Pursuant to Regulation 32 (1) (i) of the Radiocommunications Regulations 2001 (“the Regulations”) made under section 134 (1) (g) of the Radiocommunications Act 1989, and acting under delegated authority from the chief executive,
I give the following notice.
N o t i c e
1. Title and commencement—(1) This notice is the Radiocommunications Regulations (Prohibited Equipment – Decorative Lighting) Notice 2006.
(2) This notice comes into force on 10 November 2006.
2. Prohibited equipment—The installation, use, sale, distribution or manufacture of interfering equipment, as prescribed in the Schedule to this notice, is prohibited.
Schedule
(a) The interfering equipment to which this notice applies is a product commonly known as “Christmas tree lights” or “decorative lighting”.
(b) The product packaging and wording on the packaging may vary. One known packaging wording is “Christmas Decorations”. The product is known to exist in overall white or green colour, however other colours may exist.
(c) The product consists of a 2 pin moulded plug with two separately insulated supply leads approximately 660mm in length that terminate in a plastic controller enclosure.
(d) The enclosure is approximately 5cm x 3cm x 2cm and
is constructed of two plastic moulded halves held together by two screws. There is a button labelled “PUSH” and the following text is listed below the button:
1 Combination
2 In waves
3 Sequential
4 Slo-glo
5 Chasing flash
6 Slow fade
7 Twinkle /flash
8 Steady On
(e) Insulated leads from the enclosure are connected to approximately 40 small coloured lights.
(f) The product or packaging does not carry a compliance mark, as depicted below, as required for a Level of Conformity 2 product by the Radiocommunications (EMC Standards) Notice 2004 No. 2.


or
Dated at Wellington this 9th day of November 2006.
SANJAI DEEPAK RAJ, Group Manager, Radio Spectrum Management, Ministry of Economic Development.
Explanatory Note
This note is not part of the notice, but is intended to indicate its general effect.
This notice prescribes that, pursuant to Regulation-making powers of the Radiocommunications Act 1989, the installation, use, sale, distribution or manufacture of interfering equipment, as prescribed in the notice, is prohibited. This notice comes into effect on 10 November 2006.