
1 

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Wireless Telegraphy (Spectrum Trading) Regulations 2012 and shall come into force on 13th September 2012.
(2) These Regulations shall not extend to the Bailiwick of Guernsey.
2 
The Regulations set out in Schedule 1 are hereby revoked.
3 
In these Regulations—
(a) “concurrent holders” means persons who concurrently hold the rights and obligations under a wireless telegraphy licence by virtue of a transfer authorised by these Regulations which has that effect;
(b) “station” means wireless telegraphy station; and
(c) “apparatus” means wireless telegraphy apparatus.
4 

(1) Subject to regulation 8, a transfer by the holder of a wireless telegraphy licence to which this paragraph applies of all of the rights and obligations arising by virtue of that wireless telegraphy licence is authorised if it satisfies one of the two conditions set out in paragraph (2).
(2) Those conditions are—
(a) that the rights and obligations of the person making the transfer become rights and obligations of the transferee to the exclusion of the person making the transfer;
(b) that the transferred rights and obligations become rights and obligations of the transferee while continuing, concurrently, to be rights and obligations of the person making the transfer.
(3) Paragraph (1) shall apply to wireless telegraphy licences within the licence classes specified in  Column 1 of each of Parts 3 to 22  of Schedule 2 which apply to a station or apparatus operating within any of the frequency bands specified in Column 2 of the same Part.
5 
Subject to regulation 8, a transfer by the holder of a wireless telegraphy licence within the licence class specified in Column 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 2 which applies to stations or apparatus operating within either of the frequency bands specified in Column 2 of the same Part, of all of the rights and obligations arising by virtue of that wireless telegraphy licence, is authorised if the rights and obligations of the person making the transfer become rights and obligations of a single transferee to the exclusion of the person making the transfer.
6 
Subject to regulation 8, a transfer by the holder of a wireless telegraphy licence within the licence class specified in Column 1 of Part 2 of Schedule 2 which applies to a station or apparatus operating within either of the frequency bands specified in Column 2 of the same Part, of all of the rights and obligations arising by virtue of that wireless telegraphy licence, is authorised if the transferred rights and obligations become rights and obligations of the transferee while continuing, concurrently, to be rights and obligations of the person making the transfer.
7 
Subject to regulation 8, transfers satisfying one of the two conditions set out in regulation 4(2) are also authorised where the transfer is of—
(a) all of the rights arising by virtue of a wireless telegraphy licence which relate to—
(i) whole frequency channels under one of the licences of a class specified in Column 1 of Parts 3 to 9 of Schedule 2 which apply to a station or apparatus operating within any of the frequency bands specified in Column 2 of the same Part;
(ii) part frequency channels which have in each case a bandwidth of 12.5 kHz or a multiple thereof and the same start or end frequency limit as a licensed frequency channel under one of the licences of the class specified in Column 1 of Part 3 of Schedule 2 which apply to a station or apparatus operating within the frequency band specified in Column 2 of the same Part;
(iii) whole wireless telegraphy links designed for use between two fixed points under one of the licences of a class specified in Column 1 of Part 10 of Schedule 2 which apply to a station or apparatus operating within any of the frequency bands specified in Column 2 of that Part;
(iv) a part of the range of frequencies under one of the licences of a class specified in Column 1 of Part 11 of Schedule 2 which apply to a station or apparatus operating within any of the frequency bands specified in Column 2 of the same Part;
(v) a geographical area being part of the total geographical area in which the holder is authorised to establish, install and use radio transmitting and receiving stations or apparatus under one of the licences of a class specified in Column 1 of Part 11 of Schedule 2 which apply to a station or apparatus operating within any of the frequency bands specified in Column 2 of the same Part;
(vi) both of the situations set out in sub-paragraphs (iv) and (v);
(vii) part frequency channels which have in each case a bandwidth of 6.25 kHz or a multiple thereof and the same start or end frequency limit as a licensed frequency channel under one of the licences of a class specified in Column 1 of Part 12 or Column 1 of Part 13 of Schedule 2 which apply to a station or apparatus operating within any of the frequency bands specified in Column 2 of the same Part;
(viii) a geographical area being a fifty kilometre by fifty kilometre square part of the total geographical area in which the holder is authorised to establish, install and use radio transmitting and receiving stations or apparatus under one of the licences of a class specified in Column 1 of Part 8 or Column 1 of Part 13 of Schedule 2 which apply to a station or apparatus operating within any of the frequency bands specified in Column 2 of the same Part; or
(ix) both of the following situations—(aa) part frequency channels which have in each case a bandwidth of 6.25 kHz or a multiple thereof and the same start or end frequency limit as a licensed frequency channel under one of the licences of a class specified in Column 1 of Part 13 of Schedule 2 which apply to a station or apparatus operating within any of the frequency bands specified in Column 2 of the same Part; and(bb) a geographical area being a fifty kilometre by fifty kilometre square part of the total geographical area in which the holder is authorised to establish, install and use radio transmitting and receiving stations or apparatus under one of the licences of a class specified in Column 1 of Part 13 of Schedule 2 which apply to a station or apparatus operating within any of the frequency bands specified in Column 2 of the same Part; and
(b) the corresponding part of each of the obligations under the licence.
8 
A transfer of rights and obligations arising under a wireless telegraphy licence is not authorised where—
(a) any of the licence holder, or all of the concurrent holders, and the transferee have not consented to the transfer;
(b) any sum payable under the Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) Regulations 2011  in respect of that licence is owing to OFCOM because it has not been paid by the time it became due;
(c) any instalment payment is to be paid to OFCOM under regulation 4(8)(b) of the Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges) Regulations 2011 in respect of that licence;
(d) OFCOM has served notice under paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 to the Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006 on the holder, or the concurrent holders, of that licence of a proposal to revoke or vary that licence but that revocation or variation has not yet been made; or
(e) the holder has, or all of the concurrent holders have, requested OFCOM to revoke or vary the licence or have consented to a revocation or variation proposed by OFCOM but that revocation or variation has not yet been made.
9 

