Astronomy Geographic Advantage Act, 2007 (Act No. 21 of 2007)

Regulations

Protection of the Karoo Central Astronomy Advantage Areas in terms of the Astronomy Geographic Advantage Act, 2007

Schedule D-Regulations restricting interference due to electrical activities within the Karoo central astronomy advantage area 1

5. Determination of Electromagnetic emission and radio transmission levels
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(1)For the purposes of these Schedule D Regulations, electromagnetic emissions must be determined in accordance with any applicable standard published by the CENELEC, CISPR, IEC, IEEE, ITU or SANS or a standard prescribed in terms of the Electricity Regulation Act, 2006. The management authority and the applicant must consider the applicable options for the standard to be applied and agree on the standard to be used.

 

(2)If the electromagnetic emission standard has not been determined as contemplated in sub-regulation 5(1), or the emissions are different to those specified in the applicable standard, a detailed measurement report of the actual emission levels based on the applicable international or SANS measurement standard or a measurement report from an accredited measurement laboratory in the Republic or another country must be provided by the applicant to the management authority, together with supporting documentation.

 

(3)If an applicable standard, as contemplated in sub-regulation 5(1) or (2) above, is not available or deemed to be inappropriate by the management authority, or if an agreement on the standard to be applied cannot be reached, and the undertaking of a measurement is not possible due to technical or other reasons, the management authority must determine which existing standard is the most appropriate that must be used.

 

(4)A suitable standard may also be established in terms of section 37 of the Act.

 

(5)For radio transmissions involved in wireless communications in the electrical system at the site, the aggregate values of all the transmissions at the infrastructure site on the various frequencies must be determined in accordance with the applicable standard chosen from those listed in Annexure B to these Schedule D Regulations.