Online Safety Act 2023

2023 c. 50 · Enacted 26 October 2023 · Extends to United Kingdom

Contents

1. Part 1: Introduction
2. 1Introduction
3. 2Overview of Act
4. Part 2: Key definitions
5. 3“User-to-user service” and “search service”
6. 4“Regulated service”, “Part 3 service” etc
7. 5Disapplication of Act to certain parts of services
8. Part 3: Providers of regulated user-to-user services and regulated search services: duties of care
9. Chapter 1: Introduction
10. 6Overview of Part 3
11. Chapter 2: Providers of user-to-user services: duties of care
12. User-to-user services: which duties apply, and scope of duties
13. 7Providers of user-to-user services: duties of care
14. 8Scope of duties of care
15. Illegal content duties for user-to-user services
16. 9Illegal content risk assessment duties
17. 10Safety duties about illegal content
18. User-to-user services likely to be accessed by children
19. 11Children’s risk assessment duties
20. 12Safety duties protecting children
21. 13Safety duties protecting children: interpretation
22. Category 1 services
23. 14Assessment duties: user empowerment
24. 15User empowerment duties
25. 16User empowerment duties: interpretation
26. 17Duties to protect content of democratic importance
27. 18Duties to protect news publisher content Not yet in force
28. 19Duties to protect journalistic content
29. Duties about content reporting and complaints procedures
30. 20Duty about content reporting
31. 20AReporting of intimate image content
32. 21Duties about complaints procedures
33. Cross-cutting duties
34. 22Duties about freedom of expression and privacy
35. 23Record-keeping and review duties
36. Chapter 3: Providers of search services: duties of care
37. Search services: which duties apply, and scope of duties
38. 24Providers of search services: duties of care
39. 25Scope of duties of care
40. Illegal content duties for search services
41. 26Illegal content risk assessment duties
42. 27Safety duties about illegal content
43. Search services likely to be accessed by children
44. 28Children’s risk assessment duties
45. 29Safety duties protecting children
46. 30Safety duties protecting children: interpretation
47. Duties about content reporting and complaints procedures
48. 31Duty about content reporting
49. 31AReporting of intimate image content
50. 32Duties about complaints procedures
51. Cross-cutting duties
52. 33Duties about freedom of expression and privacy
53. 34Record-keeping and review duties
54. Chapter 4: Children's access assessments
55. 35Children’s access assessments
56. 36Duties about children’s access assessments
57. 37Meaning of “likely to be accessed by children”
58. Chapter 5: Duties about fraudulent advertising
59. 38Duties about fraudulent advertising: Category 1 services
60. 39Duties about fraudulent advertising: Category 2A services
61. 40Fraud etc offences
62. Chapter 6: Codes of practice and guidance
63. Codes of practice
64. 41Codes of practice about duties
65. 42Codes of practice: principles, objectives, content
66. 43Procedure for issuing codes of practice
67. 44Secretary of State’s powers of direction
68. 45Procedure for issuing codes of practice following direction under section 44
69. 46Publication of codes of practice
70. 47Review of codes of practice
71. 48Minor amendments of codes of practice
72. 49Relationship between duties and codes of practice
73. 50Effects of codes of practice
74. 51Duties and the first codes of practice
75. Guidance
76. 52OFCOM’s guidance about certain duties in Part 3
77. 53OFCOM’s guidance: content that is harmful to children and user empowerment
78. 54OFCOM’s guidance about protecting women and girls
79. Chapter 7: Interpretation of Part 3
80. 55“Regulated user-generated content”, “user-generated content”, “news publisher content”
81. 56“Recognised news publisher”
82. 57“Search content”, “search results” etc
83. 58Restricting users’ access to content
84. 59“Illegal content” etc
85. 60“Content that is harmful to children”
86. 61“Primary priority content that is harmful to children”
87. 62“Priority content that is harmful to children”
88. 63Content harmful to children: OFCOM’s review and report
89. Part 4: Other duties of providers of regulated user-to-user services and regulated search services
90. Chapter 1: User identity verification
91. 64User identity verification
