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 person authorised by the Authority to act on its behalf;
“class licence” means a class licence granted under regulation 53A;
[S 161/1997 wef 01/04/1997]
“class licensee” means a person who is deemed to have been granted a class licence;
[S 161/1997 wef 01/04/1997]
“International Telecommunication Convention” means the Convention of the International Telecommunication Union signed at Nairobi in 1982 or any subsequent revision or modification thereof to which the Government of Singapore is a party;
“licence” means any licence granted under these Regulations in respect of any station or network, but does not, except in relation to regulations 3, 4 (1), (2) and (6), 6, 14, 16, 19, 21 and 60, include a class licence;
[S 161/1997 wef 01/04/1997]
“licensee” means any person to whom a licence has been granted under these Regulations, and includes his employees, but does not, except in relation to regulations 6, 14 and 19, include a class licensee;
[S 161/1997 wef 01/04/1997]
“localised private network” means a private network that provides radio coverage of a confined or restricted area as specified by the Authority and that comprises at least 2 stations each operating generally at an effective radiated power of 5 watts or below;
[S 615/1998 wef 01/01/1999]
“Localised Radio-communication Station” means a station which can only be used for communication with a base station or with another station within a defined power limit specified by the Authority;
[S 615/1998 wef 01/01/1999]
“network” means two or more stations operated by a person and used or intended to be used in communication with one another;
“private network” means a network which exists to meet the exclusive internal telecommunication needs of the licensee or which has a number of common interest groups of subscribers or users and radio channels as the Authority may specify;
“public mobile network” means any public network that enables radio-communications through the use of portable or mobile stations and may include any of the following telecommunication systems licensed under section 26 of the Act:
(a)a public cellular mobile telephone system;
(b)a public radio paging system;
(c)a public data system; or
(d)a public trunked radio system;
[S 615/1998 wef 01/01/1999]
“public network” means a network which is accessible to any member of the public generally and which is used or intended to be used to provide telecommunication services by means of radio-communication to the general public;
“Radio Regulations” means the Radio Regulations annexed to the International Telecommunication Convention and includes every revision or modification thereof which the Government of Singapore has ratified or accepted;
“station” means a transmitter, receiver, a combination of transmitters and receivers or any accessory thereto which is used or intended to be used for radio-communication;
[S 615/1998 wef 01/01/1999]
“wide-area private network” means a private network that provides radio coverage of a wide area as specified by the Authority and that comprises one or more stations operating generally at an effective radiated power of more than 5 watts.
[S 615/1998 wef 01/01/1999]