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Telecommunications (Radio-Communication) Regulation
Telecommunications (Radio-Communication) Regulation
TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT
(CHAPTER 323, SECTION 74)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS (RADIO-COMMUNICATION)
REGULATIONS
ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS
PART I
PRELIMINARY
Regulation
1. Citation
2. Definitions
PART II
RADIO SPECTRUM PLAN AND RADIO FREQUENCY BAND PLAN
3. Radio spectrum plans
4. Radio frequency band plans
5. Variation or revocation of radio spectrum plan and radio
frequency band plan
PART III
SPECTRUM RIGHTS
Division 1 — Allocation and Conditions of Spectrum Rights
6. Allocation of spectrum rights
7. Procedures for determining allocation of spectrum rights
8. Allocation of spectrum rights subject to requirements
9. Exclusion from allocation of spectrum rights
10. Conditions of grant of spectrum rights
11. Authorisation to use assigned part of radio frequency spectrum
Division 2 — Spectrum Sharing and Trading
12. Spectrum sharing
13. Spectrum trading
14. Variation of conditions of spectrum rights upon assignment
PART IV
REQUIREMENT FOR LICENSING
19. Licensing requirement
20. Restrictions on grant of licence
21. Licensee not exempted from other laws
22. Other conditions not affected
PART V
STATION (SPECTRUM) LICENCE AND NETWORK (SPECTRUM)
LICENCE
23. Grant of station (spectrum) licence and network (spectrum)
licence
24. Particulars of station (spectrum) licences and network
(spectrum) licences
PART VI
STATION LICENCE AND NETWORK LICENCE
Division 1 — Grant of fees for and withdrawal of radio frequency allocated to
station licence and network licence
25. Grant of station licence and network licence
26. Fees
27. Power of Authority to change or withdraw radio frequency
Division 2 — Types of Station Licence and Network Licence Network Licence
28. Network Licence
Division 3 — Specific Provisions Applicable to Station Licence and Network
Licence
56. Equipment in stations or networks
57. [Deleted]
58. Technical requirements
PART VIII
INDIVIDUAL STATION CLASS LICENCE AND STATION (SPECTRUM)
CLASS LICENCE
65. Grant of individual station class licences
65A. Grant of station (spectrum) class licences
PART IX
DUTIES AND GENERAL OBLIGATIONS
66. Inspection of radio-communication equipment
67. Inspection of licence
68. Secrecy
69. Station and network to be used for lawful purposes
70. Restrictions on transmission
71. International Telecommunication Convention
72. Inspection to determine cause of interference
73. Investigation by Authority upon request
74. Instructions to eliminate or reduce interference
75. Fees for ad hoc temporary radio frequency assignment
PART X
MISCELLANEOUS
76. Application of Telecom Competition Code
77. Replacement licence
78. Offence
PART I
PRELIMINARY
Citation
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Telecommunications
(Radio-communication) Regulations.
Definitions
2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —
“Amateur Station” means a station in respect of which an
Amateur Station licensee is authorised in the licence to use;
“armed forces” means the Singapore Armed Forces established
under the Singapore Armed Forces Act (Cap. 295) and
includes any visiting force, not being a police force, which is
lawfully present in Singapore;
“Armed Forces Communication” means radio-
communication —
(a) between stations of the armed forces; or
(b) between stations of the armed forces and any other
radio-communication station, whether on shore or on
any vessel or aircraft;
“authorised officer” means any officer authorised by the
Authority to act on its behalf;
“class licence” means an individual station class licence referred
to in regulation 65 or a station (spectrum) class licence
referred to in regulation 65A;
PART II
RADIO SPECTRUM PLAN AND RADIO FREQUENCY BAND
PLAN
Radio spectrum plans
3.—(1) The Authority may prepare and publish for information a
radio spectrum plan in any form as it considers appropriate.
(2) A radio spectrum plan shall —
(a) conform with the Radio Regulations;
(b) have regard to any agreement, treaty or convention between
Singapore and any other country, in relation to radio
frequency band planning and radio emission;
(c) divide into such number of radio frequency bands as the
Authority considers appropriate so much of the radio
spectrum as the Authority considers necessary for the
purpose of regulating radio-communication; and
(d) specify the general purpose for which each radio frequency
band may be used.
PART III
SPECTRUM RIGHTS
Division 1 — Allocation and Conditions of Spectrum Rights
Allocation of spectrum rights
6.—(1) The Authority may determine that any specified part of the
radio frequency spectrum shall be allocated for use by persons by the
grant of spectrum rights, but subject to such restrictions as the
Authority considers appropriate.
