Astronomy Geographic Advantage Act, 2007 (Act No. 21 of 2007)RegulationsProtection of the Karoo Central Astronomy Advantage Areas in terms of the Astronomy Geographic Advantage Act, 2007Schedule D-Regulations restricting interference due to electrical activities within the Karoo central astronomy advantage area 13. Conditions for Electrical Infrastructure and Equipment |
| (1) | No person may construct, install, operate or use any electrical infrastructure and electrical equipment within the Karoo Central Astronomy Advantage Area 1 unless it complies with these Schedule D Regulations and the management authority has issued a permit in relation thereto; or, it has been exempted from the possession of a permit as provided for in subregulations 3(3), 3(4) and 3(5). |
| (2) | All electrical infrastructure and any electrical equipment used in connection therewith or on its own— |
| (a) | shall not cause radio frequency interference due to electromagnetic emissions within the SKA Infrastructure Territory; |
| (b) | shall not cause radio frequency interference, due to any wireless communications used within an infrastructure installation, at the SKA Virtual Centre or saturation level interference within the SKA Infrastructure Territory; and |
| (c) | shall be separated from the nearest SKA Infrastructure Territory and from the SKA Virtual Centre by the required separation distances that are determined in accordance with regulation 6 of these Schedule D Regulations in order to comply with sub-regulations 3(2)(a) and 3(2)(b). |
| (3) | Existing electrical equipment and infrastructure is exempted from the requirement to acquire and possess a permit unless it is found that radio frequency interference is caused. |
| (4) | New electrical equipment and infrastructure, with an electrical power rating of greater than 100 kVA and within a distance of 30 km from the nearest SKA Infrastructure Territory, or within a distance of 50 km for electricity generation by means of wind turbines, require a permit in terms of regulation 4 of these Schedule D Regulations. At greater distances, these facilities are exempted from the requirement to acquire and possess a permit unless it is found that radio frequency interference is caused. |
| (5) | New electrical equipment and infrastructure with an electrical power rating of equal to or less than 100 kVA, is exempted from the requirement to acquire and possess a permit unless it is found that radio frequency interference is caused. |
| (6) | In the event that radio frequency interference is caused within the nearest SKA Infrastructure Territory or at the SKA Virtual Centre by electrical equipment and infrastructure exempted in terms of sub-regulations 3(3), 3(4) and 3(5), the situation shall be attended to as follows— |
| (a) | the interference caused shall be investigated by the management authority to determine the source and level of interference; |
| (b) | the radio frequency interference must be removed in order to ensure compliance with sub-regulations 3(2)(a) and 3(2)(b); and |
| (c) | to facilitate ongoing compliance, the management authority shall determine the required permit conditions that must be complied with and issue the permit under which the electrical equipment and infrastructure may continue to operate without causing radio frequency interference. |