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RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS DEVICES (COMPLIANCE LABELLING NOTICE) (AMENDMENT )1997 NO. 26

Statutory Rules 1997 No. 26

issued by the authority of the Spectrum Management Agency ('SMA')

Radiocommunications Devices (Compliance Labelling Notice) (Amendment)

Radiocommunications Act 1992

Legislative Provisions

Under s. 182(1)(a) of the Radiocommunications Act 1992 ('the Act') the SMA may, by notice published in the Gazette, require the manufacturers and importers of devices to affix a label to each device that indicates whether the device meets the requirements of standards specified in the notice.

The standards referred to in s. 182(1)(a) are standards made by the SMA under s. 162 of the Act.

Background

The Radiocommunications Devices (Compliance Labelling) Notice, Statutory Rules 1996 No. 309 ('the notice') was made under s.182(1) of the Act. The notice applies a labelling requirement to a large range of radiocommunications devices covered by SMA standards and has three separate levels of compliance which must be met before the label can be affixed. After the label has been affixed there are also requirements which must be met which relate to the retention and production of records.

The notice has a schedule which sets out the standards which are covered by the notice and the applicable level of compliance. The Radiocommunications Devices (Compliance Labelling Notice) (Amendment) was made on 21 February 1997 and amends the schedule to the notice by adding two additional standards made by the SMA under s.162. These standards relate to cordless phones and radiocommunications transmitters used by maritime services.