(2) Subject to this Part, the Authority may, upon payment of the
charges determined by the Authority, grant any person the right to use
any specified part of the radio frequency spectrum referred to in
paragraph (1) for such period as it may specify.
(3) A person specified in section 4(b) of the Act who is granted a
spectrum right under section 5A of the Act must, instead of the
charges under paragraph (2), pay the following fees for the grant of a
right to use any specified part of the radio frequency spectrum referred
to in paragraph (1):
(a) application and processing fees as specified in Part III of the
First Schedule;
Spectrum trading
13.—(1) Subject to such conditions as the Authority may generally
or specifically impose, a person granted a spectrum right may assign,
or otherwise deal with, the whole or any part of the rights and
privileges granted under the spectrum right.
(2) No assignment of or dealing with the whole or any part of the
rights and privileges granted under a spectrum right shall take effect
until the Authority gives its approval in writing.
(3) The parties to an assignment of or dealing with the whole or any
part of the rights and privileges granted under a spectrum right must
give to the Authority such information about the assignment or
dealing as the Authority requires for the purpose of giving its approval
under paragraph (2).
PART IV
REQUIREMENT FOR LICENSING
Licensing requirement
19.—(1) A station or network may be possessed, established,
installed, maintained, provided or operated if authorised by —
(a) a station (spectrum) licence or network (spectrum) licence;
(b) a station licence or network licence; or
(c) a class licence.
(2) Every application for, and renewal of, a licence shall be made in
such form and manner as the Authority may determine and shall be
supported by such information as the Authority may require.
(3) A licence shall be subject to such conditions, restrictions and
limitations as the Authority may determine and shall be valid —
(a) in the case of a Ship Station Licence or an Aircraft Station
Licence specified in regulation 25(1)(b) or (c), for a period
of 5 years; and
PART VI
STATION LICENCE AND NETWORK LICENCE
Division 1 — Grant of fees for and withdrawal of radio frequency
allocated to station licence and network licence
Grant of station licence and network licence
25.—(1) The following network licences and station licences may
be granted under section 5 of the Act:
(a) Network Licence;
(b) Ship Station Licence;
(3) The Authority must not grant a station licence or network licence
that authorises the operation of a station or network in any radio
frequency band that is within a part of the radio frequency spectrum
that the Authority has determined under regulation 6(1) to be allocated
by the grant of spectrum rights unless the Authority is satisfied that the
circumstances of the particular case justify the granting of the licence.
(2) The application and processing fees for use of any radio
frequency in the course of operating or using a station or network
under a station licence or network licence are specified in Part III of
the First Schedule.
(3) The annual fees payable for use of any radio frequency in the
course of operating or using a station or network under a station
licence or network licence are specified in Part IV of the
First Schedule.
(4) The Authority may, in the interest of spectrum economy and
after considering the re-usability of a radio frequency, the area of
coverage involved and the period of use of an assigned radio
frequency, reduce all or any of the following:
(a) licence fees payable under paragraph (1);
(b) application and processing fees payable under
paragraph (2); or
(c) annual fees payable under paragraph (3).
(5) For any multi-channel radio-communication equipment used for
transmitting or receiving, the radio frequency fee payable shall be in
accordance with the bandwidth of frequencies assigned as specified in
Part IV of the First Schedule.
(6) All fees shall be paid in advance and if any fee remains unpaid 7
days after the date on which a station licence or network licence
should have been renewed, the following late payment fee shall be
charged:
(b) the person applying for the Ship Station Licence furnishes
the documents and information required by the Authority
for the purpose of the application; and
[S 100/2016 wef 01/04/2016]
Age restrictions
38.—(1) An Amateur Station Licence shall not be granted to a
person below the age of 16 years.
(2) Any application for an Amateur Station Licence by an applicant
below the age of 21 years shall be countersigned by the applicant’s
parent, guardian or by any other person approved by the Authority.
(3) It is a condition of every Amateur Station Licence that a licensee
between the ages of 16 and 21 years may only operate or use any
Amateur Station if supervised by a qualified person approved by the
Authority who has agreed to supervise the licensee, and that qualified
person shall ensure that the licensee observes and complies with all
the duties and obligations specified in the licence and these
Regulations.
Qualifications
39.—(1) An applicant for an Amateur Station Licence shall, unless
exempted by the Authority —
(a) have passed the Radio Amateur Examination set by the
Authority; or
(b) be in possession of an Amateur Radio Certificate
acceptable to the Authority.