92. 65OFCOM’s guidance about user identity verification
93. Chapter 2: Reporting child sexual exploitation and abuse content
94. 66Requirement to report CSEA content to the NCA
95. 67Regulations about reports to the NCA
96. 68NCA: information sharing
97. 69Offence in relation to CSEA reporting
98. 70Interpretation of this Chapter
99. Chapter 3: Terms of service: transparency, accountability and freedom of expression
100. 71Duty not to act against users except in accordance with terms of service
101. 72Further duties about terms of service
102. 73OFCOM’s guidance about duties set out in sections 71 and 72
103. 74Interpretation of this Chapter
104. Chapter 4: Deceased Child Users
105. 75Disclosure of information about use of service by deceased child users Not yet in force
106. 76OFCOM’s guidance about duties set out in section 75
107. Chapter 5: Transparency reporting
108. 77Transparency reports about certain Part 3 services
109. 78OFCOM’s guidance about transparency reports
110. Part 5: Duties of providers of regulated services: certain pornographic content
111. 79“Provider pornographic content” and “regulated provider pornographic content”
112. 80Scope of duties about regulated provider pornographic content
113. 81Duties about regulated provider pornographic content
114. 82OFCOM’s guidance about duties set out in section 81
115. Part 6: Duties of providers of regulated services: fees
116. 83Duty to notify OFCOM
117. 84Duty to pay fees
118. 85Regulations by OFCOM about qualifying worldwide revenue etc
119. 86Threshold figure
120. 87Secretary of State’s guidance about fees
121. 88OFCOM’s fees statements
122. 89Recovery of OFCOM’s initial costs
123. 90Meaning of “charging year” and “initial charging year”
124. Part 7: OFCOM's powers and duties in relation to regulated services
125. Chapter 1: General duties
126. 91General duties of OFCOM under section 3 of the Communications Act
127. 92Duties in relation to strategic priorities
128. 93Duty to carry out impact assessments
129. Chapter 2: Register of categories of regulated user-to-user services and regulated search services
130. 94Meaning of threshold conditions etc
131. 95Register of categories of certain Part 3 services
132. 96Duty to maintain register
133. 97List of emerging Category 1 services
134. Chapter 3: Risk assessments of regulated user-to-user services and regulated search services
135. 98OFCOM’s register of risks, and risk profiles, of Part 3 services
136. 99OFCOM’s guidance about risk assessments
137. Chapter 4: Information
138. Information powers and information notices
139. 100Power to require information
140. 101Information in connection with an investigation into the death of a child
141. 102Information notices
142. 103Requirement to name a senior manager
143. Skilled persons' reports
144. 104Reports by skilled persons
145. Investigations and interviews
146. 105Investigations
147. 106Power to require interviews
148. Powers of entry, inspection and audit
149. 107Powers of entry, inspection and audit
150. 108Amendment of Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001
151. Information offences and penalties
152. 109Offences in connection with information notices
153. 110Senior managers’ liability: information offences
154. 111Offences in connection with notices under Schedule 12
155. 112Other information offences
156. 113Penalties for information offences
157. Disclosure of information
158. 114Co-operation and disclosure of information: overseas regulators
159. 115Disclosure of information
160. 116Intelligence service information
161. 117Provision of information to the Secretary of State
162. 118Amendment of Enterprise Act 2002
163. 119Information for users of regulated services
164. 120Admissibility of statements
165. Chapter 5: Regulated user-to-user services and regulated search services: notices to deal with terrorism content and CSEA content
166. 121Notices to deal with terrorism content or CSEA content (or both)
167. 122Requirement to obtain skilled person’s report
168. 123Warning notices
169. 124Matters relevant to a decision to give a notice under section 121(1)
170. 125Notices under section 121(1): supplementary
171. 126Review and further notice under section 121(1)
172. 127OFCOM’s guidance about functions under this Chapter
173. 128OFCOM’s annual report
174. 129Interpretation of this Chapter
