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(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.
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(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 Technology
10th December 2024