Telecommunications (Dealers) (Amendment) Regulations 2010

No. S 210

Telecommunications Act

(Chapter 323)

Telecommunications (Dealers) (Amendment) Regulations 2010

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 74 of the Telecommunications Act, the Info-communications Development Authority of Singapore, with the approval of RAdm (NS) Lui Tuck Yew, Senior Minister of State, charged with the responsibility of the Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Telecommunications (Dealers) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 and shall come into operation on 15th April 2010.

Amendment of regulation 3

2. Regulation 3 of the Telecommunications (Dealers) Regulations (Rg 6) (referred to in these Regulations as the principal Regulations) is amended by deleting paragraph (9).

Amendment of regulation 4

3. Regulation 4(9) of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting the words “The holder of a Dealer’s Individual Licence” and substituting the words “It shall be a condition of a Dealer’s Individual Licence that the holder of the licence”.

Amendment of regulation 10

4. Regulation 10 of the principal Regulations is amended —

(a)	by deleting the words “first year” in paragraph (1)(a) and substituting the words “first 5 years or part thereof”;
(b)	by deleting the word “year” in paragraph (1)(b) and substituting the words “period of 5 years or part thereof”; and
(c)	by deleting the words “each anniversary of the date of issue of the Dealer’s Individual Licence” in paragraph (3)(b) and substituting the words “the commencement of the subsequent period of 5 years”.

Deletion and substitution of regulation 18

5. Regulation 18 of the principal Regulations is deleted and the following regulation substituted therefor:

“Importation of telecommunication equipment

18.—(1) Any person who imports any telecommunication equipment shall, before such equipment is imported, notify the Authority of the intended import and furnish such particulars in such form as may be determined by the Authority.

(2) No person shall import any telecommunication equipment set out in the Third Schedule without the prior approval of the Authority.

(3) A person applying for approval under paragraph (2) shall obtain a permit under the Regulation of Imports and Exports Regulations (Cap. 272A, Rg 1) for the import of the telecommunication equipment before such equipment is imported.

(4) No person shall —

(a)

furnish any false or misleading information to the Authority —

(i)	under paragraph (1); or
(ii)	for the purpose of obtaining the approval of the Authority under paragraph (2); or

(b)

falsify or fabricate any decision that the Authority may make upon the application for approval under paragraph (2).

(5) Where any person contravenes paragraph (4)(a)(ii) or (b), any approval issued to that person under this regulation shall be null and void.”.

Amendment of regulation 20

6. Regulation 20 of the principal Regulations is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the words “applicant to submit” in paragraph (5), the words “or the applicant may voluntarily submit”;

(b)

by deleting the words “, where necessary,” in paragraph (5); and

(c)

by deleting paragraph (7A) and substituting the following paragraph:

“(7A) No renewal fee is payable in respect of an application for the renewal of the registration of any telecommunication equipment which is set out in the Fifth Schedule, and which registration did not require or involve an evaluation of the declaration of conformity.”.

New regulation 20A

7. The principal Regulations are amended by inserting, immediately after regulation 20, the following regulation:

“Confirmation of conformity of telecommunication equipment

20A.—(1) A licensee intending to sell telecommunication equipment for which no approval for sale is required under regulation 20(1), may make an application for confirmation by the Authority that the equipment is designed and constructed in accordance with standards and specifications published by the Authority under regulation 20(2)(b).

(2) The application for a confirmation of conformity referred to in paragraph (1) shall be made to the Authority in such form and manner as the Authority may determine, and shall be accompanied by —

(a)	the appropriate fee as specified in the Fourth Schedule; and
(b)	a declaration of conformity stating that the equipment is designed and constructed in accordance with such standards and specifications as may be published by the Authority.

(3) The declaration of conformity under paragraph (2)(b) shall be based on a certification or tests of the equipment by any local or foreign body specified by the Authority.

(4) The Authority may require the applicant to submit or the applicant may voluntarily submit any result of the certification or tests referred to in paragraph (3) for evaluation by the Authority or any local or foreign certification body recognised by the Authority.

(5) The Authority may provide a confirmation of conformity of any telecommunication equipment where the applicant satisfies the requirements set out in this regulation.

(6) Where any telecommunication equipment to which a confirmation of conformity under paragraph (5) refers has been modified, the Authority may —

(a)	require the applicant of that equipment to re-submit an application for confirmation of conformity under paragraph (2) where the modification is likely to affect the equipment’s compliance with such standards and specifications as may be published by the Authority; or
(b)	amend the existing confirmation of conformity to include the modified equipment upon an application being made to the Authority in such form and manner as the Authority may determine and upon payment of an amendment fee of $100.”.

Amendment of regulation 21

8. Regulation 21 of the principal Regulations is amended by inserting, immediately after the words “regulation 20” in paragraphs (1) and (2), the words “or any confirmation of conformity or amendment of confirmation of conformity under regulation 20A”.

Amendment of regulation 23

9. Regulation 23 of the principal Regulations is amended by inserting, immediately after the words “any telecommunication equipment” in paragraph (a), the words “set out in the Third Schedule”.

Amendment of regulation 24

10. Regulation 24 of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting the words “3(5), (7), (8), (9) or (10), 4(3), (8) or (9), 6(1), 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18(1), (2) or (3)” and substituting the words “3(5), (7), (8) or (10), 4(3) or (8), 6(1), 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18(1), (2), (3) or (4)”.

