# Online Safety Act 2023, Paragraph 1: Joint provisional notices of contravention

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) This paragraph applies if—
(a) OFCOM are satisfied that there are grounds to give an entity (“E”) a provisional notice of contravention relating to a regulated service, and
(b) E is the provider of that service.
(2) If there is an entity which is a parent undertaking in relation to E, the provisional notice of contravention may be given—
(a) to E alone, or
(b) jointly to E and to an entity which is a parent undertaking in relation to E.
(3) If there is an entity which is a subsidiary undertaking in relation to E, the provisional notice of contravention may be given—
(a) to E alone, or
(b) jointly to E and to an entity which is a subsidiary undertaking in relation to E.
(4) If E is a subsidiary undertaking and there is an entity which is a fellow subsidiary undertaking in relation to E, the provisional notice of contravention may be given—
(a) to E alone, or
(b) jointly to E and to an entity which is a fellow subsidiary undertaking in relation to E.
(5) If an individual or individuals control E (see paragraph 5(4)), the provisional notice of contravention may be given—
(a) to E alone, or
(b) jointly to E and to the individual or individuals who control E.
(6) If a provisional notice of contravention is given jointly as mentioned in sub-paragraph (2)(b), (3)(b), (4)(b) or (5)(b), section 130(8) is to be read, in its application for the purposes of this paragraph, as if it included a reference to representations about whether joint and several liability would be appropriate.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/50/schedule/15/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/online-safety-act-2023/schedule-15/paragraph-1
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