Radiocommunication Regulations (SOR/96-484)
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Radiocommunication Regulations
SOR/96-484
Registration 1996-11-05
Regulations Respecting Radiocommunication, Radio Authorizations, Exemptions from Authorizations and the Operation of Radio Apparatus, Radio-Sensitive Equipment and Interference-Causing Equipment
P.C. 1996-1679 1996-11-05
His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Industry and of the Treasury Board, pursuant to section 6Footnote a of the Radiocommunication ActFootnote b and section 19.1Footnote c of the Financial Administration Act, is pleased hereby to repeal the General Radio Regulations, Part I, C.R.C., c. 1371, the General Radio Regulations, Part II, C.R.C., c. 1372, the Interference-causing Equipment Regulations, made by Order in Council P.C. 1993-408 of March 9, 1993Footnote d, and the Radio Operators′ Certificate Regulations, made on March 9, 1978Footnote e, and to make the annexed Regulations respecting radiocommunication, radio authorizations, exemptions from authorizations and the operation of radio apparatus, radio-sensitive equipment and interference-causing equipment in substitution therefor, effective on the date of publication in the Canada Gazette Part II.
Return to footnote aS.C. 1989, c. 17, s. 4
Return to footnote bS.C. 1989, c. 17, s. 2
Return to footnote cS.C. 1991, c. 24, s. 6
Return to footnote dSOR/93-113, Canada Gazette, Part II, 1993, p. 1162
Return to footnote eSOR/78-244, Canada Gazette, Part II, 1978, p. 1049
SHORT TITLE
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Radiocommunication Regulations.
INTERPRETATION
2. In these Regulations,
- “Act”
“Act” means the Radiocommunication Act; (loi)
- “aeronautical service”
“aeronautical service” means a radiocommunication service that provides for the safety and navigation and other operations of aircraft, and that may also include the exchange of air-to-ground messages on behalf of the public; (service aéronautique)
- “amateur radio service”
“amateur radio service” means a radiocommunication service in which radio apparatus are used for the purpose of self-training, intercommunication or technical investigation by individuals who are interested in radio technique solely with a personal aim and without pecuniary interest; (service de radioamateur)
- “applicable standard”
“applicable standard”[Repealed, SOR/2001-533, s. 1]
- “developmental service”
“developmental service” means a radiocommunication service that provides for research and development, experimentation or demonstration of radio apparatus, or the assessment of the marketability of radio apparatus, new technology or telecommunication services; (service de développement)
- “equipment”
“equipment” means radio apparatus, interference-causing equipment and radio-sensitive equipment; (matériel)
- “fixed service”
“fixed service” means a radiocommunication service that provides for communications between fixed stations or between fixed stations and space stations; (service fixe)
- “fixed station”
“fixed station” means a radio station authorized to operate at a fixed point; (station fixe)
- “interconnected radio-based transmission facility”
“interconnected radio-based transmission facility” means any radio apparatus that is used for the transmission or reception of intelligence to or from anywhere on a public switched network; (installation de transmission radio d’interconnexion)
- “intersatellite service”
“intersatellite service” means a radiocommunication service that provides for communications between space stations; (service intersatellite)
- “land mobile service”
“land mobile service” means a radiocommunication service that provides for communications between mobile stations and
(a) fixed stations,
(b) space stations, or
(c) other mobile stations; (service mobile terrestre)
- “manufacturer”
“manufacturer” means
(a) the person specified as the manufacturer in the applicable standard, or
(b) where no applicable standard exists or where the manufacturer is not specified in any applicable standard, the person, other than a person whose function is solely to install equipment, who
(i) with respect to radio apparatus and interference-causing equipment, carries out the last assembly of or last modification to the model of equipment which could affect its capacity to cause interference to radiocommunication, or
(ii) with respect to radio-sensitive equipment, carries out the last assembly of or last modification to the model of equipment which could affect its sensitivity to electromagnetic energy; (fabricant)
- “maritime service”
“maritime service” means a radiocommunication service that provides for the safety and navigation and other operations of ships or vessels, and that may also include the exchange of ship-to-shore messages on behalf of the public; (service maritime)
- “Minister”
“Minister” means the Minister of Industry; (ministre)
- “mobile station”
“mobile station” means a radio station intended to be used while in motion and during stops; (station mobile)
- “model”
“model” means equipment identified by, and permanently marked with, a unique brand, trade name, symbol or logo and an identification code, comprised of letters, numbers or a combination thereof; (modèle)
- “person”
“person” includes a corporation, partnership and joint venture; (personne)
- “public information service”
“public information service” means a radiocommunication service that provides for communications in which the transmissions are intended for the public, but does not include transmissions by a broadcasting undertaking; (service d’information publique)
- “radiocommunication carrier”
“radiocommunication carrier” means a person who operates an interconnected radio-based transmission facility used by that person or another person to provide radiocommunication services for compensation; (transporteur de radiocommunications)
- “radiocommunication service provider”
“radiocommunication service provider” means a person, including a radiocommunication carrier, who operates radio apparatus used by that person or another person to provide radiocommunication services for compensation; (fournisseur de services radio)
- “radiocommunication user”
“radiocommunication user” means a person who operates radio apparatus for personal or government use or for a business other than the business of a radiocommunication service provider; (usager radio)
- “radiodetermination service”
“radiodetermination service” means a radiocommunication service that provides for the determination of the position, velocity or other characteristics of an object or physical phenomenon, or for the obtaining of information relating to these parameters, by means of the propagation properties of radio waves; (service de radiorepérage)
- “space station”
“space station” means a radio station where radio apparatus that is used for any radiocommunication service is installed in a place located outside the major portion of the earth’s atmosphere or is intended to travel beyond the major portion of the earth’s atmosphere; (station spatiale)
- “TAC”
“TAC” means a technical acceptance certificate. (CAT)
- SOR/2001-533, s. 1.
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