Government of India

Ministry of Communications and Information Technology

(Wireless Planning and Coordination Wing)

NOTIFICTION
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G()(*( $+, (-)(. In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 4 and 7 of the Indian
Telegraph Act, 1885 (13 of 1885 and sections 4 and 1! of the Indian "ireless Telegraphy
Act, 1#33 (17 of 1#33, the $entral %o&ern'ent hereby 'a(es the following r)les,
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$( )hort title and commencement(. (1 These r)les 'ay be called the ,se of low
power -.)ip'ent in the fre.)ency band 8/5 0 8/7 123 for (45I6 4adio 5re.)ency
Identification 6e&ices (-xe'ption fro' 7icensing 4e.)ire'ent 4)les, 8!!59

(8 They shall co'e into force on the date of their p)blication in the :fficial %a3ette9

%( "efinition(. In these r)les, )nless the context otherwise re.)ires, +

(a;Act< 'eans the Indian Telegraph Act,1885 (13 of 1885=
(b ;-ffecti&e 4adiated >ower< incl)des the gain of the antenna, if any=
(c words and expressions )sed in these r)les and not defined b)t defined in the Act and the
Indian "ireless Telegraphy Act, 1#33 (17 of 1#33, shall ha&e the sa'e 'eanings
respecti&ely as assigned to the' in those Acts9

/( 0se of !ireless e1ui2ment in the 3and ,+' 4 ,+5 M67(+ ?otwithstanding anything
contained in any law for the ti'e being in force, no licence shall be re.)ired by any person
to establish, 'aintain, wor(, possess or deal in 4adio 5re.)ency Identification 6e&ices
(45I6, on non+interference, non+protection and non+excl)si&e basis, in the fre.)ency band
8/5 0 8/7 123 with 'axi')' 1 "att trans'itter power, 4 "atts -ffecti&e 4adiated >ower
and 8!! (23 carrier bandwidth9
8( Interference(+ The effect of )nwanted energy d)e to one or a co'bination of
e'issions, radiations or ind)ction )pon reception in a radio co'')nication syste',
'anifested by any perfor'ance degradation, 'isinterpretation, or loss of infor'ation which
co)ld be extracted in the absence of s)ch )nwanted energy. In case where any person to
who' a licence has been iss)ed )nder section 4 of the Act, infor's that his licensed syste'
is getting har'f)l interference fro' any other radio co'')nication syste' exe'pted )nder
these r)les, the )se of s)ch )nlicensed "ireless e.)ip'ent shall be discontin)ed forthwith9

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