175. Chapter 6: Enforcement powers
176. Provisional notices and confirmation decisions
177. 130Provisional notice of contravention
178. 131Requirements enforceable by OFCOM against providers of regulated services
179. 132Confirmation decisions
180. 133Confirmation decisions: requirements to take steps
181. 134Confirmation decisions: risk assessments
182. 135Confirmation decisions: children’s access assessments
183. 136Confirmation decisions: proactive technology
184. 137Confirmation decisions: penalties
185. 138Confirmation decisions: offences
186. Penalty notices etc
187. 139Penalty for failure to comply with confirmation decision
188. 140Penalty for failure to comply with notice under section 121(1)
189. 141Non-payment of fee
190. 142Information to be included in notices under sections 140 and 141
191. Amount of penalties etc
192. 143Amount of penalties etc
193. Business disruption measures
194. 144Service restriction orders
195. 145Interim service restriction orders
196. 146Access restriction orders
197. 147Interim access restriction orders
198. 148Interaction with other action by OFCOM
199. Publication of enforcement action
200. 149Publication by OFCOM of details of enforcement action
201. 150Publication by providers of details of enforcement action
202. Guidance
203. 151OFCOM’s guidance about enforcement action
204. Chapter 7: Committees, research and reports
205. 152Advisory committee on disinformation and misinformation
206. 153Functions of the Content Board
207. 154Research about users’ experiences of regulated services
208. 154AInformation for research about online safety matters
209. 155Consumer consultation
210. 156OFCOM’s statement about freedom of expression and privacy
211. 157OFCOM’s reports about use of age assurance
212. 158OFCOM’s reports about news publisher content and journalistic content
213. 159OFCOM’s transparency reports
214. 160OFCOM’s report about reporting and complaints procedures Not yet in force
215. 161OFCOM’s report about use of app stores by children
216. 162OFCOM’s report about researchers’ access to information
217. 163OFCOM’s report in connection with investigation into a death
218. 164OFCOM’s reports
219. Chapter 8: Media literacy
220. 165Media literacy
221. 166Media literacy strategy and media literacy statement
222. Part 8: Appeals and super-complaints
223. Chapter 1: Appeals
224. 167Appeals against OFCOM decisions relating to the register under section 95
225. 168Appeals against OFCOM notices
226. Chapter 2: Super-complaints
227. 169Power to make super-complaints
228. 170Procedure for super-complaints
229. 171OFCOM’s guidance about super-complaints
230. Part 9: Secretary of State's functions in relation to regulated services
231. Strategic priorities
232. 172Statement of strategic priorities
233. 173Consultation and parliamentary procedure
234. Directions to OFCOM
235. 174Directions about advisory committees
236. 175Directions in special circumstances
237. Guidance
238. 176Secretary of State’s guidance
239. Annual report
240. 177Annual report on the Secretary of State’s functions
241. Review
242. 178Review
243. Part 10: Communications offences
244. False and threatening communications offences
245. 179False communications offence
246. 180Exemptions from offence under section 179
247. 181Threatening communications offence
248. 182Interpretation of sections 179 to 181
249. Offences of sending or showing flashing images
250. 183Offences of sending or showing flashing images electronically
251. Offence of encouraging or assisting serious self-harm
252. 184Offence of encouraging or assisting serious self-harm
253. Further provision
254. 185Extra-territorial application and jurisdiction
255. 186Liability of corporate officers
256. Offences to be inserted into Sexual Offences Act 2003
257. 187Sending etc photograph or film of genitals
258. 188Sharing or threatening to share intimate photograph or film
259. Repeals and amendments in connection with offences
260. 189Repeals in connection with offences under sections 179 and 181
261. 190Repeals in connection with offences under section 188
262. 191Consequential amendments
263. Part 11: Supplementary and general
264. Providers' judgements about the status of content
265. 192Providers’ judgements about the status of content
266. 193OFCOM’s guidance about illegal content judgements