(1) The holder, or concurrent holders, of a wireless telegraphy licence who wishes, or who wish, to make a transfer authorised by regulations 4(1), 5, 6 or 7 must provide to OFCOM—
(a) the reference number of the wireless telegraphy licence under which rights and obligations are to be transferred;
(b) the name and address of the holder or concurrent holders of the wireless telegraphy licence;
(c) the name and address of the proposed transferee;
(d) a description of which type of transfer authorised by regulation 4(1), 5, 6 or 7 is proposed;
(e) a document signed by or on behalf of the holder, or each concurrent holder, of the licence and signed by or on behalf of the transferee, under which each of those persons warrants to OFCOM that he has consented to the proposed transfer; and
(f) in the case of a transfer authorised by regulation 7, a description of which rights and obligations under the licence are to be transferred.
(2) OFCOM shall, after determining that the requirements of paragraph (1) have been met, publish a notice stating—
(a) the name of the wireless telegraphy licence holder or concurrent holders and the name of the transferee to whom it is proposed that the rights and obligations arising under the licence shall be transferred;
(b) the date when OFCOM determined that the requirements of paragraph (1) were met;
(c) the licence class and the reference number of the wireless telegraphy licence under which rights and obligations are to be transferred; and
(d) in the case of a transfer authorised by regulation 7, a description of which rights under the licence are proposed to be transferred.
(3) A transfer shall be effected by the holder or concurrent holders of the wireless telegraphy licence under which rights and obligations are to be transferred surrendering that licence and by OFCOM granting a new one to the transferee and—
(a) in the case of a transfer which satisfies the condition set out in regulation 4(2)(b), to the holder or concurrent holders who made the transfer; and
(b) in the case of a transfer authorised by regulation 7, to the holder or concurrent holders who made the transfer.
(4) OFCOM shall publish the information specified in paragraph (2) in relation to transfers that have been effected pursuant to paragraph (3).
Hyacinth S. Nwana

