The Digital Economy Act 2017 (Commencement No. 1) (England and Wales) Regulations 2018

Provisions coming into force on 1 April 2018

3.—(1) The following provisions of the 2017 Act come into force on 1 April 2018 so far as they relate to the disclosure of information to or by a water or sewerage undertaker for an area which is wholly or mainly in Wales—

(a) section 35 (disclosure of information to improve public service delivery), for all remaining purposes;

(b) section 38 (disclosure of information to water and sewerage undertakers etc.), for all remaining purposes;

(c) section 39 (disclosure of information by water and sewerage undertakers etc.);

(d) section 40 (further provisions about disclosures under any of sections 35 to 39);

(e) section 41 (confidentiality of personal information);

(f) section 42 (information disclosed by the Revenue and Customs);

(g) section 43 (code of practice);

(h) section 44 (regulations), for all remaining purposes;

(i) section 45 (interpretation of this chapter etc.);

(j) Schedule 4 (public service delivery: specified persons for the purposes of section 35);

(k) Schedule 6 (public service delivery: specified persons for the purposes of sections 38 and 39).

(2) Chapters 5 and 6 of Part 5 of the 2017 Act come into force on 1 April 2018, so far as they relate to the disclosure of information by the Welsh Revenue Authority.