267. Time-limits for first guidance
268. 194Time for publishing first guidance under certain provisions of this Act
269. Liability of providers etc
270. 195Providers that are not legal persons
271. 196Individuals providing regulated services: liability
272. 197Liability of parent entities etc
273. 198Former providers of regulated services
274. Offences
275. 199Information offences: supplementary
276. 200Offence of failure to comply with confirmation decision: supplementary
277. 201Defences
278. 202Liability of corporate officers for offences
279. 203Application of offences to providers that are not legal persons
280. Extra-territorial application
281. 204Extra-territorial application
282. 205Offences: extra-territorial application and jurisdiction
283. Payment of sums into Consolidated Fund
284. 206Payment of sums into the Consolidated Fund
285. Publication by OFCOM
286. 207Publication by OFCOM
287. Service of notices
288. 208Service of notices
289. Repeals and amendments
290. 209Amendments of Part 4B of the Communications Act Repealed
291. 210Repeal of Part 4B of the Communications Act
292. 211Repeal of Part 4B of the Communications Act: transitional provision etc
293. 212Repeals: Digital Economy Act 2017
294. 213Offence under the Obscene Publications Act 1959: OFCOM defence
295. 214Offences regarding indecent photographs of children: OFCOM defence
296. Power to require providers of internet services to prevent or restrict access by children to internet services
297. 214APower to require providers of internet services to prevent or restrict access by children to internet services
298. Power to amend Act to regulate app stores
299. 215Power to regulate app stores
300. 216Power to regulate app stores: supplementary
301. Power to amend Act: illegal AI-generated content etc
302. 216APower to amend Act in relation to illegal AI-generated content etc
303. Power to amend Act: alternative dispute resolution
304. 217Power to impose duty about alternative dispute resolution procedure
305. Power to amend Act: pornographic content
306. 217APower to impose duties about pornographic content
307. Other powers to amend Act
308. 218Power to amend section 40
309. 219Powers to amend sections 61 and 62
310. 220Powers to amend or repeal provisions relating to exempt content or services
311. 221Powers to amend Part 2 of Schedule 1
312. 222Powers to amend Schedules 5, 6 and 7
313. Regulations
314. 223Power to make consequential provision
315. 224Regulations: general
316. 225Parliamentary procedure for regulations
317. Part 12: Interpretation and final provisions
318. Interpretation
319. 226“Provider” of internet service
320. 227“User”, “United Kingdom user” and “interested person”
321. 228“Internet service”
322. 229“Search engine”
323. 230“Age verification” and “age estimation”
324. 231“Proactive technology”
325. 232Content communicated “publicly” or “privately”
326. 233“Functionality”
327. 234“Harm” etc
328. 235“Online safety functions” and “online safety matters”
329. 236Interpretation: general
330. 237Index of defined terms
331. Final provisions
332. 238Financial provisions
333. 239Extent
334. 240Commencement and transitional provision
335. 241Short title
336. Schedule 1: Exempt user-to-user and search services
337. Part 1: Descriptions of services which are exempt
338. 1Email services
339. 2SMS and MMS services
340. 3Services offering only one-to-one live aural communications
341. 4Limited functionality services
342. 5Services which enable combinations of user-generated content
343. 6Exception to exemptions in paragraphs 1 to 5
344. 7Internal business services (entire user-to-user service or search service)
345. 8Internal business services (part of user-to-user service or search service)
346. 9Services provided by public bodies
347. 10Services provided by persons providing education or childcare
348. 11Interpretation
349. Part 2: Paragraph 10 exemption: descriptions of education and childcare
350. 12England
351. 13England
352. 14England
353. 15England
354. 16England
355. 17England
356. 18England
357. 19England
358. 20England
359. 21England
360. 22England
361. 23England
362. 24England
363. 25Scotland
364. 26Scotland
365. 27Scotland
366. 28Scotland
367. 29Scotland
368. 30Scotland
369. 31Wales
370. 32Wales
371. 33Wales
372. 34Wales
373. 35Wales
374. 36Wales
375. 37Wales