Group Director, Spectrum Policy Group of the Office of Communications

For and on behalf of the Office of Communications

SCHEDULE 1

Regulation 2

(1)Regulations Revoked (2)References
The Wireless Telegraphy (Spectrum Trading) Regulations 2004 S.I. 2004/3154
The Wireless Telegraphy (Spectrum Trading)
					(Amendment) Regulations 2006 S.I. 2006/339
The Wireless Telegraphy (Spectrum Trading)
					(Amendment)
					(No. 2) Regulations 2006 S.I. 2006/1807
The Wireless Telegraphy (Spectrum Trading)
					(Amendment) Regulations 2007 
S.I. 2007/380

The Wireless Telegraphy (Spectrum Trading)
					(Amendment)
					(No. 2) Regulations 2007 
S.I. 2007/3387

The Wireless Telegraphy (Spectrum Trading)
					(Amendment) Regulations 2008 S.I. 2008/688
The Wireless Telegraphy (Spectrum Trading)
					(Amendment)
					(No. 2) Regulations 2008 S.I. 2008/2105
The Wireless Telegraphy (Spectrum Trading)
					(Amendment)
					(No. 3) Regulations 2008 S.I. 2008/3192
SCHEDULE 2

Regulations 4, 5, 6 and 7
PART 1
Column 1 Column 2
Licence class Frequency bands
Concurrent Spectrum Access 1781.7–1785.0 MHz
 1876.7–1880.0 MHz
PART 2
Column 1 Column 2
Licence class Frequency bands
Satellite (Complementary Ground Components of a Mobile Satellite System) 
1980–2010 MHz
2170–2200 MHz

PART 3
Column 1 Column 2
Licence class Frequency band
Scanning Telemetry 457.5–464 MHz
PART 4
Column 1 Column 2
Licence class Frequency bands
Satellite (Permanent Earth Station) 3600–4200 MHz
 5150–5250 MHz
 5725–7075 MHz
 10.7–13.25 GHz
 13.75–14.5 GHz
 17.3–20.2 GHz
 27.5–30 GHz
PART 5
Column 1 Column 2
Licence class Frequency bands
Satellite (Transportable Earth Station) 5.925–7.075 GHz
 13.78–14.5 GHz
 27.5–27.8185 GHz
 28.4545–28.8265 GHz
 29.4625–30 GHz
PART 6
Column 1 Column 2
Licence class Frequency bands
Satellite (Earth Station) (Non-Fixed Satellite Service) 
137–138 MHz
149–149.9 MHz

 2025–2110 MHz
 2200–2290 MHz
 3600–4200 MHz
 5150–5250 MHz
 5725–7075 MHz
 10.7–12.75 GHz
 27.5–27.8185 GHz
 28.4545–28.8265 GHz
 29.4625–30 GHz
PART 7
Column 1 Column 2
Licence class Frequency bands
Satellite (Earth Station) (Non-Geostationary) 137–138 MHz
 149–149.9 MHz
 2025– 2110 MHz
 2200–2290 MHz
 3600–4200 MHz
 5150–5250 MHz
 5725–7075 MHz
 10.7–13.25 GHz
 13.75–14.5 GHz
 19.7–20.2 GHz
 27.5–27.8185 GHz
 28.4545–28.8265 GHz
 29.4625–30 GHz
PART 8
Column 1 Column 2
Licence class Frequency band
Coastal Station Radio (International) Area Defined 156–162.05 MHz
PART 9
Column 1 Column 2
Licence class Frequency band
Coastal Station Radio (International) 156–162.05 MHz
PART 10
Column 1 Column 2
Licence classes Frequency bands
Point to Point Fixed Links 1350–1530 MHz
Self Coordinated Links 1672–1690 MHz
 3600–4200 MHz
 5925–6425 MHz
 6425–7125 MHz
 7425-8400 MHz
 10.7–11.7 GHz
 12.75–13.25 GHz
 14.25–14.5 GHz
 14.5–15.35 GHz
 17.3–17.7 GHz
 17.7–19.7 GHz
 21.2–22 GHz
 22–23.6 GHz
 24.5–26.5 GHz
 32.319–32.571 GHz
 33.131–33.383 GHz
 37–39.5 GHz
 49.2–50.2 GHz
 51.4–52.6 GHz
 55.78–57 GHz
 . . .
 71.125–75.875 GHz
 81.125–85.875 GHz
PART 11
Column 1 Column 2
Licence classes Frequency bands
Broadband Fixed Wireless Access 412.0–414.0 MHz
Spectrum Access 422.0–424.0 MHz
 542–550 MHz
 . . .
 . . .
 . . .
 1785–1805 MHz
 . . .
 . . .
 10.125–10.225 GHz
 10.475–10.575 GHz
 27.8285– 28.0525 GHz
 