(2) The fee payable to sit for the Radio Amateur Examination
referred to in paragraph (1)(a) by —
(a) a full-time secondary, pre-university or tertiary student or a
full-time student of the Institute of Technical Education,
Singapore, shall be $20; and
(b) any other person, shall be $40.
[S 263/2006 wef 01/05/2006]
Restrictions on transmission
42. It is a condition of every Amateur Station Licence that —
(a) messages transmitted through an Amateur Station shall be
in plain language and shall relate solely to the licensee’s
experiments or personal affairs (not being business affairs),
or to the personal affairs of the person with whom the
licensee is communicating;
(b) the Amateur Station shall not be used for transmitting news,
advertisements, communications of a business or non-
experimental character, messages for pecuniary reward or
messages for or on behalf of a third party;
(c) except with the written permission of the Authority, no
licensee of an Amateur Station shall call or transmit to any
station other than an Amateur Station;
(d) messages may only be exchanged with another Amateur
Station, except where prohibited by law; and
(e) transmission shall not commence without listening in on
the radio frequency to be used in order to ascertain that no
interference is likely to be caused to any other station which
may be functioning.
Power limitations
46. The Authority may limit the maximum power of a station in
respect of which an Experimental Station Licence has been granted,
having regard to the purpose for which the station has been authorised
and the conditions under which it is to work.
Obligations of licensee
53. It is a condition of every Satellite Communication Station
Licence that the licensee —
(a) must seek the approval of the Authority for access to any
space segment and shall comply with the relevant rules,
regulations and procedures imposed by the satellite
operator for station access, booking and fees;
(b) may only use or work within the radio frequencies or radio
frequency bands approved by the Authority for his use; and
(c) must not, without the written approval of the Authority, use
any satellite communication equipment in respect of which
the Satellite Communication Station Licence has been
issued to provide telecommunication services to the public.
Technical requirements
58.—(1) Before a station licence or network licence is granted, the
applicant shall satisfy the Authority that the station or network in
respect of which the licence is to be granted conforms to such
technical requirements as may be imposed by the Authority.
(2) All equipment comprised in a station licence or network licence
shall be approved by the Authority before use.
PART VII
PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO STATION (SPECTRUM)
LICENCES, NETWORK (SPECTRUM) LICENCES, STATION
LICENCES AND NETWORK LICENCES
Modification of conditions
59. Subject to section 7 of the Act, where the Authority modifies all
or any of the conditions upon which a station (spectrum) licence,
network (spectrum) licence, station licence or network licence is
granted or imposes any additional conditions, the licensee shall, at its
own expense, comply with the modified or additional conditions.
Employees of licensee
61. It is a condition of every station (spectrum) licence, network
(spectrum) licence, station licence and network licence that the
Amendment of licence
62.—(1) Amendments to a station (spectrum) licence, network
(spectrum) licence, station licence or network licence for —
(a) the transfer of location of a station other than the transfer of
a portable or mobile station from one site to another; or
(b) any change in the radio-communication equipment
comprised in the station,
may only be made if the station has been satisfactorily inspected by an
authorised officer and the Authority has approved the transfer or
change.
(2) Where an authorised officer inspects a station under
paragraph (1), the Authority may impose a fee of $150 for the
inspection.
(3) Any amendment to a station (spectrum) licence, network
(spectrum) licence, station licence or network licence for a change
in the base or repeater station in the network may only be made if —
(a) the licensee has notified the Authority of the change;
(b) the base or repeater station has been inspected to the
satisfaction of an authorised officer; and
(c) the Authority approves the change.
Return of licence
63.—(1) When a licensee ceases to operate a station or network or
when a station (spectrum) licence, network (spectrum) licence, station
licence or network licence ceases to be valid, the licensee shall —
(a) return the licence to the Authority for cancellation; and
(b) if required by the Authority, seal, disable or dismantle the
radio-communication equipment comprised in the station
or network in the presence of any authorised officer.
PART VIII
INDIVIDUAL STATION CLASS LICENCE AND STATION
(SPECTRUM) CLASS LICENCE
[S 461/2009 wef 02/10/2009]
(4) For the purposes of this regulation and the Third Schedule,
“relevant radio-communication station” means a radio-
communication station that is connected with any of the following
telecommunication systems licensed under section 5 of the Act:
(a) a public cellular mobile telephone system;
(b) a public radio paging system;
(c) a public mobile data system;
(d) a public trunked radio system;
(e) a public satellite mobile telephone or data system;
[S 263/2006 wef 01/06/2006]
PART IX
DUTIES AND GENERAL OBLIGATIONS
Inspection of radio-communication equipment
66.—(1) It is a condition of every licence that the licensee shall
permit or ensure that permission is granted to an authorised officer,
upon production of proof of identity, to enter any building, premises,
compound or other place, vehicle, vessel or aircraft where any station
or network is installed, or is being installed, to enable that officer to
inspect, examine or test any equipment comprised in the station or
network.
