Electronic Communications Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Wireless Telegraphy (Licensing Procedures) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 and shall come into force on 12th April 2016. Amendment of the Wireless Telegraphy (Licensing Procedures) Regulations 2010 2 The Wireless Telegraphy (Licensing Procedures) Regulations 2010 (the “principal Regulations”) shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of these Regulations. Amendment of regulation 5 3 In regulation 5(3) of the principal Regulations— a omit sub-paragraph (j); b for sub-paragraph (k) substitute the following sub-paragraph— j in the case of an application in respect of a mobile station, an indication of whether or not the station is to be established on board— i an aircraft; or ii a ship; and ; and c renumber sub-paragraph (l) as (k). Amendment of regulation 6 4 1 In regulation 6(1) of the principal Regulations, for “Licences are granted” substitute “Licences may be granted”. 2 For regulation 6(2) of the principal Regulations, substitute— 2 Licences may also be granted subject to the other terms, provisions and limitations in the case of any particular licence which are contained in the publication Wireless Telegraphy Act Licensing (Terms, Provisions and Limitations) 2016 published by OFCOM . . Amendment of Part 1 of the Schedule 5 For paragraph 1 of Part 1 of the Schedule to the principal Regulations, substitute— 1 For the licence classes Aeronautical Ground Station (Air Traffic/Ground Movement Control), Aeronautical Ground Station (Air/Ground Communications Services), Aeronautical Ground Station (Airfield Flight Information Service), Aeronautical Ground Station (General Aviation), Aeronautical Ground Station (Fire), Aeronautical Ground Station (High Frequency), Aeronautical Ground Station (Offshore Platform), Aeronautical Navigation Aid Stations, Aeronautical Radar, Aeronautical Ground Station (Operations Control), Aeronautical Station (Aerodrome Surface and Operational Control), Aeronautical Station (Aeronautical Broadcast), Aeronautical Station (Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System), Aeronautical Station (Air/Ground, Aerodrome Flight Information Service and Tower), Aeronautical Station (Approach), Aeronautical Station (Area Control), Aeronautical Station (High Frequency), Aeronautical Station (Fire and Emergency), Aeronautical Station (Offshore), Aeronautical Station (Recreational Aviation) and Aeronautical Station (Very High Frequency Data Link), the following information shall be provided— a whether authorisation of a temporary or permanent station is sought; and b the type of air traffic service that the applicant intends to provide. . Amendment of Part 2 of the Schedule 6 For paragraph 4 of Part 2 of the Schedule to the principal Regulations, substitute— 4 For the licence class Ship Portable Radio, applicants shall specify— a if authorisation of emergency position indicating radio beacon equipment or personal locator beacon equipment is sought and, if so, the type of beacon equipment for which authorisation is sought, its code which identifies its country of authorisation, its manufacturer, its serial number, and whether or not it operates using a global positioning system; and b whether digital selective calling is to be used by the station. . Amendment of Part 3 of the Schedule 7 In paragraph 5 of Part 3 of the Schedule to the principal Regulations, for the words before sub-paragraph (a), substitute— 5 For the licence classes Programme Making and Special Events (Fixed Site), Programme Making and Special Events (Link), Programme Making and Special Events (Low Power), UK Wireless Microphone (Annual), UK Wireless Microphone (Biennial) and Audio Distribution System, the following information shall be provided— . Amendment of Part 5 of the Schedule 8 In paragraph 8 of Part 5 of the Schedule to the principal Regulations— a for the comma between the words “Non-Operational Temporary Use” and “Non-Operational Development”, substitute “and”; and b omit the words “and Ground Probing Radar”. Philip Marnick Group Director, Spectrum Group For and by the authority of the Office of Communications 21st March 2016