
2025 No. 13
Employment
The Public Interest Disclosure (Prescribed Persons) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2025
Made 30th January 2025
Coming into operation 12th February 2025
The Department for the Economy makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 67F of the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 and now vested in it.
Citation and commencement
1 
This Order may be cited as the Public Interest Disclosure (Prescribed Persons) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2025 and shall come into operation on 12th February 2025.
Amendment
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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.”.
Revocation
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The Public Interest Disclosure (Prescribed Persons) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024 is revoked.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for the Economy on 30th January 2025.
Conor Murphy
Minister for the Economy
