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Astronomy Geographic Advantage Act, 2007 (Act No. 21 of 2007)

Regulations

Protection of the Karoo Central Astronomy Advantage Areas in terms of the Astronomy Geographic Advantage Act, 2007

Schedule A-Regulations to prohibit and restrict the use of certain radio frequency spectrum and certain radio activities in the Karoo central astronomy advantage areas declared for radio astronomy purposes

2. Scope of the Regulations in this Schedule A

 

(1) These regulations apply to the Karoo central astronomy advantage areas 1, 2 and 3 according to the radio frequency spectrum declared for radio astronomy purposes in the declaration of the Karoo central astronomy advantage areas, as follows:
(a) Karoo central astronomy advantage area 1 with respect to the use of frequency spectrum from 100 to 2 170 MHz;
(b) Karoo central astronomy advantage area 2 with respect to the use of frequency spectrum from 2 170 to 6 000 MHz; and
(c) Karoo central astronomy advantage area 3 with respect to the use of frequency spectrum from 6 000 to 25 500 MHz.

 

(2) With respect to aviation:
(a) These regulations are not applicable to aeronautical mobile, aeronautical radio-navigation and radiolocation services operating in the frequency bands allocated to these services in the National Radio Frequency Plan published by ICASA in terms of section 34(12) of the Electronic Communications Act, 2005.
(b) The measures necessary for the protection of the Karoo Core and Central Astronomy Advantage Areas, which shall be applicable to the aeronautical mobile, aeronautical radio-navigation and radiolocation services, and to the use of aircraft within the Karoo Core and Central Astronomy Advantage Areas, shall, after concurrence is reached between the Minister of Science and Technology and the Minister of Transport, be promulgated by the Minister of Transport and be administered and enforced by the Civil Aviation Authority established in terms of Chapter 6 of the Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009).

 

(3) If there are irreconcilable differences between the English and the Afrikaans texts of these regulations, the English text will take precedence.