Broadcasting and Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1988
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“Apparatus for wireless telegraphy”, “wireless telegraphy” and “television set”. |
2.—(1) Section 2 of the Act of 1926 is hereby amended by— | |
(a) the substitution for the definition of “apparatus for wireless telegraphy” therein contained of the following: | ||
“‘apparatus for wireless telegraphy’ means apparatus capable of emitting and receiving, or emitting only or receiving only, over paths which are not provided by any material substance constructed or arranged for that purpose, electric, magnetic or electro-magnetic energy, of a frequency not exceeding 3 million megahertz, whether or not such energy serves the conveying (whether they are actually received or not) of communications, sounds, signs, visual images or signals, or the actuation or control of machinery or apparatus, and includes any part of such apparatus, or any article capable of being used as part of such apparatus, and also includes any other apparatus which is associated with, or electrically coupled to, apparatus capable of so emitting such energy”; and | ||
(b) the substitution for the definition of “wireless telegraphy” (as amended by section 18 of the Broadcasting Authority (Amendment) Act, 1976 ) therein contained of the following: | ||
“‘wireless telegraphy’ means the emitting and receiving, or emitting only or receiving only, over paths which are not provided by any material substance constructed or arranged for that purpose, of electric, magnetic or electromagnetic energy of a frequency not exceeding 3 million megahertz, whether or not such energy serves the conveying (whether they are actually received or not) of communications, sounds, signs, visual images or signals, or the actuation or control of machinery or apparatus.”. | ||
(2) Section 1 (1) of the Act of 1972 is hereby amended by the substitution of “capable” for “designed primarily for the purpose” in the definition of “television set” contained therein, and the said definition, as so amended, is set out in the Table to this section. | ||
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“Television set” means any apparatus for wireless telegraphy capable of receiving and exhibiting television programmes broadcast for general reception (whether or not its use for that purpose is dependent on the use of anything else in conjunction therewith) and any assembly comprising such apparatus and other apparatus. |