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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/online-safety-act-2023/schedule-15/paragraph-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/online-safety-act-2023/schedule-15/paragraph-7.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2023/50",
  "legislation_title": "Online Safety Act 2023",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/online-safety-act-2023",
  "path": "schedule/15/paragraph/7",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In this Schedule—\n“the Companies Act” means the Companies Act 2006;\n“fellow subsidiary undertaking” has the meaning given by section 1161(4) of the Companies Act;\n“parent undertaking” and “subsidiary undertaking” are to be read in accordance with section 1162 of the Companies Act;\n“penalty notice” means a penalty notice under section 139, 140(5) or 141(6);\n“relevant decision or notice” means—\n(a)a confirmation decision that includes requirements of a kind described in section 133(1) or imposes a penalty as mentioned in section 137 (or both), or\n(b)a penalty notice.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 15 para. 7 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 240(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "Sch. 15 para. 7 in force at 10.1.2024 by S.I. 2023/1420, reg. 2(z24)"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/50/schedule/15/paragraph/7",
    "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."
}