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

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations are made by the Welsh Ministers under the Digital Economy Act 2017 (“the Act”).

Regulation 2 commences certain provisions in Chapter 1 of Part 5 of the Act on the day after the day on which these Regulations are made, for the purpose of making regulations in relation to the disclosure of information to or by a water or sewerage undertaker for an area which is wholly or mainly in Wales.

Regulation 3 commences provisions in Chapter 1 of Part 5 of the Act on 1 April 2018, for all remaining purposes and 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.

Regulation 3 also commences Chapters 5 and 6 of Part 5 of the Act on 1 April 2018 so far as they relate to the disclosure of information by the Welsh Revenue Authority.