Wireless Telegraphy Act 1926
F44[Deliberate interference.
12B.— (1) F45[Subject to subsection (1A), any person] who uses any apparatus for the purpose of interfering with any wireless telegraphy shall be guilty of an offence.
F46[(1A) Subsection (1) shall not apply to the use by daa or a servant or agent of daa of a radio frequency jammer at Dublin Airport for the purpose of interfering with a UAS where daa or such servant or agent reasonably believes such use to be necessary to ensure the safety of civil aviation or public safety.]
(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall apply whether or not the apparatus in question is wireless telegraphy apparatus or apparatus to which section 12A of this Act applies and whether or not any notice under subsection (7) or subsection (9) of that section has been given with respect to the apparatus.
F47[(3) A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable—
(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding one thousand pounds together with, in the case of a continuing offence, a further fine (not exceeding one thousand pounds in all) not exceeding one hundred pounds for every day during which the offence is continued,
(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding twenty thousand pounds together with, in the case of a continuing offence, a further fine not exceeding two thousand pounds for every day during which the offence is continued.]]
Annotations
Amendments:
F44
Inserted (12.04.1960) by Broadcasting Authority Act 1960 (10/1960), s. 34(f) and sch. 3 part 2, commenced on enactment.
F45
Substituted (6.06.2023) by European Union (Wireless Telegraphy Act 1926) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 289 of 2023), reg. 2(c)(i).
F46
Inserted (6.06.2023) by European Union (Wireless Telegraphy Act 1926) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 289 of 2023), reg. 2(c)(ii).
F47
Substituted (31.12.1988) by Broadcasting and Wireless Telegraphy Act 1988 (19/1988), s. 12(1)(i), in effect as per s. 1(2). A fine of £1,000 converted (1.01.1999) to €1,269.74. This translates into a class C fine, not greater than €2,500, as provided (4.01.2011) by Fines Act 2010 (8/2010), ss. 3, 6(3) and table ref. no. 3, S.I. No. 662 of 2010.
A fine of £100 converted (1.01.1999) to €126.97. This translates into a class E fine, not greater than €500, as provided (4.01.2011) by Fines Act 2010 (8/2010), ss. 3, 8(3) and table ref. no. 3, S.I. No. 662 of 2010.
A fine of £20,000 converted (1.01.1999) to €25,394.76. This is subject to a multiplier of 2 amounting to €50,789.52 as provided (4.01.2011) by Fines Act 2010 (8/2010), 9(2) and table ref. no. 2, S.I. No. 662 of 2010.
A fine of £2,000 converted (1.01.1999) to €2,539.48. This is subject to a multiplier of 2 amounting to €5,078.96 as provided (4.01.2011) by Fines Act 2010 (8/2010), 9(2) and table ref. no. 2, S.I. No. 662 of 2010.