Notice Type
Departmental
Statement of Government Policy and Direction to Secretary of Commerce To: The Secretary of Commerce. Pursuant to section 112 of the Radiocommunications Act 1989 (``the Act''), and pursuant to the policies of the Government communicated to you by me in the Statement of Government Policies and Directions to the Secretary of Commerce, dated 25 January 1994 and published in the New Zealand Gazette of 3 February 1994 at page 365, I hereby amend my directions to you set out in that notice: (a) By revoking paragraph (c) (relating to television services undertaken otherwise than for profit) of the policies of the Government; and (b) By revoking paragraph (a), under the heading VHF Television Broadcasting, of those directions, and substituting the following paragraphs: ``(a) New radio apparatus licences for VHF television broadcasting services in the ranges of frequencies 44 MHz to 51 MHz, 54 MHz to 68 MHz and 174 MHz to 230 MHz may be granted for the purpose of: (i) Maintaining and extending the coverage of the services known as TV1, TV2 and TV3; or (ii) Giving effect to any decision of the Broadcasting Tribunal relating to the services known as TV1, TV2 and TV3; or (iii) Implementing any technical modifications in the transmission of any of the services known as TV1, TV2 and TV3. ``(aa) Where a radio apparatus licence is used for television broadcasting services other than for the transmission of the services known as TV1, TV2 and TV3, that licence may be revoked under regulation 17 of the Radiocommunication (Radio) Regulations 1993, if that is necessary to maintain and extend the coverage of the services known as TV1, TV2 and TV3.'' (c) By revoking paragraph (f), under the heading Telecommunications, and substituting the following paragraph: ``(f) You shall not grant, for two-frequency land mobile operation in the ranges of frequencies 472 MHz to 476 MHz and 478 MHz to 482 MHz, new radio apparatus licences for channels with bandwidths in excess of 12.5 MHz.'' Dated at Wellington this 9th day of June 1994. MAURICE WILLIAMSON, Minister of Communications.
Publication Date
30 Jun 1994

Notice Number

1994-go4838

Page Number

2159