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(1) This Order may be cited as the Public Interest Disclosure (Prescribed Persons) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024 and, subject to paragraph (2), shall come into operation on 12th February 2025.
(2) Article 2(2) shall come into operation on the day on which section 115 (protected disclosures) of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 comes into operation.
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(1) The Schedule to the Public Interest Disclosure (Prescribed Persons) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999 is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) In the entry relating to the Competition and Markets Authority, in Column (2) (descriptions of matters) after “United Kingdom” insert “, including matters relating to Part 1 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (digital markets)”.
(3) In the entry relating to the Office of Communications, in Column (2) (descriptions of matters)—
(a) at the end of paragraph (d) omit “and”;
(b) at the end of paragraph (e) for “.” substitute “;”;
(c) after paragraph (e) insert—“
(f) the regulation of video sharing platform services under Part 4B of the Communications Act 2003; and
(g) the regulation of regulated services under the Online Safety Act 2023.”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for the Economy on 12th December 2024.
Conor Murphy
Minister for the Economy
