Regulation 14A Representatives of digital service providers established outside the United KingdomF1
This regulation applies to any digital service provider which—
has its head office outside the United Kingdom, but which offers digital services within the United Kingdom; and
is not a small or micro enterprise as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC.
The digital service provider must—
nominate in writing a representative in the United Kingdom; and
notify the F2Information Commission of the name and contact details of that representative.
The digital service provider must comply with paragraph (2)—
in the case of a provider which is offering digital services within the United Kingdom on the coming into force date of these regulations, within three months of the date on which these regulations come into force; or
in any other case, within three months of the provider first offering digital services in the United Kingdom.
The F3Information Commission or GCHQ may contact the representative instead of or in addition to the digital service provider for the purposes of ensuring compliance with these Regulations.
A nomination under paragraph (1) is without prejudice to any legal action which could be initiated against the nominating digital service provider.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Reg. 14A inserted (20.1.2021) by The Network and Information Systems (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1444), regs. 1(2), 2(3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
- F2
Words in reg. 14A(2)(b) substituted (30.9.2026) by The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/386), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 24(2)(3)(f); S.I. 2026/1015, reg. 2(c)
- F3
Words in reg. 14A(4) substituted (30.9.2026) by The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/386), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 24(2)(3)(f); S.I. 2026/1015, reg. 2(c)