(2) Where the owner or user of a station or network requests the
Authority to inspect, for the second or subsequent time, any station or
network licensed or to be licensed under these Regulations to verify
that the station or network or any equipment designed, constructed,
installed, established, maintained or operated in accordance with any
of the provisions of the Act, these Regulations or any condition of the
licence, the Authority may impose a fee of $150 for the inspection.
Inspection of licence
67. A licensee of a station or network shall permit an authorised
officer or a police officer not below the rank of sergeant, upon
production of proof of identity, to examine his licence, or if it is not
immediately available, produce the licence at the office of the
Authority or a police station named by the police officer within a
reasonable period.
Restrictions on transmission
70.—(1) The transmission of superfluous signals by a station or
network is prohibited.
(2) No test, trial or practical transmission shall be permitted except
in such circumstances as to preclude the possibility of interference
with any other station or network.
(4) Where —
(a) the Authority has granted a permit under paragraph (1) to a
person (called the first person) to use a radio frequency
band; and
(b) the Authority subsequently grants another permit under
paragraph (1) to a person (called the second person) to use
all or part of that radio frequency band during a national
event or where such use is in the public interest,
the Authority may, by a written notice, require the first person to share
all or part of that radio frequency band for such period specified in the
written notice and take such measures specified in the written notice to
facilitate the second person’s use of all or part of that radio frequency
band.
[S 100/2016 wef 01/04/2016]
PART X
MISCELLANEOUS
Application of Telecom Competition Code
76. No approval, consent, licence or authorisation given by the
Authority pursuant to these Regulations shall be taken as specifically
authorising or approving any act or thing for the purposes of the Code
of Practice for Competition in the provision of Telecommunication
Services issued by the Authority under section 26(1) of the Act, as
may be amended from time to time.
[S 20/2011 wef 21/01/2011]
Offence
78. Any person who —
(a) contravenes regulation 24(1), 31, 32, 33, 35(2), 36, 54,
56(2), 63(1), (2) or (3), 67, 68, 69 or 70; or
[S 100/2016 wef 01/04/2016]
Waiver
79. The Minister or the Authority (subject to the directions of the
Minister) may waive the application of all or any of the provisions of
these Regulations, any or all of the conditions in any licence and any
fee payable under these Regulations.
PART I
FEES FOR STATION (SPECTRUM) LICENCE AND NETWORK
(SPECTRUM) LICENCE
PART IA
FEES FOR SHIP STATION LICENCE AND AIRCRAFT STATION LICENCE
First column Second column
Types of licences Fees payable
1. Ship Station $100 for 5 years
PART II
FEES FOR STATION LICENCE AND NETWORK LICENCE (OTHER THAN
SHIP STATION LICENCE AND AIRCRAFT STATION LICENCE)
[S 263/2006 wef 01/06/2006]
PART III
APPLICATION AND PROCESSING FEES FOR USE OF
RADIO FREQUENCY
PART IV
ANNUAL FEES FOR USE OF RADIO FREQUENCY
1. Fees for the use of a radio frequency on an exclusive basis:
2. Fees for the use of a radio frequency on a shared basis (where the occupied
bandwidth falls within 2 or more categories of radio frequency bands, the fees
payable in respect of the lower radio frequency band will apply):
PART V
FEES FOR AD HOC TEMPORARY RADIO FREQUENCY ASSIGNMENT
SECOND SCHEDULE
[Deleted by S 263/2006, wef 01/05/2006.]
THIRD SCHEDULE
Regulation 65 (2) and (4)
2. An individual station class licensee shall ensure that the relevant radio-
communication station is approved by the Authority before it is used for
connection to any telecommunication system or equipment belonging to a public
telecommunication licensee, and that the relevant radio-communication station is
not tampered with or modified in any manner after the approval of the Authority
has been obtained.
[S 461/2009 wef 02/10/2009]
3. An individual station class licensee shall ensure that the relevant radio-
communication station is not used for any unlawful purpose.
[S 461/2009 wef 02/10/2009]
FOURTH SCHEDULE
Regulations 23(4) and 65A(1)
FIFTH SCHEDULE
Regulation 65A(2)