From 12ed9a6530a43608947ac4a25854030f737f428a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: amec0e <88857687+amec0e@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2022 13:23:54 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Updated ReadMe.md Updated readme to include the official documentation and regulations surrounding jamming for the UK --- Sub-GHz/Jamming/ReadMe.md | 10 ++++++++-- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/Sub-GHz/Jamming/ReadMe.md b/Sub-GHz/Jamming/ReadMe.md index 2f9e9106..29927030 100644 --- a/Sub-GHz/Jamming/ReadMe.md +++ b/Sub-GHz/Jamming/ReadMe.md @@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ For many it’s just a prank, but interfering with public safety communication i ## UK -The act of jamming is punishable by 2 years in prison. +It is a crime to use any apparatus, including jammers, for the purposes of deliberately interfering with wireless telegraphy (radio communications) in the UK. -Distribution of jammer hardware is punishable by up to 3 months in prison. +The maximum penalty is two years imprisonment and/or an unlimited fine. See [section 68](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/36/section/68) of the [Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006.](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/36/contents) + +If you manufacture, import or distribute jammers, you may be committing a crime. + +The Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Directive 2014/30/EU, which has been implemented into UK law by the Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1091), places strict requirements on all electrical and electronic apparatus placed on the market or taken into service in the UK. The requirements state that apparatus must not cause excessive interference. + +Ofcom may take appropriate enforcement action, including prosecution, to enforce the EMC provisions. The maximum penalty convention under the regulations is three months imprisonment and/or an unlimited fine. The courts can order forfeiture of stocks of equipment.