1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Communications Act 2003 and the Digital Economy Act 2017 (Consequential Amendments to Primary Legislation) Regulations 2017 and come into force, subject to paragraph (2), on the day that section 4 of, and Schedules 1 and 3 to, the Digital Economy Act 2017 come fully into force.
(2) Paragraphs 2 to 7, 9, 29 and 30 of the Schedule come into force immediately after Schedule 3 to the Digital Economy Act 2017 comes fully into force.
(3) These Regulations do not extend to the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man.
(4) Subject to paragraph (3), any amendment by these Regulations of an enactment has the same extent as the enactment specified.
2. The amendments to Public General Acts, local Acts and Northern Ireland Orders in Council specified in the Schedule have effect.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Matthew Hancock
Minister of State
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
14th December 2017