Wireless Telegraph Regulations 1913 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES

1915. No. 139.

 

REGULATION UNDER THE WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY ACT 1905.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the undermentioned amended Regulation under the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1905, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this eleventh day of August, One thousand nine hundred and fifteen.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

W. G. SPENCE,

Postmaster-General.

 

Amendment of the Wireless Telegraphy Regulations, 1913.

(Statutory Rules 1913, No. 351, as amended by Statutory Rules 1914, No. 60.)

Regulation 21 is repealed, and the following Regulation is inserted in its stead:—

21. (1) Every ship station in respect of which a general licence is issued must be operated by a person or persons holding a certificate of competency or certificates of competency issued by the Postmaster-General after examination, or by the Postmaster-General of the United Kingdom.

(2) Certificates of competency shall only be issued to natural-born or naturalized British subjects, and shall be of two classes, namely:—

(a) 1st class—issued to persons capable of working up to the speed of 20 words per minute; and

(b) 2nd class—issued to persons capable of working up to the speed of 12 words per minute.

(3) A fee of Five shillings shall be paid by the candidate on each occasion on which such candidate is examined. A certificate of competency shall be issued, without charge, to each candidate who satisfactorily passes the prescribed examination, but a fee of Two shillings and sixpence each shall be paid for any copies of such certificate. In case of failure a candidate will not be re-examined until after the lapse of three months.

 

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