# Online Safety Act 2023, Section 237: Index of defined terms

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

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
the 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))
intimate 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))

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/50/section/237 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/online-safety-act-2023/section-237
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