S T A T U T O R Y I N S T R U M E N T S
2017 No. 1136 (C. 106)
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS
The Digital Economy Act 2017 (Commencement No. 2)
Regulations 2017
Made - - - - 21st November 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(a).
Citation
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Digital Economy Act 2017 (Commencement No. 2)
Regulations 2017.
Provisions coming into force on 22nd November 2017
2. Schedule 1 (the electronic communications code) to the Digital Economy Act 2017, but only
in relation to paragraph 106 (Lands Tribunal for Scotland procedure rules) of Schedule 3A to the
Communications Act 2003(b), and section 4 (the electronic communications code) so far as it
relates to that paragraph, come into force on 22nd November 2017.
Matthew Hancock
Minister of State
21st November 2017 Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
(a) 2017 c. 30. (b) 2003 c. 21.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations bring into force Schedule 1 to the Digital Economy Act 2017 (c. 30) in relation
only to paragraph 106 of Schedule 3A to the Communications Act 2003 (c. 21), which makes
provision for the Scottish Ministers to make rules for the Lands Tribunal for Scotland in relation
to the electronic communications code.
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 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
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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 3, paragraph 47 31.07.17 2017/765
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