(Updated in 2024) (As amended by Noti. No. G.S.R. 271(E), dt.09/05/2024- Amendmnets in Rule 3 Table VIII and Rule 3 Table IX Sl. No.14) [18th October, 2018] In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 4 and 7 of the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 (13 of 1885) and Sections 4 and 10 of the Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1933 (17 of 1933), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely:--

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S.1 Short title and commencement.--

(1) These rules may be called the Use of Low Power and Very Low Power Short Range Radio Frequency Devices (Exemption from Licensing Requirement) Rules, 2018.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

S.2 Definitions.--

In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,--

(a) "Act" means the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 (13 of 1885);

(b) "Authority" means the authority notified by the Central Government under sub-section (2) of section 4 of the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 (13 of 1885);

(c) "effective radiated power (in a given direction)" or e.r.p. means the product of the power supplied to the antenna and its gain relative to a half-wave dipole in a given direction;

(d) "equivalent isotropic radiated power" or e.i.r.p. means the total power that would have to be radiated by a hypothetical isotropic antenna to give the same signal strength as the actual source in the direction of the antennas strongest beam;

(e) "power density" means the total energy output per unit bandwidth from a pulse or sequence of pulses for which transmit power is at its maximum level, divided by the total duration of the pulses;

(f) "duty cycle" means ratio expressed as a percentag

S.3 Exemption.--

No licence shall be required by any person to establish, maintain, work, possess or deal in any wireless equipment for the purpose of usage of low power and very low power short range radio frequency devices or wireless equipment in the frequency band, on noninterference, non-protection and shared and nonexclusive basis, with the equivalent isotropic radiated power or effective radiated power, complying with the technical specification contained in the Tables-I to IX, namely:--

Table-I Inductive device
S.No.	Frequency range in kHz	Transmit power limit/field strength limit/power density limit	Additional parameters (channeling and/or channel access and occupation rules)

S.4 Interference.--

(1) The effect of unwanted energy due to one or a combination of emissions, radiations or induction upon reception in a radio communication system, manifested by any performance degradation, misinterpretation, or loss of information which could be extracted in the absence of such unwanted energy, where any person whom a license has been issued under the provisions of section 4 of the Act; and section 4 of the Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1933 informs the Authority that his licensed system is getting harmful interference from any other radio communication system exempted under these rules, then such authority shall call upon the user of such unlicensed wireless equipment to take necessary steps to avoid interference by relocating the equipment, reducing the power and using special type of antennae, failing which such Authority shall recommend discontinuation of such wireless use.

(2) The Authority shall give a reasonable opportunity to the user of wireless equipment before

S.5 Equipment.--

(1) The equipment shall comply with the respective EN number for effective use of spectrum and to avoid harmful interference.

(2) The wireless equipment shall be type approved and designed and constructed in such a manner that the bandwidth of emission and other parameters shall conform to the limits specified in Rule 3 and the application for obtaining equipment type approval shall be made to the Central Government in the format given in Annexure.

(3) The safety related requirements shall be as per the International or National standards such as ITU/ETSI/ANSI/BIS/ICNIRP for the respective devices and frequency bands.

S.Applicant

ANNEXURE APPLICATION FOR EQUIPMENT TYPE APPROVAL (Refer sub-rule (2) of Rule 5) Section-A- Applicant 1. Name of manufacturing agency applying: for equipment type approval 2. Postal Address of manufacturing Agency: 3. Name and address of Indian agency applying for the type approval. 4. Name of product and the product Identification (model number etc.,): Section- B- Details of Transmitter 1. Frequency range: 2. No. of preset switchable channels: 3. No. of voice/Data/TV Channels : (In case of multi- channel equipment) 4. Tx-Rx channel separation : (In case of Duplex/multi-channel equi S.Use of Low Power and Very Low Power Short Range Radio Frequency Devices (Exemption from Licensing Requirement) Amendment Rules, 2024 All Amendments incorporated at appropriate place MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS (Wireless Planning and Coordination Wing) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 9th May, 2024 G.S.R. 271(E).-- In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 4 and 7 of the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 (13 of 1885) and Sections 4 and 10 of the Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1933 (17 of 1933), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules to amend the Use of Low Power and Very Low Power Short Range Radio Frequency Devices (Exemption from Licensing Requirement) Rules, 2018, namely:-- 1. Short title and commencement.-- (1) These rules may be called the Use of Low Power and Very Low Power Short Range Radio Frequency Devices (Exemption from Licensing Requirement) Amendment Rules, 2024.<