{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electronic-commerce-ec-directive-regulations-2002/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electronic-commerce-ec-directive-regulations-2002/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2002/2013",
  "legislation_title": "The Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electronic-commerce-ec-directive-regulations-2002",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS\nMade 30th July 2002\nLaid before Parliament 31st July 2002\nComing into force\nRegulation 16 23rd October 2002\nRemainder 21st August 2002\nThe Secretary of State, being a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to information society services, in exercise of the powers conferred on her by that section, hereby makes the following Regulations:—",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "S.I. 2001/2555."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "1972 c. 68."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Regulations applied (14.2.2003) by The Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) (Extension) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/115), regs. 1(2), 2, Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Regulations applied (31.10.2003) by The Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) (Extension) (No. 2) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/2500), regs. 1(2), 2, Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "Regulations applied (14.5.2004) by The Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) (Extension) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/1178), regs. 1, 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "Regulations applied (22.7.2004) by The Price Marking Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/102), arts. 1(1), 3(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C5",
      "text": "Regulations applied (N.I.) (1.3.2005) by Price Marking Order (Northern Ireland) 2004 (S.R. 2004/368), arts. 1, 4(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C6",
      "text": "Regulations applied (E.W.S.) (6.4.2005) by The Regulatory Reform (Unsolicited Goods and Services Act 1971) (Directory Entries and Demands for Payment) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/55), arts. 1(1), 5"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/2013/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T06:51:16.277351+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}