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The Criminal Justice (Electronic Commerce) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021

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Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Exiting The European Union

Criminal Law

Criminal Procedure

Electronic Communications

Made ***

Coming into force ***

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018f1.

In accordance with paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 7 to that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2018 c. 16.

Contents

  1. Part 1: Introduction
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Extent
  4. Part 2: Amendment of primary legislation
  5. 3Amendment of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933
  6. 4Amendment of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999
  7. 5Amendment of the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003
  8. 6Amendment of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008
  9. 7Amendment of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009
  10. 8Amendment of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015
  11. 9Amendment of the Serious Crime Act 2015
  12. Part 3: Amendment of subordinate legislation
  13. 10Amendment of the Electronic Commerce Directive (Hatred against Persons on Religious Grounds or the Grounds of Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2010
  14. Signature
  15. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Criminal Justice (Electronic Commerce) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 and come into force 21 days after the day on which they are made.

2Extent

(1)

Except as provided in paragraph (2), these Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

(2)

Any amendment made by these Regulations has the same extent as the provision amended.

3Amendment of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933

In Schedule 1A (prohibition on publication of certain matters: providers of information society services) to the Children and Young Persons Act 1933f1, omit—

(a)

paragraph 1 (domestic service providers: extension of liability);

(b)

paragraph 2 (non-UK service providers: restriction on institution of proceedings);

(c)

in paragraph 6 (interpretation), sub-paragraph (6).

4Amendment of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999

In Schedule 2A (restriction of reporting of criminal proceedings for lifetime of witnesses and victims under 18: providers of information society services) to the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999f1, omit—

(a)

paragraph 1 (domestic service providers: extension of liability);

(b)

paragraph 2 (non-UK service providers: restriction on institution of proceedings);

(c)

in paragraph 6 (interpretation), sub-paragraph (5).

5Amendment of the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003

In Schedule 1 (anonymity of victims) to the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003f1, omit—

(a)

paragraph 4 (special rules for providers of information society services);

(b)

paragraph 5 (special rules for providers of information society services);

(c)

in paragraph 9 (interpretation), in sub-paragraph (1)—

(i)

the definition of “domestic service provider”;

(ii)

the definition of “non-UK service provider”;

(d)

in paragraph 9 (interpretation), sub-paragraph (3).

6Amendment of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008

In Schedule 14 (special rules relating to providers of information society services) to the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008f1, omit—

(a)

paragraph 1 (domestic service providers: extension of liability)f2;

(b)

paragraph 2 (non-UK service providers: restriction on institution of proceedings); and

(c)

in paragraph 6 (interpretation)f3, sub-paragraph (6).

7Amendment of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009

(1)

Schedule 12 (encouraging or assisting suicide: providers of information society services) to the Coroners and Justice Act 2009f1, is amended as follows—

(a)

omit paragraph 1 (domestic service providers: extension of liability);

(b)

omit paragraph 2 (domestic service providers: extension of liability);

(c)

omit paragraph 3 (non-UK service providers: restriction on institution of proceedings);

(d)

in paragraph 7 (interpretation), for sub-paragraph (2) substitute—

“(2)

“Relevant offence” means an offence under—

(a)

section 2 of the Suicide Act 1961 (c.60) (criminal liability for complicity in another’s suicide), or

(b)

section 13 of the Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1966 (c. 20 (N.I.)) (criminal liability for complicity in another’s suicide).”;

(e)

in paragraph 7 (interpretation), omit sub-paragraph (6).

(2)

In Schedule 13 (prohibited images: providers of information society services) to the Coroners and Justice Act 2009, omit—

(a)

paragraph 1 (domestic service providers: extension of liability);

(b)

paragraph 2 (non-UK service providers: restriction on institution of proceedings);

(c)

in paragraph 6 (interpretation), sub-paragraph (6).

8Amendment of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015

In Schedule 8 (disclosing private sexual photographs or films: providers of information society services) to the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015f1, omit—

(a)

paragraph 1 (England and Wales service providers: extension of liability);

(b)

paragraph 2 (non-UK service providers: restriction on institution of proceedings);

(c)

in paragraph 6 (interpretation), sub-paragraph (6).

9Amendment of the Serious Crime Act 2015

In Schedule 3 (paedophile manuals: providers of information society services) to the Serious Crime Act 2015f1, omit—

(a)

in paragraph 1 (interpretation)—

(i)

sub-paragraph (6);

(ii)

sub-paragraph (7);

(iii)

sub-paragraph (8);

(b)

paragraph 2 (domestic service providers: extension of liability);

(c)

paragraph 3 (non-UK service providers: restriction on institution of proceedings).

10Amendment of the Electronic Commerce Directive (Hatred against Persons on Religious Grounds or the Grounds of Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2010

In the Electronic Commerce Directive (Hatred against Persons on Religious Grounds or the Grounds of Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2010f1, omit—

(a)

in regulation 2 (interpretation), paragraph (2);

(b)

regulation 3 (internal market: England and Wales service providers);

(c)

regulation 4 (internal market: non-UK service providers).

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Justice

Name

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Ministry of Justice

Date

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16) in order to address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively and other deficiencies, arising from the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union.

These Regulations make amendments to legislation in the field of criminal justice, and in particular amend legislation relating to the Country of Origin principle for electronic commerce as established by Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2000 on certain legal aspects of information society services, in particular electronic commerce, in the Internal Market. Part 2 amends primary legislation and Part 3 amends subordinate legislation.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private or voluntary sector is foreseen.