Section 237 Index of defined termsI1
United Kingdom
The following table sets out terms defined or explained for this Act or for a Part of this Act.
| Term | Provision |
|---|---|
| adult | section 236 |
| age estimation | section 230 |
| age verification | section 230 |
| audit notice | section 236 |
| automated tool | section 236 |
| capacity (of a provider) | section 236 |
| Category 1 service | section 95(10)(a) |
| Category 2A service | section 95(10)(b) |
| Category 2B service | section 95(10)(c) |
| charging year (in Part 6) | section 90 |
| child | section 236 |
| children’s access assessment (in Part 3) | section 35 |
| combined service | section 4(7) |
| the Communications Act | section 236 |
| confirmation decision | section 236 |
| content | section 236 |
| content that is harmful to children (in Part 3) | section 60 |
| the Convention | section 236 |
| country | section 236 |
| CSEA content (in Part 3) | section 59 |
| F1the data protection legislation | section 236 |
| document | section 236 |
| encounter (content) (except in Part 10) | section 236 |
| entity | section 236 |
| freedom of expression | section 236 |
| functionality | section 233 |
| harm (except in Part 10) | section 234 |
| identifying content | section 236 |
| illegal content (in Part 3) | section 59 |
| information notice | section 236 |
| initial charging year (in Part 6) | section 90 |
| interested person | section 227 |
| internet service | section 228 (see also section 204(1)) |
| F2intimate image content (in Part 3) | section 59 |
| journalistic content (in Part 3) | section 19 |
| likely to be accessed by children (in Part 3) | section 37 |
| measure | section 236 |
| news publisher content (in Part 3) | section 55(8) to (10) |
| non-designated content that is harmful to children (in Part 3) | section 60 |
| notice | section 236 |
| notify, notification | section 236 |
| OFCOM | section 236 |
| online safety functions | section 235 |
| online safety matters | section 235 |
| paid-for advertisement | section 236 |
| Part 3 service | section 4(3) |
| person (except in Part 10) | section 236 |
| personal data | section 236 |
| pornographic content | section 236 |
| primary priority content that is harmful to children (in Part 3) | section 61 |
| priority content that is harmful to children (in Part 3) | section 62 |
| priority illegal content (in Part 3) | section 59 |
| priority offence (in Part 3) | section 59 |
| proactive technology | section 231 |
| processing (of data) | section 236 |
| provider | section 226 |
| provider pornographic content (in Part 5) | section 79 |
| provisional notice of contravention | section 236 |
| publicly available | section 236 |
| publicly/privately (in relation to communication of content) | section 232 |
| published or displayed (in relation to pornographic content) (in Part 5) | section 79 |
| recognised news publisher (in Part 3) | section 56 |
| regulated provider pornographic content (in Part 5) | section 79 |
| regulated search service | section 4(2) |
| regulated service | section 4(4) |
| regulated user-generated content (in Part 3) | section 55 |
| regulated user-to-user service | section 4(2) |
| restricting users’ access to content (in Part 3) | section 58 |
| search | section 57 |
| search content | section 57 |
| search engine | section 229 |
| search request | section 57 |
| search results | section 57 |
| search service | section 3 (see also section 204(1)) |
| systems and/or processes | section 236 |
| taking down (content) | section 236 |
| terms of service | section 236 |
| terrorism content (in Part 3) | section 59 |
| United Kingdom user | section 227 |
| user | section 227 |
| user-generated content (in Part 3) | section 55(3) and (4) |
| user-to-user part (of a service) | section 236 |
| user-to-user service | section 3 (see also section 204(1)) |
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in s. 237 inserted (30.9.2025) by Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), ss. 124(11), 142(1); S.I. 2025/982, reg. 2
- F2
Words in s. 237 inserted (29.6.2026) by Crime and Policing Act 2026 (c. 20), ss. 101(9), 255(1); S.I. 2026/689, reg. 2(1)(j)
Commencement
- I1
S. 237 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 240(z5)