| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to consolidate enactments about wireless telegraphy. |
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| Citation | 2006 c. 36 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 8 November 2006 |
| Commencement | 8 February 2007[2] |
| Other legislation | |
| Repeals/revokes | |
| Amended by | Prisons (Interference with Wireless Telegraphy) Act 2012 |
Status: Current legislation | |
| History of passage through Parliament | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
The Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006[1] (c. 36) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. This act repealed the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949.
The Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006 had as its purpose to "consolidate enactments about wireless telegraphy". The act was successful as cited in Office of Communications and another v. Floe Telecom Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 47 to show that in the absence of a licence or exemption granted or made under section 8 of the act, it is unlawful to use Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) gateways (including commercial multi-user gateways) for the purpose of providing a telecommunications service by way of business to another person.
- ^ a b The citation of this act by this short title is authorised by section 126(1) of this act.
- ^ The Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006, section 126(2)