# The On-demand Programme Services (Tier 1 Services) Regulations 2026, Regulation 3: Meaning of “user”


(1) In these Regulations, a “user” of an on-demand programme service, or a non-UK on-demand programme service, means a person who uses the service to view a programme selected from among the programmes included in the service.
(2) But a person who uses an on-demand programme service, or a non-UK on-demand programme service, to view a programme selected from among the programmes included in the service by means of a user-to-user service is not a user of the on-demand programme service or non-UK on-demand programme service.
(3) The exception in paragraph (2) does not apply to a person who uses an on-demand programme service that is being used by a public service broadcaster, other than the BBC, to contribute to the fulfilment of its public service remit.
(4) In these Regulations—
(a) “United Kingdom user” means a user of the service who is in the United Kingdom;
(b) “user-to-user service” has the same meaning as in section 3(1) of the Online Safety Act 2023.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/235/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/on-demand-programme-services-tier-1-services-regulations-2026/regulation-3
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