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Dti ConsultationIan Abel, G3ZHI reminds us that we only have until this Friday to reply
to the Dti consultation on the £100 fixed penalty fines
This consultation was launched in Dec-2005 and has a deadline of 31-Mar-2006. Operating amateur radio equipment without a licence or outside the conditions of a licence remains an offence under wireless telegraphy legislation. Depending on the nature of the offence, a warning or official caution may be issued. Subject to a DTI consultation, Ofcom would also be able to use on-the-spot fines in the region of £100 for such offences. Like parking tickets, these would be easier to use/impose as they dont need court action. For serious cases of misuse, Ofcom will prosecute, for which the maximum penalty on conviction is a £5,000 fine and/or six months imprisonment. The courts may also order forfeiture of any radio apparatus used in connection with an offence. Note that responses are sent to the DTI and not Ofcom as per the reply sheet.
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