Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1972

Amendment of section 3 of Principal Act.

11.—Section 3 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by—

(a) the substitution in subsection (2) of “instal, maintain, work or use” and “expressly, or is by virtue of this Act deemed to have been,” for “work or use” and “by virtue of this Act deemed to have been,” respectively.

(b) the substitution of the following for subsection (3):

“(3) Every person who keeps, has in his possession, instals, maintains, works or uses any apparatus in contravention of this section shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof—

(a) in the case of a first such offence, to a fine not exceeding fifty pounds, and

(b) in the case of a second or subsequent such offence, to a fine not exceeding one hundred pounds,

and also, in every case, to forfeiture of the apparatus in respect of which the offence was committed.”, and

(c) the substitution of the following for subsection (6):

“(6) This section shall not apply to apparatus for wireless telegraphy which is—

(a) of a class or description for the time being declared by an order of the Minister (which may be revoked or amended by a further order) to be a class or description of apparatus for wireless telegraphy to which this section is not to apply,

(b) kept by or in the possession of the Minister for Defence for the purposes of the Defence Forces, or

(c) in any ship of war belonging to the State or any other country or state.”