SI 2024/1333 - The Online Safety Act 2023 (Commencement No. 4) Regulations 2024

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS 2024 No. 1333 (C. 80) ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS The Online Safety Act 2023 (Commencement No. 4) Regulations 2024 Made - - - - 10th December 2024 The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 240(1) of the Online Safety Act 2023(1).

Citation and extent

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Online Safety Act 2023 (Commencement No. 4) Regulations 2024.

(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Commencement

2.—(1) The following provisions of the Online Safety Act 2023 come into force on 17th January 2025—

(a) section 81 (duties about regulated provider pornographic content);

(b) section 100(6)(a)(vii) (power to require information);

(c) section 104(13)(a)(xvi) (reports by skilled persons);

(d) section 136(2)(b) (confirmation decisions: proactive technology);

(e) section 138(2)(c) and (d) (confirmation decisions: offences).

Jones of Whitchurch Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Science, Innovation and 10th December 2024 Technology

(1) 2023 c. 50.Document Generated: 2024-12-17

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EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations are the fourth commencement regulations under the Online Safety Act 2023 (c. 50). They bring into force the duties about regulated provider pornographic content in section 81 and other provisions, such as OFCOM’s enforcement and information powers and the offence of failing to comply with a confirmation decision, as they relate to section 81.

A full impact assessment has been published in relation the Act and copies can be obtained from the

UK Parliament website at https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3137 or from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology at 100 Parliament Street, London, SW1A 2BQ, United Kingdom.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT REGULATIONS (This note is not part of the Regulations) The following provisions of the Online Safety Act 2023 have been brought into force by commencement Regulations made before the date of these Regulations.

Provision Date of Commencement S.I. No.

Section 7 (partially) 10th January 2024 2023/1420 Sections 8 to 17 10th January 2024 2023/1420

Section 19 10th January 2024 2023/1420

Section 20 (partially) 10th January 2024 2023/1420

Section 21 (partially) 10th January 2024 2023/1420

Section 22 10th January 2024 2023/1420

Section 23 (partially) 10th January 2024 2023/1420 Sections 24 to 33 10th January 2024 2023/1420

Section 34 (partially) 10th January 2024 2023/1420 Sections 35 to 40 10th January 2024 2023/1420

Section 41 (remainder) 10th January 2024 2023/1420 Sections 49 to 51 10th January 2024 2023/1420

Section 52 (partially) 10th January 2024 2023/1420

Section 53 (partially) 10th January 2024 2023/1420

Section 54 10th January 2024 2023/1420

Section 65 10th January 2024 2023/1420 Sections 67 and 68 10th January 2024 2023/1420

Section 72 (partially) 10th January 2024 2023/1420

Section 73 10th January 2024 2023/1420 2Document Generated: 2024-12-17

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Provision Date of Commencement S.I. No.

Section 76 10th January 2024 2023/1420 Sections 77 and 78 and 10th January 2024 2023/1420 Schedule 8 (partially)

Section 80 (partially) and 10th January 2024 2023/1420 Schedule 9 Sections 83 to 89 and 10th January 2024 2023/1420 Schedule 10

Section 92 10th January 2024 2023/1420 Sections 95 to 97 10th January 2024 2023/1420

Section 100 (partially) 10th January 2024 2023/1420

Section 101 1st April 2024 2023/1420

Section 102 (partially) 10th January 2024 2023/1420

Section 102 (remainder) 1st April 2024 2023/1420

Section 103 10th January 2024 2023/1420

Section 104 (partially) 10th January 2024 2023/1420 Sections 105 to 108 and 10th January 2024 2023/1420 Schedule 12 Sections 109 to 113 10th January 2024 2023/1420

Section 114 (partially) 22nd November 2023 2023/1242

Section 114 (remainder) 10th January 2024 2023/1420 Sections 118 and 119 10th January 2024 2023/1420

Section 120 (partially) 10th January 2024 2023/1420

Section 121 to 128 10th January 2024 2023/1420 Sections 130 to 135 10th January 2024 2023/1420

Section 136 (partially) 10th January 2024 2023/1420

Section 137 10th January 2024 2023/1420

Section 138 (partially) 10th January 2024 2023/1420 Sections 139 to 150 and 10th January 2024 2023/1420 Schedule 13 Sections 152 and 153 10th January 2024 2023/1420

Section 154 (remainder) 10th January 2024 2023/1420 Sections 155 to 161 10th January 2024 2023/1420

Section 162 (partially) 10th January 2024 2023/1420 sections 163 to 168 10th January 2024 2023/1420 Sections 171 to 178 10th January 2024 2023/1420 Part 10 and Schedule 14 31st January 2024 2023/31 3Document Generated: 2024-12-17

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Provision Date of Commencement S.I. No.

Section 192 10th January 2024 2023/1420 Sections 195 to 198 and 10th January 2024 2023/1420 Schedule 15 Sections 199 to 203 10th January 2024 2023/1420

Section 204 (partially) 10th January 2024 2023/1420

Section 205 (partially) 10th January 2024 2023/1420

Section 206 10th January 2024 2023/1420

Section 208 10th January 2024 2023/1420

Section 209 and Schedule 16 10th January 2024 2023/1420

Section 211 and Schedule 17 10th January 2024 2023/1420

Section 213 10th January 2024 2023/1420 Sections 215 to 218 10th January 2024 2023/1420

Section 220 10th January 2024 2023/1420 Schedule 3 10th January 2024 2023/1420 4