Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005)RegulationsEquipment Authorisation Regulations, 2021AppendicesAppendix C: Equipment Types and Corresponding Conformity Assessment Procedures |
Appendix C: Equipment Types and Corresponding Conformity Assessment Procedures
(1) | The electronic communications equipment, electronic communications facilities and subscriber equipment are categorised according to the following equipment types for the purposes of Equipment Authorisation: |
(i) | Classification 1 – Low-Risk Equipment; |
(ii) | Classification 2 – Medium-Risk Equipment; and |
(iii) | Classification 3 – High-Risk Equipment. |
(2) | The equipment classifications, with consideration of equipment risks, are provided in Table 3, consistent with the Equipment Authorisation Guidelines, as published by the Authority. |
Table 3: Equipment Types and corresponding Conformity Assessment Procedures
Equipment Classification |
Equipment Types/Categories |
Description / Condition |
Conformity Assessment Procedures |
Classification 1 |
Refer to Table 2 |
Refer to Table 2 |
Exempted in accordance with regulation 6, and do not require Equipment Authorisation. |
Classification 2 |
Radiocommunications Equipment using licence-exempt radio frequency spectrum |
Product or relevant component thereof, capable of communication by means of emission and/or reception of radio signal, utilising spectrum allocated to terrestrial/space radio communication. |
Require Equipment Authorisation in accordance with regulation 7, based on a Statement of Conformity in accordance with regulation 8. |
Receiver only equipment, digital/ boolean logic |
Receiving and other devices that intentionally generate radio frequency energy for use within the device, but which are not intended to emit RF energy by radiation or induction. |
||
Classification 3 |
Equipment operating in licensed radio frequency spectrum |
Devices that are intended for use in licensed radio frequency spectrum. |
Require Equipment Authorisation in accordance with regulation 7, based on Certificate of Conformity in accordance with regulation 8, through designated Certification Body. |
Industrial, Scientific, and Medical (ISM) Equipment |
Equipment or appliances designed to generate and use radio frequency signal/energy for purpose of industrial, scientific, medical, domestic use (e.g., drying, melting, heating, welding, thawing, cooking, tempering, soldering, brazing, moulding, imaging), excluding applications in the field of telecommunications. |
||
Fixed-Line Terminal Equipment |
A device that terminates to or interfaces to a public switched telephone network or a fixed line network to enable communication. |
||
Incidental Radiators |
Electrical devices that are not designed to deliberately use or transmit radio frequency signals,but that may generate radio frequency emissions above 9 kHz with the potential of causing harmful radio interference. |