In these regulations, unless the context indicates otherwise, a word or expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act has the meaning so assigned.

"Basic EMC Standard"

means a minimum standard, which defines and describes the Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) of any equipment, the measurement thereof, and the appropriate test methods and limits.

"CENELEC"

means European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization;

"CISPR"

means International Special Committee on Radio Interference;

"Disturbance"

means any electromagnetic phenomenon, which may degrade the performance of a device, equipment or system;

"Domestic Sites"

means an environment or area declared as a domestic environment according to the bylaws of the local municipality

"Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)"

means a measure of the performance of any item of equipment, in respect of its ability to operate correctly in a given electromagnetic environment, without affecting, or being adversely affected by, that environment;

"Emission"

means the outward flow of energy from any source in the form of electromagnetic waves propagated in space or conductors, with or without an artificial guide;

"Equipment"

means any apparatus, device or system, which is powered by means of electrical AC and/or DC energy, the source being internal or external;

"ETSI"

means European Telecommunications Standards Institute;

"Generic EMC Standard"

means a standard, which relates to a particular electromagnetic environment, and specifies an appropriate series of requirements and tests, which are used for all equipment, placed into that environment;

"ICASA Act"

means The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa, 2000(Act No. 13 of 2000);

"IEC"

means International Electrotechnical Commission;

"Immunity"

means the ability of any equipment or system to operate correctly, in the presence of an electromagnetic disturbance;

"Industrial Sites"

means environment or area declared as an industrial environment according to the bylaws of the local municipality;

"Information Technology Equipment (lTE)"

means any equipment, which has a primary function of anyone, or more in combination, of the following: entry, storage, display, retrieval, transmission, receiving, processing, switching, and control of data and/or of telecommunication messages and/or signalling, digital and / or analogue. ITE equipment may be equipped with one or more terminal ports, typically operated for information transfer or processing. It excludes radio equipment (or any part of the ITE equipment which can be classified as radio equipment), unless it incorporates IT equipment for any part of its function;

"'TU"

means International Telecommunications Union;

"Product-Family EMC Standard"

means a standard, which contains special limits for emission and immunity for a specific category of equipments. It contains specific instructions on how the measurements must be carried out, as well as how the device under test should perform and be operated;

"Product-Specific EMC Standard"

means a standard, which contains special limits for emission and immunity for a specific product or product line of equipment. It contains specific instructions on how the measurements must be carried out, as well as how the device under test should perform and be operated;

"Radio equipment"

means equipment or related component which includes one or more transmitters and/or receivers and/or parts thereof, which have a primary function of radio transmission and/or reception of radio waves, utilising the frequency spectrum allocated to celestial/terrestrial/space radio communications. This type of equipment may be used in a fixed, mobile or portable application;

"SANS"

means South African National Standards;

"STANSA"

means Standards South Africa;

"Susceptibility"

means the likelihood of any equipment to be affected by the presence of electromagnetic disturbances;

"Telecommunication equipment"

means equipment connected to and used within a telecommunication network, including TTE, and may be powered by the telecommunication network;

"Telecommunication Terminal Equipment (TTE)"

means equipment (or a significant part of equipment), which enables communication, and which is intended to be utilised as end-user or Service Provider equipment connected, directly or indirectly, by any means, to interfaces of telecommunication networks.