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Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005)

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Radio Frequency Spectrum Amendment Regulations, 2021

Part VI - Specific Services

27. Citizen Band Services

 

Licences for the Operation of a Citizen-band Radio Station

 

(1) A radio frequency spectrum licence issued for citizen band radio services confers on the licensee the right to use a citizen-band radio station from a mobile or fixed point.

 

(2) The following persons may be permitted by a licensee to use his or her citizen-band radio station on the authority of the licence issued:
(a) A member of the licensee's household who resides with him or her;
(b) An employee of a licensee, provided the communication concerns the business of the licensee only;
(c) Every partner or employee of a partnership which is a licensee, provided the communication concerns the business of the partnership only;
(d) Every member of an association and employee of an association which is a licensee, provided the communication concerns the business of the association only;
(e) Every member or employee of a closed corporation which is a licensee, provided the communication concerns the business of the corporation;
(f) Every official, director or employee of a company which is a licensee, provided that the communication concerns the business of the company only; and
(g) Any other person authorised by the Authority.

 

(3) Communication between fixed points for business purposes is prohibited.

 

Frequencies for Transmitting over the Citizen-band Radio Service

 

(4) No person may transmit in the citizen-band on any frequency other than those indicated in the national radio frequency plan.

 

(5) Although any channel may be used for emergency communication or for assistance to travellers, the emergency channel may not be used for purposes other than emergency communication or travellers' assistance.

 

(6) All channels are for the common use of all licensees and no channel may be reserved for the private or exclusive use of any particular station or group of stations.

 

(7) Users of the citizen-band radio service who work within the limits of the frequency band 26.96 MHz to 27.28 MHz shall accept harmful interference from Industrial, Scientific and Medical (ISM) equipment users.

 

Communication between Citizen-band Radio Stations

 

(8) Citizen-band radio stations may only be used to communicate with other licensed citizenband radio stations.

 

(9) Reception of, as well as transmission to, foreign radio stations and radio stations not licensed in the citizen-band radio service, is prohibited.

 

(10) Communication in the citizen-band radio service must be by means of two-way conversations in plain language or the 10 code.

 

(11) No person shall use the citizen-band radio service to:
(a) transmit material intended for direct or indirect transmission over a broadcasting station;
(b) communicate for business purposes between fixed points; or/and
(c) operate the system in such a way as to cause interference to any other radio station.

 

(12) No licensee or any other person may accept remuneration for the transmission or reception of messages over the citizen-band radio service.

 

(13) Users of the citizen-band radio service are obliged to give priority to emergency communication at all times.

 

(14) Communication between citizen-band stations must be as brief as practicable and must not exceed five (5) continuous minutes except in the case of an emergency.

 

Use of a Handle, Station Indicator or other Special Identification

 

(15) A handle, station indicator or other special identification may be used in addition to, but not instead of, the call sign allocated to the station by the Authority. Similarly, the phonetic alphabet may be used as an aid to identification.

 

Modification / Adjustment of Citizen-band Radio Apparatus

 

(16) No person shall effect any modification or adjustment to an approved citizen band radio apparatus without the approval of the Authority.

 

(17) All repairs or approved adjustments must be made by, or under the direct supervision of, a registered radio apparatus dealer.

 

Technical Requirements that Citizen-band Radio Apparatus must satisfy

 

(18) Citizen-band radio apparatus must satisfy all technical requirements as specified in the national radio frequency plan and on the radio frequency licence.

 

(19) No person may connect or use a linear or additional radio-frequency amplifier to a citizenband radio station.

 

(20) The Authority must seize all unsealed linear or additional radio frequency amplifiers found in the possession or on the premises of the user, for examination and safe custody.