{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/online-safety-act-2023/schedule-14/paragraph-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/online-safety-act-2023/schedule-14/paragraph-5.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2023/50",
  "legislation_title": "Online Safety Act 2023",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/online-safety-act-2023",
  "path": "schedule/14/paragraph/5",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Elections Act 2022",
  "text": "In Schedule 9 to the Elections Act 2022 (offences for purposes of Part 5), in Part 2, after paragraph 52 insert—\n“Online Safety Act 2023\n52A An offence under any of the following provisions of the Online Safety Act 2023—\n(a) section 179 (false communications);\n(b) section 181 (threatening communications);\n(c) section 183 (sending or showing flashing images).”",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 14 para. 5 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 240(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "Sch. 14 para. 5 in force at 31.1.2024 by S.I. 2024/31, reg. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/50/schedule/14/paragraph/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-07T03:34:44.494627+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."
}