376. 38Northern Ireland
377. 39Northern Ireland
378. 40Northern Ireland
379. 41Northern Ireland
380. 42Northern Ireland
381. 43Northern Ireland
382. 44Northern Ireland
383. Part 3: Interpretation
384. 45Paragraph 45
385. 46Paragraph 46
386. 47Paragraph 47
387. 48Paragraph 48
388. 49Paragraph 49
389. 50Paragraph 50
390. 51Paragraph 51
391. Schedule 2: User-to-user services and search services that include regulated provider pornographic content Not yet in force
392. 1Paragraph 1
393. 2Paragraph 2
394. 3Paragraph 3
395. 4Paragraph 4
396. 5Paragraph 5
397. Schedule 3: Timing of providers’ assessments
398. Part 1: Timing of illegal content risk assessments and children’s access assessments
399. 1Part 3 services already in operation at the outset of the regime provided for by this Act
400. 2New Part 3 services which start up, and existing services which become Part 3 services, between publication of the first illegal content risk assessment guidance and the first CAA guidance
401. 3New Part 3 services which start up when illegal content risk assessment guidance and CAA guidance are both available
402. 4Existing services which become Part 3 services when illegal content risk assessment guidance and CAA guidance are both available
403. Part 2: Timing of children’s risk assessments and section 15(2) assessments
404. 5Children’s risk assessments
405. 6Section 15(2) assessments
406. Part 3: Pre-existing Part 4B services
407. 7Interpretation of this Part
408. 8Paragraph 8
409. 9Paragraph 9
410. 10Paragraph 10
411. Part: Pre-existing Part 4B services which are regulated user-to-user services
412. 11Application of paragraphs 12 to 14
413. 12Illegal content risk assessments and children’s access assessments
414. 13Paragraph 13
415. 14Section 15(2) assessments
416. Part: Regulated user-to-user services which include a pre-existing Part 4B service
417. 15Application of paragraphs 16 to 20
418. 16Illegal content risk assessments and children’s access assessments of Part 4B part
419. 17Paragraph 17
420. 18Section 15(2) assessments of Part 4B part
421. 19Application of Part 1 and paragraph 6
422. 20Application of paragraph 5
423. Part 4: Interpretation, and extension of three-month periods
424. 21Interpretation of this Schedule
425. 22Paragraph 22
426. 23Paragraph 23
427. 24Paragraph 24
428. 25Paragraph 25
429. 26Paragraph 26
430. 27Paragraph 27
431. 28Extension of three-month periods
432. Schedule 4: Codes of practice under section 41: principles, objectives, content
433. 1General principles
434. 2Paragraph 2
435. 3Online safety objectives
436. 4Paragraph 4
437. 5Paragraph 5
438. 6Paragraph 6
439. 7Paragraph 7
440. 8Paragraph 8
441. 9Content of codes of practice
442. 10Paragraph 10
443. 11Paragraph 11
444. 12Content of codes of practice: age assurance
445. 13Content of codes of practice: proactive technology
446. 14General
447. 15Paragraph 15
448. 16Interpretation
449. Schedule 5: Terrorism offences
450. 1Paragraph 1
451. 2Paragraph 2
452. 3Paragraph 3
453. 4Inchoate offences
454. Schedule 6: Child sexual exploitation and abuse offences
455. Part 1: England and Wales, and Northern Ireland
456. 1Paragraph 1
457. 2Paragraph 2
458. 3Paragraph 3
459. 4Paragraph 4
460. 5Paragraph 5
461. 6Paragraph 6
462. 7Paragraph 7
463. 8Paragraph 8
464. 9Inchoate offences
465. Part 2: Scotland
466. 10Paragraph 10
467. 11Paragraph 11
468. 12Paragraph 12
469. 13Inchoate offences
470. Schedule 7: Priority offences
471. 1Assisting suicide
472. 2Paragraph 2
473. 2AEncouraging or assisting serious self-harm
474. 3Threats to kill
475. 4Public order offences, harassment, stalking and fear or provocation of violence
476. 5Paragraph 5
477. 6Paragraph 6
478. 7Paragraph 7
479. 8Paragraph 8
480. 9Paragraph 9
481. 10Paragraph 10
482. 11Paragraph 11
483. 12Drugs and psychoactive substances
484. 13Paragraph 13
485. 14Firearms and other weapons
486. 15Paragraph 15
487. 16Paragraph 16
488. 17Paragraph 17
489. 18Paragraph 18
490. 19Paragraph 19
491. 20Paragraph 20
492. 21Paragraph 21
493. 22Paragraph 22
494. 23Assisting illegal immigration
495. 24Human trafficking
496. 25Paragraph 25
497. 26Paragraph 26
498. 27Sexual exploitation
499. 28Paragraph 28
500. 28AParagraph 28A
501. 29Paragraph 29
502. 30Paragraph 30 Repealed
503. 31Paragraph 31
504. 32Proceeds of crime
505. 33Fraud
506. 34Paragraph 34
507. 35Financial services
