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The Digital Economy Act 2017 (Commencement No. 3) Regulations 2017 2017 (S.I. 2017/1286), United Kingdom

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

S T A T U T O R Y I N S T R U M E N T S

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(a).

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

14th December 2017 Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

(a) 2017 c. 30.

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_Imp

act_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

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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

© Crown copyright 2017

Printed and published in the UK by The Stationery Office Limited under the authority and superintendence of Jeff James,

Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office and Queen’s Printer of Acts of Parliament.

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