Paragraph 3 Services provided by public bodiesI1I2
United Kingdom
An internet service, other than a user-to-user service or a search service, which is provided by a public body.
An internet service is “provided by a public body” if—
both of the following conditions are met in relation to the service—
the provider of the service is a public authority within the meaning of section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998, and
the service is provided in the exercise of public functions only,
the provider of the service is Parliament, either House of Parliament, the Scottish Parliament, Senedd Cymru, the Northern Ireland Assembly or a person acting on behalf of any of those institutions,
the provider of the service is a foreign sovereign power, or
both of the following conditions are met in relation to the service—
the provider of the service is an entity formed under the law of a country outside the United Kingdom, which exercises functions of a public nature, and
the service is provided in the exercise of such functions only.
But an internet service is not within this paragraph if—
the provider of the service is a person providing education or childcare, and
the service is provided for the purposes of that education or childcare.
See paragraph 4.
This paragraph is without prejudice to the fact that this Act does not apply in relation to an internet service provided by the Crown.
In this paragraph, “public function” means a function that is a function of a public nature for the purposes of the Human Rights Act 1998.
Annotations
Commencement
- I1
Sch. 9 para. 3 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 240(1)
- I2
Sch. 9 para. 3 in force at 10.1.2024 by S.I. 2023/1420, reg. 2(y)