# The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Commencement No. 5) Regulations 2026, Regulation 2: Commencement


Section 138 of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (creating, or requesting the creation of, purported intimate image of adult) comes into force on 6th February 2026.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/31/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/data-use-and-access-act-2025-commencement-no-5-regulations-2026/regulation-2
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