Basic Qualification · B-001 Regulations and policies · B-001-010-006
In the event the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry determines that an amateur radio station causes harmful interference, what are the Minister's powers?
- ADelegate the matter to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
- BConvene the parties to arrive at a compromise solution
- COrder the station's operation to cease or change
- DRevoke the amateur radio operator's certificate without giving written notice
Correct answer: C — Order the station's operation to cease or change. From the official ISED question bank, verified word for word.
Why
If your amateur radio station causes harmful interference, the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry has the direct authority to order your operation to cease or change immediately. The full explanation — and one for every question — is in Pro.
Practise this section
Regulations and policies is section B-001 of the Basic exam: The rules: who may operate, what the certificate allows, station identification, third-party traffic, what you may and may not transmit, and how ISED regulates the amateur service.
Drill B-001 — free, no account