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Regulation 2 Provisions coming into force on 7th April 2026

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(1)

Subject to paragraph (2), the following provisions of the Online Safety Act 2023 come into force on 7th April 2026—

(a)

section 66(1) and (2) (requirement to report CSEA content: regulated user-to-user services);

(b)

section 66(7) to (10) (requirement to report CSEA content: supplementary);

(c)

section 69 (offence in relation to CSEA reporting);

(d)

section 100(6)(a)(iii) (power to require information);

(e)

section 104(13)(a)(xii) (reports by skilled persons);

(f)

section 120(2)(a) (admissibility of statements);

(g)

sections 199 to 203 (offences: supplementary and general) in respect of section 69;

(h)

section 204(2) to (4) (extra-territorial application) in respect of section 69;

(i)

section 205 (offences: extra-territorial application and jurisdiction) in respect of section 69;

(j)

paragraph 12 of Schedule 8 (transparency reports: matters about which information may be required).

(2)

The provisions referred to in sub-paragraphs (b) to (i) of paragraph (1) come into force only so far as they relate to regulated user-to-user services.