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I think the criminal was added by the blog poster. The bill talks about "civil or criminal prosecution". I imagine its the same as elsewhere in the world: if you transmit on an illegal frequency you would likely be taken to the civil courts. If you continue and/or cause interference with other services you'd be taken to criminal court.

https://assembly.gov.fk/jdownloads/Executive%20Council/Execu...

Many countries have rules like this. India, being one with quite a few people in it.

[https://www.communicationstoday.co.in/uk-issues-travel-advis...][https://www.newindianexpress.com/amp/story/nation/2025/Jan/1...]

A lot of places ban unlicensed satellite communication devices for the same reasons.

Being a criminal is illegal in many places.

Is it? Committing criminal acts maybe, but it’s relatively rare for mere existence, absent any other fact, to be illegal.

Writers write, bakers bake, drivers drive, and murderers do 25-life deterrence, so you don't eg. use satellite internet in the Falkland's.

Technically correct. Best kind of correct. I stand corrected.

Is it criminal for Ukraine to transit Russian gas during the war? Yes, but is it illegal? No.

If there's no punishment, the law is just a polite suggestion.