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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.
| Provision | Date of Commencement | S.I. No. |
|---|---|---|
| Section 4 (partially) | 31.07.17 | 2017/765 |
| Section 4 (further purposes) | 22.11.17 | 2017/1136 |
| Section 5 | 31.07.17 | 2017/765 |
| Section 6 | 31.07.17 | 2017/765 |
| Section 8 | 31.07.17 | 2017/765 |
| Section 14 (partially) | 31.07.17 | 2017/765 |
| Section 15 (partially) | 31.07.17 | 2017/765 |
| Section 16 | 31.07.17 | 2017/765 |
| Section 17 | 31.07.17 | 2017/765 |
| Section 21(5) (partially) | 31.07.17 | 2017/765 |
| Section 22 (partially) | 31.07.17 | 2017/765 |
| Section 25 | 31.07.17 | 2017/765 |
| Section 26(2) | 31.07.17 | 2017/765 |
| Section 27 | 31.07.17 | 2017/765 |
| Section 30(1) and (2) (partially) | 31.07.17 | 2017/765 |
| Section 32 | 01.10.17 | 2017/765 |
| Section 33 | 01.10.17 | 2017/765 |
| Section 34 | 31.07.17 | 2017/765 |
| Section 35 (partially) | 01.10.17 | 2017/765 |
| Section 36 (partially) | 01.10.17 | 2017/765 |
| Section 43 (partially) | 01.10.17 | 2017/765 |
| Section 44 (partially) | 01.10.17 | 2017/765 |
| Section 46 (partially) | 31.07.17 | 2017/765 |
| Section 47 (partially) | 31.07.17 | 2017/765 |
| Section 48 (partially) | 01.10.17 | 2017/765 |
| Section 52 (partially) | 01.10.17 | 2017/765 |
| Section 54 (partially) | 01.10.17 | 2017/765 |
| Section 56 (partially) | 01.10.17 | 2017/765 |
| Section 60 (partially) | 01.10.17 | 2017/765 |
| Section 62 (partially) | 01.10.17 | 2017/765 |
| Section 70 (partially) | 01.10.17 | 2017/765 |
| Section 74 | 31.07.17 | 2017/765 |
| Section 76 | 31.07.17 | 2017/765 |
| Section 77 | 31.07.17 | 2017/765 |
| Section 78 | 31.07.17 | 2017/765 |
| Section 79, except subsection (3) (partially) | 31.07.17 | 2017/765 |
| Section 80 (partially) | 01.10.17 | 2017/765 |
| Section 81 (partially) | 31.07.17 | 2017/765 |
| Section 87 | 31.07.17 | 2017/765 |
| Section 92 | 31.07.17 | 2017/765 |
| Section 93, except subsection (3) | 31.07.17 | 2017/765 |
| Section 95 | 31.07.17 | 2017/765 |
| Section 98 | 31.07.17 | 2017/765 |
| Section 100 | 31.07.17 | 2017/765 |
| Section 101 | 31.07.17 | 2017/765 |
| Section 102 | 01.10.18 | 2017/765 |
| Section 104 | 31.07.17 | 2017/765 |
| Section 106 (partially) | 31.07.17 | 2017/765 |
| Section 108 | 31.07.17 | 2017/765 |
| Section 109 | 31.07.17 | 2017/765 |
| Section 110 | 31.07.17 | 2017/765 |
| Schedule 1 (partially) | 31.07.17 | 2017/765 |
| Schedule 1 (further purposes) | 22.11.17 | 2017/1136 |
| Schedule 3, paragraph 47 | 31.07.17 | 2017/765 |
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