Page 268 - Jamaica Post Office Guide 1977

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Radio and 'Telegraph Licences, con'd.

The examination fee for a Radio Technician’s Licence, Class A is S6.00 and
that for a Radio Technician's Licence, Class B is S4.00.

DEALERS’ LICENCE
Experimental Radio Station Licence
These licences arc granted by the Postmaster General under the provisions
of the Telegraph Control (Dealers’ and Experimental Radio Station Licences)
Regulations, 1971.
A Dealers’ Licence may be issued to any suitable applicant to sell, exchange or
deal in radio-telephone or telegraphic apparatus by way of his trade or business.

The holder of a Dealers’ Licence shall not sell, hire, install, maintain or operate
any apparatus capable of emitting radiofrequency energy unless he has on his
stalf or in his employment a person holding an appropriate Operator’s Certificate
or Radio Technician’s Licence.
The holder of a Dealers’ Licence shall make a quarterly return to the Post­
master General listing all radiotransmitting equipment disposed of or acquired,
and the number of radiotransmitting units in a stock, dismantled or destroyed.
The fee for a Dealers’ Licence on application is $5.00. The Licence shall ex­
pire on the 31st day of March next after the date of issue but may be renewed
annually on presentation of the licence and payment of the renewal fee of S5.00
to the Postmaster General.
An Experimental Radio Station Licence may be issued to any suitable appli­
cant authorizing the establishment of an experimental radio station.
Such a Licence shall not be issued to any person unless lie is the holder of an
appropriate Operator’s Certificate. Nevertheless, where in the opinion of the
Postmaster General, the operation of the experimental radio station or the nature
of the experiments to be carried out does not require a knowledge of the Morse
Code, he may waive this requirement when determining the class of certificate re­
quired.

The fee for an Experimental Radio Station Licence on application is S2.00.
The Licence shall expire on the 31st day of March next after the date of issue but
may be renewed annually on presentation of the licence and payment of the re­
newal fee of S2.00 to the Postmaster General.

PRIVATE RADIO STATION LICENCES
These licences are issued by the Postmaster General in accordance with the
provisions of the Radio and Telegraph Control (Private Radio Service) Regu­
lations, 1973.
A licence is issued to an applicant only after he has satisfactorily demonstrated
his need for radiocommunication including how the lack of the facility has been
affecting his business or other activities.

Radio frequencies assigned for the use of any licensee arc liable to simulta­
neous assignment to any other licensee or to change at any time where this is
necessary in the opinion of the Postmaster General in order to effect a more effi­
cient use of the radio frequency spectrum or to comply with any International
Convention or otherwise.