RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS EXEMPTION [ S.L.399.42 SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 399.42 RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS EXEMPTION ORDER 25th August, 2015 LEGAL NOTICE 287 of 2015, as amended by Legal Notice 18 of
- The title of this Order is the Radiocommunications Apparatus Exemption Order.
- In this Order unless the context otherwise requires: "Commission Decision 2000/299/EC" means Commission Decision of 6 April 2000 establishing the initial classification of radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and associated identifiers; "ERC/DEC/
(99)06" means the most recent version of ERC Decision
(99)06 on the harmonised introduction of satellite personal communication systems operating in the bands below 1 GHz (SPCS<1GHz); "Marine Equipment Regulations" means the Conformity Assessment of Maritime Equipment Regulations; Citation. Definitions. Amended by: L.N. 18 of
- S.L.427.
- "the Minister" means the Minister responsible for communications; "mobile-satellite service" or "MSS" shall have the same meaning as in the National Radio Frequency Plan which is currently in force; "mobile service" shall have the same meaning as in the National Radio Frequency Plan which is currently in force; "mobile terminal" means a terminal in the mobile service intended to be used while in motion or during halts at unspecified points; "MSS terminal" means a terminal in the mobile satellite service intended to be used while in motion or during halts at unspecified points; "RED Regulations" means the Radio Equipment Regulations; "Resolution 225" means Resolution 225 as published in the most recent edition of the Radio Regulations of the International Telecommunication Union on the use of additional frequency bands for the satellite component of IMT; "satellite network" means a space system using one or more artificial satellites or parts of that system, consisting of only one satellite and the cooperating earth stations; "SOLAS Convention" means the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, signed in London on 1 st November, 1974, and the Protocol thereto signed in London on 17th February, 1978, as amended; S.L.427.
- 1 2 [ S.L.399.42 RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS EXEMPTION "space" means any radiocommunication involving the use of one or more space stations or the use of one or more reflecting satellites or other objects in space; and Applicability of this Order. Exemption. Amended by: L.N. 18 of 2022 "terrestrial" means any radiocommunications other than space and radio-astronomy.
- This Order applies to the apparata described in the Annex to this Order with the exception of MSS terminals installed permanently on ships which fall within the scope of the SOLAS Convention and MSS terminals installed permanently on aircraft.
- The Minister, after consultation with the Malta C o m m u n i c a t i o n s A u t h o r i t y, h e r e b y o r d e r s t h a t t h e radiocommunications apparata listed in the Annex to this Order shall be exempted from the requirements of article 30 of the Electronic Communications (Regulation) Act: Cap.
- S.L.427.
- S.L.427.60 Provided that such apparata shall be compliant with the RED Regulations or the Marine Equipment Regulations: Provided further that such apparata shall operate under the control of terrestrial or satellite networks, capable of providing electronic communications services in the frequency bands or parts thereof listed in the Annex to this Order. Substituted by: L.N. 18 of
- ANNEX TO THE RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS EXEMPTION ORDER (Article 4) List of radiocommunications apparatus exempted from the requirements of article 30 of the Electronic Communications (Regulation) Act Table 1 – Mobile terminals (terrestrial) Frequency band designation Operating Frequency band Mode of operation 700 MHz 703-733 MHz 758-788 MHz FDD uplink FDD downlink 800 MHz 791-821 MHz 832-862 MHz FDD downlink FDD uplink 900 MHz 880-915 MHz 925-960 MHz FDD uplink / uplink only operation FDD downlink / downlink only operation 1.5 GHz 1427-1517 MHz Downlink only operation 1.8 GHz 1710-1785 MHz 1805-1880 MHz FDD uplink / uplink only operation FDD downlink / downlink only operation RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS EXEMPTION [ S.L.399.42 2 GHz 1920-1980 MHz 2110-2170 MHz FDD uplink / uplink only operation FDD downlink / downlink only operation 2.6 GHz 2500-2570 MHz 2570-2620 MHz 2620-2690 MHz FDD uplink TDD downlink only operation FDD downlink 3.6 GHz 3400-3800 MHz TDD 26 GHz 24.25-27.5 GHz TDD Table 2 – MSS terminals (space) Operating Frequency band Mode of operation 137-138 MHz 148-150.05 MHz Downlink (spaceto-Earth) Uplink (Earth-tospace) In accordance with ERC/DEC/
(99)06 for system LEOTELCOM1. 400.15-401 MHz 399.9-400.05 MHz Downlink (spaceto-Earth) Uplink (Earth-tospace) In accordance with ERC/DEC/
(99)06 for system ARGOS KINEIS and system MYRIOTA. 137.0250-137.1750 MHz 137.3275-137.3750 MHz 137.4725-137.5350 MHz 137.5850-137.6500 MHz 137.8125-138.0000 MHz 149.9000-149.9500 MHz Downlink (spaceto-Earth) Downlink (spaceto-Earth) Downlink (spaceto-Earth) Downlink (spaceto-Earth) Downlink (spaceto-Earth) Uplink (Earth-tospace) In accordance with ERC/DEC/
(99)06 for system SWARM. 1525.0-1544.0 MHz 1555.0-1559.0 MHz 1631.5-1634.5 MHz 1656.5-1660.5 MHz Downlink (spaceto-Earth) Downlink (spaceto-Earth) Uplink (Earth-tospace) Uplink (Earth-tospace) In accordance with the list published by the European Commission pursuant to Article 1
(3)of Commission Decision 2000/299/EC for equipment falling within the scope of ‘Class 1’. Refer to equipment sub-class 11. 1610-1613.5 MHz 1613.8-1626.5 MHz 2483.5-2500 MHz Uplink (Earth-tospace) Downlink (spaceto-Earth) Downlink (spaceto-Earth) In accordance with the list published by the European Commission pursuant to Article 1
(3)of Commission Decision 2000/299/EC for equipment falling within the scope of ‘Class 1’. Refer to equipment sub-class 14. Operational constraints 3 4 [ S.L.399.42 RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS EXEMPTION 1980-2010 MHz 2170-2200 MHz Uplink (Earth-tospace) Downlink (spaceto-Earth) In accordance with the list published by the European Commission pursuant to Article 1
(3)of Commission Decision 2000/299/EC for equipment falling within the scope of ‘Class 1’. Refer to equipment sub-class 15. 1525.0-1544.0 MHz 1555.0-1559.0 MHz 1626.5-1645.5 MHz 1656.5-1660.5 MHz Downlink (spaceto-Earth) Downlink (spaceto-Earth) Uplink (Earth-tospace) Uplink (Earth-tospace) In accordance with the list published by the European Commission pursuant to Article 1
(3)of Commission Decision 2000/299/EC for equipment falling within the scope of ‘Class 1’. Refer to equipment sub-class 16. 1518-1544 MHz 1545-1559 MHz 1610-1626.5 MHz 1646.5-1660.5 MHz 1670-1675 MHz Downlink (spaceto-Earth) Downlink (spaceto-Earth) Uplink (Earth-tospace) Uplink (Earth-tospace) Uplink (Earth-tospace) In accordance with Resolution 225.