a current United Kingdom Amateur Radio Licence,

(ii) by any person:

(aa) who does not fall within sub-clauses (i), (iii) or (iv);

(bb) whom the Licensee has reasonable grounds to believe is not a disqualified person; and

(cc) who either holds a Radio Amateurs' Examination Certificate or a Novice Radio Amateurs' Examination Certificate issued by the City and Guilds of London Institute or an Amateur Radio Certificate issued by the Secretary of State; or

(iii) by any licensed radio amateur from any other country, or

(iv) by a representative of a User Service in accordance with sub-clause 1(2).

2(9) In this clause 2, a "disqualified person" means any person:

(a) whose United Kingdom Amateur Radio Licence is currently revoked or varied as a result of revocation action;

(b) whose last application for an Amateur Radio Licence was refused as a result of revocation action; or

2(10) If this Licence is issued to the Licensee for use on behalf of a club, then the Licensee may:

(a) authorise any club member who holds an Amateur Radio FULL Licence to use and supervise the operation of the Station on his behalf under this Licence.

(b) permit a non-licensed person to speak into the microphone in accordance with sub-clause 1(8) provided the Station is operated by an Authorised Club Member.

2(11) The Licensee may permit any person to type the Message of the Licensee for transmission by the Licensee from the Station.

Vessels

2(12) On a Vessel, the Licensee shall:

(a) install, use or make changes to the Station only with the written permission of the Vessel's master; and

(b) observe radio silence on the advice of the Vessel's master.

2(13) When on a Vessel in international waters, the Licensee shall use only those frequency bands which, in accordance with the Radio Regulations, have an allocation to the amateur service in the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) region being visited.

Aircraft

2(14) The Licensee shall not establish or use the Station in any aircraft or other airborne vehicle.

Other requirements

3(1) The Licensee shall hold:

(a) a Radio Amateurs' Examination Certificate issued by the City and Guilds of London Institute; or

a FULL Radio Examination Pass Certificate issured by or on behalf of the Secretary of State; or

(b) any other qualification recognised by the Secretary of State.

3(2) The Licensee shall comply with:

(a) the relevant provisions of the Telecommunication Convention and Radio Regulations unless such compliance would result in a breach of the Licence; and

(b) all relevant statutory enactments including (without limiting the generality of the foregoing) the Act, the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1967 and the Telecommunications Act 1984.

3(3) The Licensee shall:

(a) have no pecuniary interest (direct or indirect) in any operations conducted under this Licence; and

(b) except as provided by sub-clauses 1(2) and (3) and except in the case of activities on behalf of a non-profit organisation established for the furtherance of amateur radio, not use the Station for business, advertisement or propaganda purposes including (without limiting the generality of the foregoing) the sending of news or messages of, or on behalf of, or for the benefit or information of, any social, political, religious or commercial organisation.

Apparatus

4(1) The Licensee shall ensure that:

(a) the emitted frequency of the apparatus comprised in the Station is as stable and as free from Unwanted Emissions as the state of technical development for amateur radio apparatus reasonably permits; and

(b) whatever class of emission is in use, the bandwidth occupied by the emission is such that not more than 1% of the mean power of the transmission (not including the power contained in spurious emissions) falls outside the frequency band.

4(2) Notwithstanding any other term of this Licence, the Licensee shall ensure that the apparatus comprised in the Station is designed and constructed, and maintained and used, so that its use does not cause any undue interference to any wireless telegraphy.

4(3) If any undue interference to wireless telegraphy is caused by the radiation of Unwanted Emissions or the field strength of electromagnetic energy radiated from the Station, then the Licensee shall suppress the Unwanted Emissions or reduce the level of the field strength to the degree satisfactory to the Secretary of State.

4(4) The Licensee shall conduct tests from time to time to ensure that the requirements of this clause 4 are met.

4(5) The Station shall be capable of receiving Messages on the same frequencies and with the same classes of emission in use for the transmission of Messages by the Station.

Recorded or retransmitted Messages

5(1) The Licensee may record and retransmit Messages addressed to the Licensee from other licensed amateurs:

(a) with whom the Licensee is in direct communication; or

(b) which are intended for retransmission to a specified licensed amateur.

