The Digital Economy Act 2017 (Commencement No. 3) Regulations 2017

Statutory Instruments

2017 No. 1286 (C. 119)

Electronic Communications

The Digital Economy Act 2017 (Commencement No. 3) Regulations 2017

Made

14th December 2017

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 118(6) and (7) of the Digital Economy Act 2017(1).

Citation

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Digital Economy Act 2017 (Commencement No. 3) Regulations 2017.

Provisions coming into force on 28th December 2017

2.  The following provisions of the Digital Economy Act 2017 come into force on 28th December 2017—

(a)section 4 (the electronic communications code) in so far as not already in force;

(b)Schedule 1 (the electronic communications code), in so far as not already in force;

(c)Schedule 2 (the electronic communications code: transitional provision);

(d)Schedule 3 (electronic communications code: consequential amendments), in so far as not already in force.

Matthew Hancock

Minister of State

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

14th December 2017

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations commence provisions of the Digital Economy Act 2017 (c. 30) (“the 2017 Act”) relating to the electronic communications code insofar as those provisions are not already in force. They are the third commencement regulations made under the 2017 Act.

The Explanatory Notes to the 2017 Act provide an explanation of the reforms to the electronic communications code introduced by the 2017 Act and are available online (http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/30/pdfs/ukpgaen_20170030_en.pdf ). A full impact assessment for the reforms is available from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport at 100 Parliament Street, London SW1A 2BQ. A copy may be obtained online (https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/524895/ECC_Impact_Assessment.pdf).

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT REGULATIONS

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

The following provisions of the Digital Economy Act 2017 (c. 30) have been or are to be brought into force by commencement regulations made before the date of these Regulations.

ProvisionDate of CommencementS.I. No.
Section 4 (partially)31.07.172017/765
Section 4 (further purposes)22.11.172017/1136
Section 531.07.172017/765
Section 631.07.172017/765
Section 831.07.172017/765
Section 14 (partially)31.07.172017/765
Section 15 (partially)31.07.172017/765
Section 1631.07.172017/765
Section 1731.07.172017/765
Section 21(5) (partially)31.07.172017/765
Section 22 (partially)31.07.172017/765
Section 2531.07.172017/765
Section 26(2)31.07.172017/765
Section 2731.07.172017/765
Section 30(1) and (2) (partially)31.07.172017/765
Section 3201.10.172017/765
Section 3301.10.172017/765
Section 3431.07.172017/765
Section 35 (partially)01.10.172017/765
Section 36 (partially)01.10.172017/765
Section 43 (partially)01.10.172017/765
Section 44 (partially)01.10.172017/765
Section 46 (partially)31.07.172017/765
Section 47 (partially)31.07.172017/765
Section 48 (partially)01.10.172017/765
Section 52 (partially)01.10.172017/765
Section 54 (partially)01.10.172017/765
Section 56 (partially)01.10.172017/765
Section 60 (partially)01.10.172017/765
Section 62 (partially)01.10.172017/765
Section 70 (partially)01.10.172017/765
Section 7431.07.172017/765
Section 7631.07.172017/765
Section 7731.07.172017/765
Section 7831.07.172017/765
Section 79, except subsection (3) (partially)31.07.172017/765
Section 80 (partially)01.10.172017/765
Section 81 (partially)31.07.172017/765
Section 8731.07.172017/765
Section 9231.07.172017/765
Section 93, except subsection (3)31.07.172017/765
Section 9531.07.172017/765
Section 9831.07.172017/765
Section 10031.07.172017/765
Section 10131.07.172017/765
Section 10201.10.182017/765
Section 10431.07.172017/765
Section 106 (partially)31.07.172017/765
Section 10831.07.172017/765
Section 10931.07.172017/765
Section 11031.07.172017/765
Schedule 1 (partially)31.07.172017/765
Schedule 1 (further purposes)22.11.172017/1136
Schedule 3, paragraph 4731.07.172017/765