508. 36Paragraph 36
509. 37Foreign interference
510. 38Animal welfare
511. 39Inchoate offences
512. Schedule 8: Transparency reports by providers of Category 1 services, Category 2A services and Category 2B services
513. Part 1: Matters about which information may be required: user-to-user part of service
514. 1Paragraph 1
515. 2Paragraph 2
516. 3Paragraph 3
517. 4Paragraph 4
518. 5Paragraph 5
519. 6Paragraph 6
520. 7Paragraph 7
521. 8Paragraph 8
522. 9Paragraph 9
523. 10Paragraph 10
524. 11Paragraph 11 Not yet in force
525. 12Paragraph 12
526. 13Paragraph 13
527. 14Paragraph 14 Not yet in force
528. 15Paragraph 15
529. 16Paragraph 16
530. 17Paragraph 17
531. 18Paragraph 18
532. 19Paragraph 19
533. 20Paragraph 20
534. Part 2: Matters about which information may be required: search engine
535. 21Paragraph 21
536. 22Paragraph 22
537. 23Paragraph 23
538. 24Paragraph 24
539. 25Paragraph 25
540. 26Paragraph 26
541. 27Paragraph 27
542. 28Paragraph 28
543. 29Paragraph 29 Not yet in force
544. 30Paragraph 30 Not yet in force
545. 31Paragraph 31
546. 32Paragraph 32
547. 33Paragraph 33
548. 34Paragraph 34
549. 35Paragraph 35
550. 36Paragraph 36
551. Part 3: Further provision and interpretation
552. 37Paragraph 37
553. 38Paragraph 38
554. 39Paragraph 39
555. 40Paragraph 40
556. 41Paragraph 41
557. 42Paragraph 42
558. Schedule 9: Certain internet services not subject to duties relating to regulated provider pornographic content
559. 1Internal business services (entire internet service)
560. 2Internal business services (part of internet service)
561. 3Services provided by public bodies
562. 4Services provided by persons providing education or childcare
563. 5On-demand programme services and non-UK on-demand programme services that are Tier 1 services (entire internet service)
564. 6On-demand programme services and non-UK on-demand programme services that are Tier 1 services (part of internet service)
565. 7Interpretation
566. Schedule 10: Recovery of OFCOM’s initial costs
567. 1Recovery of initial costs
568. 2Recovery of initial costs: first phase
569. 3Further recovery of initial costs
570. 4End of the recovery process
571. 5Providers for part of a year only
572. 6Calculation of the recoverable amount
573. 7Regulations about recovery of initial costs
574. 8Interpretation
575. Schedule 11: Categories of regulated user-to-user services and regulated search services: regulations
576. 1Regulations specifying threshold conditions for categories of Part 3 services
577. 2Procedure for first regulations under paragraph 1
578. 3Procedure for amending or replacing regulations under paragraph 1
579. 4Publication of OFCOM’s advice under paragraphs 2 and 3
580. 5Interpretation
581. 6Paragraph 6
582. 7Paragraph 7
583. Schedule 12: OFCOM’s powers of entry, inspection and audit
584. 1Authorised persons
585. 2Power of entry and inspection without a warrant
586. 3Notice requiring information, documents or tests at inspection
587. 4Audit
588. 5Conditions for issue of a warrant
589. 6Evidence of authority
590. 7Powers exercisable by warrant
591. 8Powers of seizure: supplementary
592. 9Further provision about executing warrants
593. 10Paragraph 10
594. 11Paragraph 11
595. 12Paragraph 12
596. 13Paragraph 13
597. 14Paragraph 14
598. 15Paragraph 15
599. 16Return of warrants
600. 17Restrictions on powers
601. 18Offences
602. 19Interpretation
603. 20Paragraph 20
604. 21Paragraph 21
605. 22Paragraph 22
606. 23Paragraph 23
607. 24Paragraph 24
608. Schedule 13: Penalties imposed by OFCOM under Chapter 6 of Part 7
609. 1Meaning of “penalty” in this Schedule
610. 2Amount of penalties: principles
611. 3Limitation to type and amount of penalties previously proposed
612. 4Maximum amount of penalties
613. 5Maximum amount of penalties: group of entities
614. 6Recovery of penalties
615. Schedule 14: Amendments consequential on offences in Part 10 of this Act
616. Part 1: Amendments consequential on offences in sections 179, 181 and 183
617. 1Football Spectators Act 1989
618. 2Sexual Offences Act 2003
619. 3Paragraph 3
620. 4Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008
621. 5Elections Act 2022
622. Part 2: Amendments consequential on offence in section 184
623. 6Children and Young Persons Act 1933
624. 7Visiting Forces Act 1952
625. 8Children and Young Persons Act (Northern Ireland) 1968 (c. 34 (N.I.))