28.0525–28.1645 GHz
28.0525–28.4445 GHz

 28.1925–28.3045 GHz
 28.3325–28.4445 GHz
 28.8365–29.0605 GHz
 
29.0605–29.1725 GHz
29.0605–29.4525 GHz

 29.2005–29.3125 GHz
 29.3405–29.4525 GHz
 31.815–32.571 GHz
 32.627–33.383 GHz
 40.50–42.00 GHz
 42.00–43.50 GHz
PART 12
Column 1 Column 2
Licence classes Frequency bands
Business Radio (Technically Assigned) 26.2–87.50 MHz
Coastal Station Radio (UK) 
136–208 MHz
137.962–165.043 MHz

 426–470 MHz
PART 13
Column 1 Column 2
Licence classes Frequency bands
Business Radio (Area Defined) 26.2–87.50 MHz
Coastal Station Radio (UK) Area Defined 
132–134 kHz
136–208 MHz

 137.962–165.043 MHz
 146–148 kHz
 425–470 MHz
PART 14
Column 1 Column 2
Licence class Frequency bands
Spectrum Access . . .
 3925–4009 MHz
PART 15
Column 1 Column 2
Licence classes Frequency bands
Business Radio (Simple UK) 26.2–87.50 MHz
Business Radio (Suppliers Light) 136–208 MHz
Business Radio (Simple Site) 425–470 MHz
PART 16
Column 1 Column 2
Licence class Frequency bands
Coastal Station Radio (Marina) 157.025 MHz
 157.85 MHz
 161.425 MHz
PART 17
Column 1 Column 2
Licence class Frequency band
Coastal Station Radio (Training School) 137.962–165.043 MHz
PART 18
Column 1 Column 2
Licence class Frequency bands
Differential Global Positioning System 283–315 kHz
 435–495 kHz
 505–526 kHz
 1625–1635 kHz
 1800–1810 kHz
 1850–2000 kHz
 2000–2025 kHz
 2160–2170 kHz
 2625–2650 kHz
 2650–2850 kHz
 3155–3200 kHz
 3200–3230 kHz
 3500–3800 kHz
PART 19
Column 1 Column 2
Licence class Frequency bands
Maritime Radio (Suppliers and Demonstration) 283–315 kHz
 415–526 kHz
 16.06–27.5 MHz
 121.5 MHz
 121.65 MHz
 123.1 MHz
 137.962–165.043 MHz
 243 MHz
 406–406.1 MHz
 457.525 MHz
 457.537 MHz
 457.55 MHz
 457.562 MHz
 457.575 MHz
 467.525 MHz
 467.537 MHz
 467.55 MHz
 467.562 MHz
 467.575 MHz
 1525–1559 MHz
 1626.5–1660.5 MHz
PART 20
Column 1 Column 2
Licence class Frequency bands
Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Repeaters 
1164–1215 MHz
1215–1300 MHz

 1559–1610 MHz
PART 21
Column 1 Column 2
Licence class Frequency bands
Satellite (Earth Station Network) 14–14.25 GHz
 27.5–27.8185 GHz
 28.4545–28.8265 GHz
 29.4625–30 GHz
PART 22

Column 1 Column 2
Licence class Frequency bands
Shared Access (Low Power)Shared Access (Medium Power) 1781.7-1785 MHz1876.8-1880 MHz2320-2340 MHz2390-2400 MHz3.8-4.2 GHz24.45-27.5 GHz40.5-43.5 GHz