Amendment of Second Schedule

11. The Second Schedule to the principal Regulations is amended by inserting, immediately after paragraph 10, the following paragraph:

“10A. A Class Licensee shall notify the Authority of any change in any particular furnished to the Authority under regulation 3 within 14 days of such change.”.

Deletion and substitution of Fourth and Fifth Schedules

12. The Fourth and Fifth Schedules to the principal Regulations are deleted and the following Schedules substituted therefor:

“FOURTH SCHEDULE

Regulations 20(3) and 20A(2)

Fees for Application by Dealers for
Registration or Confirmation of Conformity of
Telecommunication Equipment

First column

Second column

Type of application

Fee

1. Application for registration or confirmation of conformity of the following equipment which requires or involves evaluation of declaration of conformity by the Authority:

(a) a radio-communication or single-line equipment

$350

(b) a complex or multi-line equipment

$500

2. Application for registration or confirmation of conformity of an equipment which requires or involves evaluation of declaration of conformity by a local or foreign certification body recognised by the Authority

$100

3. Application for registration or confirmation of conformity of the following equipment which does not require or involve evaluation of declaration of conformity:

(a) any telecommunication equipment set out in the Fifth Schedule

No fee

(b) any other telecommunication equipment

$100.

FIFTH SCHEDULE

Regulation 20(7A) and item 3(a) of Fourth Schedule

Equipment in Respect of Which Registration and
Renewal of Registration Fees Do Not Apply

Telecommunication equipment

Authorised radio frequency bands

Maximum approved field strength or power

1. Short Range/Low Power devices excluding Ultra Wide Band devices

16 – 150 kHz

100 dBµV/m @ 3m
or 66 dBµA/m @ 3m

510 – 1600 kHz

57 dBµV/m @ 3m

150 – 5000 kHz

47.5 dBµV/m @ 10m
or 13.5 dBµA/m @ 10m

1605 – 1800 kHz

94 dBµV/m @ 3m

6765 – 6795 kHz

76 dBµV/m @ 10m
or 42 dBµA/m @ 10m

7400 – 8800 kHz

43 dBµV/m @ 10m
or 9 dBµA/m @ 10m

13.553 – 13.567 MHz

94 dBµV/m @ 10m

26.960 – 27.280 MHz

500 mW ERP

29.700 – 30.000 MHz

500 mW ERP

34.995 – 35.225 MHz

100 mW ERP

40.000 – 40.500 MHz

57 dBµV/m @ 3m

40.500 – 41.00 MHz

0.01 mW ERP

40.660 – 40.700 MHz

65 dBµV/m @ 10m

40.660 – 40.700 MHz

500 mW ERP

40.770 – 40.830 MHz

500 mW ERP

43.720 – 47.000 MHz

90 dBµV/m @ 3m

48.760 – 50.000 MHz

90 dBµV/m @ 3m

72.080 MHz

1000 mW ERP

72.130 – 72.210 MHz

500 mW ERP

72.200 MHz

1000 mW ERP

72.400 MHz

1000 mW ERP

72.600 MHz

1000 mW ERP

88.000 – 108.000 MHz

60 dBµV/m @ 10m

146.350 – 146.500 MHz

100 mW ERP

151.125 MHz

1000 mW ERP

151.150 MHz

1000 mW ERP

158.275/162.875 MHz

1000 mW ERP

158.325/162.925 MHz

1000 mW ERP

169.400 – 175.000 MHz

500 mW ERP

180.000 – 200.000 MHz

112 dBµV/m @ 10m

216.000 – 217.000 MHz

100 mW ERP

240.150 – 240.300 MHz

100 mW ERP

300.000 – 300.300 MHz

100 mW ERP

312.000 – 316.000 MHz

100 mW ERP

433.050 – 434.790 MHz

10 mW ERP

444.400 – 444.800 MHz

100 mW ERP

446.000 – 446.100 MHz

500 mW ERP

453.7250/458.7250 MHz

1000 mW ERP

453.7375/458.7375 MHz

1000 mW ERP

453.7500/458.7500 MHz

1000 mW ERP

453.7625/458.7625 MHz

1000 mW ERP

454.000 – 454.500 MHz

2 mW ERP

470.000 – 806.000 MHz

10 mW ERP

477.000 – 477.250 MHz

500 mW ERP

819.000 – 823.000 MHz

100 mW ERP

866.000 – 869.000 MHz

500 mW ERP

920.000 – 925.000 MHz

500 mW ERP

1427 – 1432 MHz

100 mW ERP

1880 – 1900 MHz

250 mW EIRP

2400 – 2483.5 MHz

200 mW EIRP

5150 – 5350 MHz

200 mW EIRP

5725 – 5875 MHz

1000 mW EIRP

10.500 – 10.550 GHz

117 dBµV/m @ 10m

18.820 – 18.870 GHz

500 mW EIRP

19.160 – 19.210 GHz

500 mW EIRP

24.000 – 24.250 GHz

100 mW EIRP

76.000 – 77.000 GHz

5 W EIRP for vehicle in motion, 250 mW EIRP for stationary vehicle

All frequencies

25µW

2. Complex or multi-line equipment

Not applicable

Not applicable.”.

[G.N. Nos. S 478/2005; S 396/2007]

Made this 25th day of March 2010.

YONG YING-I

Chairman,
Info-communications Development
Authority of Singapore.

[IDA/LGL/3.3/REG-11; AG/LLRD/SL/323/2000/1 Vol. 8]

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