626. 9Criminal Attempts Act 1981
627. 10Criminal Attempts and Conspiracy (Northern Ireland) Order 1983 (S.I. 1983/1120 (N.I. 13))
628. 11Armed Forces Act 2006
629. 12Serious Crime Act 2007
630. Part 3: Amendments consequential on offences in sections 187 and 188
631. 13Children and Young Persons Act 1933
632. 14Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
633. 15Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1992
634. 16Sexual Offences Act 2003
635. 17Criminal Justice Act 2003
636. 18Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014
637. 19Modern Slavery Act 2015
638. 20Sentencing Act 2020
639. 21Elections Act 2022
640. Part 4: Amendments consequential on section 190
641. 22Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015
642. 23Domestic Abuse Act 2021
643. 24Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Act 2021
644. 25Criminal Justice (Electronic Commerce) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/835)
645. Schedule 15: Liability of parent entities etc
646. 1Joint provisional notices of contravention
647. 2Liability of parent entities for failures by subsidiary entities
648. 3Liability of subsidiary entities for failures by parent entities
649. 4Liability of fellow subsidiary entities for failures by subsidiary entities
650. 5Liability of controlling individuals for failures by entities
651. 6OFCOM’s guidance
652. 7Interpretation
653. 8Interpretation
654. 9Interpretation
655. Schedule 16: Amendments of Part 4B of the Communications Act Repealed
656. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
657. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
658. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
659. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
660. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
661. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
662. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
663. Schedule 17: Video-sharing platform services: transitional provision etc
664. Part 1: Interpretation
665. 1Paragraph 1
666. 2Paragraph 2
667. Part 2: During the transitional period
668. 3Pre-existing Part 4B services which are regulated user-to-user services
669. 4Regulated user-to-user services that include regulated provider pornographic content
670. 5Pre-existing Part 4B services which form part of regulated user-to-user services
671. 6Regulated user-to-user services with a Part 4B part and another user-to-user part
672. 7Regulated user-to-user services with a Part 4B part and a search engine
673. 8Regulated user-to-user services with a Part 4B part but no other user-to-user part or search engine
674. 9Assessments of pre-existing Part 4B services or of services which include a pre-existing Part 4B service
675. 10Operation of section 368U of the Communications Act
676. 11Video-sharing platform services which start up, or start up again, during the transitional period
677. 12Video-sharing platform services which start up, or start up again, during the transitional period
678. 13Video-sharing platform services which start up, or start up again, during the transitional period
679. Part 3: Application of Part 6 of this Act: fees
680. 14Introduction
681. 15Introduction
682. 16Application of section 83
683. 17Application of section 83
684. 18Application of section 84: transitional charging year
685. 19Application of section 84: transitional charging year
686. 20Application of section 84: non-transitional charging year
687. 21Amounts wholly referable to relevant Part 4B service
688. 22Interpretation of this Part
689. 23Interpretation of this Part
690. 24Interpretation of this Part
691. 25Interpretation of this Part
692. Part 4: After the end of the transitional period
693. 26Interpretation of this Part
694. 27Interpretation of this Part
695. 28OFCOM as appropriate regulatory authority
696. 29Duties of service providers to co-operate with investigations
697. 30Demands for information, and enforcement of such demands
698. 31Enforcement notifications, financial penalties etc
699. 32Suspension or restriction of service for contraventions or failures