5(2) The Licensee may send Messages by (or as part of) the intermediate relaying of the Messages to or from other licensed amateurs.

5(3) When recording and retransmitting the Message of another licensed amateur, if the Licensee also records and retransmits the call sign of the licensed amateur, then the Licensee shall transmit the call sign in such a way that the origin of the Message and the origin of the retransmission are clear.

5(4) Notwithstanding sub-clauses 5(1) and (2), the Licensee shall not operate the station as:

(a) a mailbox or bulletin board (each being a device which stores, in a readable form, complete messages, which are not to or from the Licensee, for re-transmission on behalf of other licensed amateurs); or

(b) a telephony repeater (a facility which receives and simultaneously retransmits Messages by telephony for or on behalf of other licensed amateurs).

Log

6(1) Subject to sub-clause 2(6), the Licensee shall keep a permanent record (the "Log") of all wireless telegraphy transmissions at the Main Station Address and all Temporary Locations showing:

(a) dates of transmission;

(b) the times (in Co-ordinated Universal Time (UTC)) during each day of:

(i) the first and last transmissions from the Station (except when using automatic operations involving digital communications), or

(ii) switching the Station on and off for the purpose of enabling transmissions (when using automatic operations involving digital communications), and changing the frequency band, class of emission or power;

(d) class of emission;

(e) power (or power level in dBW);

(f) initial calls ("CQ" calls) (whether or not they are answered);

(g) except during automatic operations involving digital communications, the callsign of licensed amateurs or licensed amateur stations with which communications have been established (not including those amateurs or stations which form part of the intermediate relay of Messages);

(h) details of tests carried out in accordance with sub-clause 4(4); and

(i) location when the station is operated at a Temporary Location.

6(2) The Log shall be written in a book or maintained on a magnetic tape, disc or other electronic storage medium. If the Log is maintained on an electronic storage medium the means to view the Log and produce a hard copy shall be kept readily available at the Main Station Address.

6(3) Where the Log is maintained:

(a) in a book, the book shall not be loose-leaf and no gaps shall be left between the entries;

(b) on a magnetic tape, disc or other electronic storage medium, suitable precautions shall be taken to ensure that the Log is backed up.

6(4) The Licensee shall keep the Log for inspection by a person authorised by the Secretary of State for at least six months from the date of the last entry whether or not this Licence has expired or been revoked.

6(5) When a person authorised by the Secretary of State requires additional matters to be recorded, the Licensee shall record those additional matters in the Log for the period specified by that person.

Identification

7(1) subject to sub-clause (lA) below, which does not apply to operation via repeaters during transmissions, the Licensee shall transmit the callsign specified in the Validation Document:

(a) during initial calls ("CQ" calls);

(b) at the beginning and at the end of each period of communication with a licensed amateur and when the period of communication is longer than 15 minutes, at the end of each interval of 15 minutes;

(d) by the same type of transmission that is being used for the communication;

(e) on the same carrier frequency that is being used for the communication; and

(f) by morse telegraphy or telephony, at the end of each 30 minute period during which transmissions are sent from the Station (unless already transmitting in morse telegraphy or telephony). If the Licensee is conducting automatic operations involving digital communications then he shall transmit the callsign under this sub-clause at a maximum speed of 20 words per minute.

7(1A) Where the Licensee is intending to operate within a net pursuant to sub-clause 1(7)(c), the Licensee shall observe the following requirements in relation to the transmission of his callsign:

(a) he shall transmit his callsign when he first joins the net and on leaving it;

(b) subject to sub-clause 7(c) below, whilst participating in the net, he shall not be obliged to transmit his callsign when making contact with other participants;

(i) when 15 minutes have elapsed since the last transmission of his callsign; or

(ii) if he has not transmitted speech before 15 minutes have elapsed since such transmission, on the first occasion thereafter on which he transmits speech.

7(2) When another person is using the Station under the Licence in accordance with sub-clause 2(8) (b), the Licensee shall ensure that the callsign specified in the Validation Document is transmitted in accordance with sub-clause 7(1).

7(3) At a Temporary Location, the Licensee shall:

(a) use the suffix "/P" with his call sign and give the location of the Station every 30 minutes to an accuracy of at least 5km by a generally used identifier [for guidance see note (v) to this Booklet], or

(b) give prior written notice of the location to the Operations Manager of the local office of the Radiocommunications Agency in whose area the operation is to take place.

