# The Digital Economy Act 2017 (Commencement No. 1) (England and Wales) Regulations 2018, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations are made by the Welsh Ministers under the Digital Economy Act 2017 (“the Act”).
Regulation 2 commences certain provisions in Chapter 1 of Part 5 of the Act on the day after the day on which these Regulations are made, for the purpose of making regulations in relation to the disclosure of information to or by a water or sewerage undertaker for an area which is wholly or mainly in Wales.
Regulation 3 commences provisions in Chapter 1 of Part 5 of the Act on 1 April 2018, for all remaining purposes and so far as they relate to the disclosure of information to or by a water or sewerage undertaker for an area which is wholly or mainly in Wales.
Regulation 3 also commences Chapters 5 and 6 of Part 5 of the Act on 1 April 2018 so far as they relate to the disclosure of information by the Welsh Revenue Authority.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2018/342/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/digital-economy-act-2017-commencement-no-1-england-and-wales-regulations-2018/note
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