Regulation 2 Amendment of Schedule 7 to the Online Safety Act 2023

Schedule 7 to the Online Safety Act 2023 (priority offences) is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

After paragraph 2 insert—

“Encouraging or assisting serious self-harm

2A

An offence under section 184 of this Act (encouraging or assisting serious self-harm).”.

For paragraph 28A substitute—

“28A

An offence under any of the following provisions of the Sexual Offences Act 2003^f1—

(a)

section 66A (sending etc photograph or film of genitals)^f2;

(b)

section 66B (sharing or threatening to share intimate photograph or film)^f3.”.