7(4) When Mobile, the Licensee shall use the suffix "/M" and when Maritime Mobile, the suffix "/MM".

7(5) When away from the Main Station Address, the Licensee shall use the appropriate Regional Secondary Locator specified in note (w) to this Booklet.

7(6) When operating a low power device under sub-clause 2(4) (b), this clause 7 shall not apply to the operation of the low power device (although this clause 7 shall continue to apply to the operation of the Station).

7(7) If this License is held on behalf of a club, the Licensee shall use the callsign specified in the Validation Document. If the Licensee is operating under sub-clause 1(8), then the club regional secondary locators specified in note (w) to this Booklet must be used.

7(8) The Secretary of State reserves the right to release details of the callsign of the Licensee specified in the Validation Document to third parties so that the callsign may be published in call books compiled by third parties, either in written form or in the form of "read only" computer disks.

Inspection and close down

8(1) The Licensee shall permit a person authorised by the Secretary of State:

(a) to have access to the Station, and

(b) to inspect the Licence and Log and to inspect the apparatus of the Station at any and all reasonable times (or when, in the opinion of a person authorised by the Secretary of State, an urgent situation exists, at any time) for the purpose of verifying compliance with the terms of the Licence.

8(2) When, in the opinion of a person authorised by the Secretary of State:

(a) the Licensee is in breach of the Licence; and

(b) the breach justifies immediate restriction or close down, the Licensee shall restrict the operation of, or close down and cease to operate, the Station (or any apparatus comprised in the Station) forthwith in accordance with the demand of a person authorised by the Secretary of State for the temporary period specified in the demand.

8(3) When Maritime Mobile, the Licensee shall cease to operate the Station on the demand of the Vessel's master.

8(4) For the purposes of sub-section 1(4) of the Act, this Licence may be revoked, or its terms, provisions or limitations varied, by a notice in writing of the Secretary of State served on the Licensee, or by a general notice addressed to all holders of an Amateur Radio Licence (A) or Amateur Radio Licence (B) published in the London, Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes or broadcast nationally by the British Broadcasting Corporation.

Period of Licence and fees due

9(1) Subject to the payment of the fee in the manner indicated in sub-clause 9(2), this Licence shall continue in force from year to year unless revoked by the Secretary of State.

9(2) The Licensee shall pay to the Secretary of State before the anniversary date of the Date of Issue in each year, the fee on renewal prescribed by the Regulations for the time being in force under sub-section 2(1) of the Act, and on the payment of the fee the Secretary of State will issue to the Licensee a document in the form of the title page of this Licence (the "Validation Document") which will indicate the next date for renewal.

9(3) If the Licensee does not pay the fee in the manner described in sub-clause 9(2), then the Licence shall expire at the end of the day before the relevant anniversary date of the Date of Issue.

9(4) The Licensee shall surrender the Validation Document to the Secretary of State forthwith upon the revocation of the Licence. The Secretary of State reserves the right to publish the name and callsign of the Licensee if the Licence is revoked.

9(5) Sub-clauses 9(1), (2) and (3) do not apply to a temporary licence.

Operations by CEPT Amateurs in accordance with

CEPT Recommendation TIR 61-01

10 The following additional provisions apply to licensed non-resident amateurs temporarily visiting and operating wireless telegraphy apparatus in the United Kingdom in accordance with CEPT Recommendation T/R 61-01, as enabled by statutory instrument ("CEPT Amateurs") unless the individual is a disqualified person as defined in sub-clause 2(9) of the Booklet.

10(1) CEPT Amateurs may operate in the United Kingdom under a CEPT equivalent licence which is:

(a) valid and in force;

(b) not temporary; and

(i) has implemented CEPT Recommendation T/R 61-01, and

(ii) permits persons licensed to use amateur stations under section 1 of the Act to use such stations in its territory (with or without conditions) without making application in that behalf.

10(2) CEPT Amateurs shall transmit their home callsign after:

(a) the United Kingdom callsign prefix "M";

(b) followed by the appropriate Regional Secondary Locator (if any); and

[for guidance see note (w) to this Booklet].

10(3) Subject to this clause 10, CEPT Amateurs shall comply with:

(a) the terms of their CEPT equivalent licence, unless such compliance would result in a breach of the requirements of the United Kingdom;

(b) this Terms, Provisions and Limitations Booklet BR68 (insofar as its terms and limitations may reasonably be applied); and

10(5) CEPT Amateurs shall operate only:

(a) a mobile or a portable station (which includes a station powered from the mains electricity at a temporary fixed location such as an hotel); or

(b) the Station of an amateur licensed under the Act.

Operations by the Licensee in accordance with CEPT Recommendation TIR 61-01

11 Subject to sub-clause 11(2), the Licensee may operate in countries which have implemented CEPT Recommendation T/R 61-01 in accordance with the following terms.

11(1) The Licensee shall:

(a) be a temporary visitor and non-resident in the host country;

(b) operate only:

(i) a mobile or a portable station (which includes a station powered from the mains electricity at a temporary fixed location such as an hotel), or

(ii) the station of an amateur licensed by the relevant authority in the host country;

(c) comply with the requirements applicable to the use of wireless telegraphy apparatus at the location of operation in the host country;

(d) present this Licence upon request to the relevant supervisory authorities in the host country;

(e) if he possesses an Amateur Radio Licence (A) or (B), use only those frequencies above 30 MHz authorised for use by licensed amateurs in the host country;

(f) unless instructed otherwise by the host country, use his home callsign after the appropriate host country callsign prefix; and

(g) comply with the relevant provisions of CEPT Recommendation T/R 61-01.

11(2) If this Licence is a temporary Licence, then the Licensee shall not operate under this clause 11.

Interpretation

12(1) In this Licence, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) The Interpretation Act 1978 shall apply to this Licence as it applies to an Act of Parliament;

(b) the expression "Co-ordinated Universal Time" has the same meaning as it has in the Radio Regulations [for guidance see note(s) to this Booklet];

(d) "At Sea" means in the Tidal Waters or territorial sea of the United Kingdom or in international waters;

(e) "Authorised Club Member" means where a licence is held on behalf of a club, a member of that club who is suitably licensed and who is authorised by the licensee to use and supervise the use of the Station;

(f) "CEPT" means the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations;

(g) "Inland Waters" means any canal, river, lake, loch or navigation which is not Tidal Water;

(h) "Inspect" means examine and test;

(i) "Licensee" means the licensee named in paragraph (a) of the Validation Document or a CEPT Amateur [as defined in clause 10], as the case may be;

(j) "Secretary of State" means the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry;

(k) "Telecommunication Convention" and "Radio Regulations" mean the International Telecommunication Convention and the Radio Regulations thereunder and include any Convention or Regulation which may from time to time be enacted or brought into force in substitution for, in amendment of, or in addition to, the Telecommunication Convention or Radio Regulations;

(I) "Tidal Water" means any part of the sea or a river within the ebb and flow of the tide at ordinary spring tides;

(m) "United Kingdom" means the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man;

(n) "Unwanted Emissions" means spurious emissions and out-of-band emissions as defined in the Radio Regulations;

(o) "User Service" means the British Red Cross Society, the St John Ambulance Brigade, the St Andrew's Ambulance Association, the Chief Emergency Planning Officer ("Chief Emergency Planning Officer" means an Emergency Planning Officer who is not responsible to any higher Emergency Planning Officer, such as a County, Regional or Islands Emergency Planning Officer) or any United Kingdom police force, fire or ambulance service, health authority, government department or public utility; and

(p) "Vessel" includes a hovercraft and any other floating structure which is capable of being manned.

12(2) The Licence consists of the Validation Document, Terms, Provisions and Limitations Booklet BR68, the Schedule to the Booklet and the Notes to the Schedule, as any of them may be varied from time to time.

12(3) References to a certificate issued by the Secretary of State include references to a certificate issued or granted by the Secretary of State for the Home Department, the Postmaster General or the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications.

12(4) The headings in this Licence are for ease of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of the Licence.

12(5) To the extent that they do not conflict with or are not inconsistent with any of the clauses herein, the Notes to the Schedule to the Booklet and the Notes to the Booklet shall be complied with by the Licensee.