Digital Economy Act 2017
Digital Economy Act 2017 (2017 c. 30)
- Digital Economy Act 2017 (2017 c. 30)
- PART 1 Access to digital services
- 1 Universal service broadband obligations
- 2 General conditions: switching communications provider
- 3 Automatic compensation for failure to meet performance standards
- PART 2 Digital infrastructure
- Electronic communications code
- 4 The electronic communications code
- 5 Power to make transitional provision in connection with the code
- 6 Power to make consequential provision etc in connection with the code
- 7 Application of the code: protection of the environment
- Dynamic spectrum access services
- 8 Regulation of dynamic spectrum access services
- Other regulation of spectrum
- 9 Penalties for contravention of wireless telegraphy licences
- 10 Fixed penalties under Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006
- 11 Search warrants under Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006
- 12 Disposal of seized property under Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006
- 13 Time limits for prosecutions under Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006
- PART 3 Online pornography
- 14 Internet pornography: requirement to prevent access by persons under 18
- 15 Meaning of “pornographic material”
- 16 The age-verification regulator: designation and funding
- 17 Parliamentary procedure for designation of age-verification regulator
- 18 Regulator's power to require information
- 19 Enforcement by regulator of sections 14 and 18
- 20 Financial penalties imposed by regulator
- 21 Notice by regulator to payment-services providers and ancillary service providers
- 22 Meaning of “extreme pornographic material”
- 23 Regulator's power to require internet service providers to block access to material
- 24 No power to give notice under section 23(1) where detrimental to national security etc
- 25 Guidance to be published by regulator
- 26 Exercise of functions by regulator
- 27 Guidance by Secretary of State to regulator
- 28 Requirements for notices given by regulator under this Part
- 29 Report on this Part
- 30 Interpretation and general provisions relating to this Part
- PART 4 Intellectual Property
- 31 Lending of e-books by public libraries
- 32 Offences: infringing copyright and making available right
- 33 Registered designs: infringement: marking product with internet link
- 34 Copyright etc where broadcast retransmitted by cable
- PART 5 Digital government
- CHAPTER 1 Public service delivery
- 35 Disclosure of information to improve public service delivery
- 36 Disclosure of information to gas and electricity suppliers etc
- 37 Disclosure of information by gas and electricity suppliers etc
- 38 Disclosure of information to water and sewerage undertakers etc
- 39 Disclosure of information by water and sewerage undertakers etc
- 40 Further provisions about disclosures under any of sections 35 to 39
- 41 Confidentiality of personal information
- 42 Information disclosed by the Revenue and Customs
- 43 Code of practice
- 44 Regulations under this Chapter
- 45 Interpretation of this Chapter etc
- CHAPTER 2 Civil registration
- 46 Disclosure of information by civil registration officials
- 47 Consequential provision
- CHAPTER 3 Debt owed to the public sector
- 48 Disclosure of information to reduce debt owed to the public sector
- 49 Further provisions about power in section 48
- 50 Confidentiality of personal information
- 51 Information disclosed by the Revenue and Customs
- 52 Code of practice
- 53 Duty to review operation of Chapter
- 54 Regulations under this Chapter
- 55 Interpretation of this Chapter
- CHAPTER 4 Fraud against the public sector
- 56 Disclosure of information to combat fraud against the public sector
- 57 Further provisions about power in section 56
- 58 Confidentiality of personal information
- 59 Information disclosed by the Revenue and Customs
- 60 Code of practice
- 61 Duty to review operation of Chapter
- 62 Regulations under this Chapter
- 63 Interpretation of this Chapter
- CHAPTER 5 Sharing for research purposes
- 64 Disclosure of information for research purposes
- 65 Provisions supplementary to section 64
- 66 Bar on further disclosure of personal information
- 67 Information disclosed by the Revenue and Customs
- 68 Information disclosed by the Welsh Revenue Authority
- 69 Information disclosed by Revenue Scotland
- 70 Code of practice
- 71 Accreditation for the purposes of this Chapter
- 72 Delegation of functions of the Statistics Board
- 73 Interpretation of this Chapter
- CHAPTER 6 Disclosure by revenue authorities
- 74 Disclosure of non-identifying information by the Revenue and Customs
- 75 Disclosure of non-identifying information by the Welsh Revenue Authority
- 76 Disclosure of non-identifying information by Revenue Scotland
- 77 Disclosure of employer reference information by the Revenue and Customs
- CHAPTER 7 Statistics
- 78 Disclosure of information by the Revenue and Customs to the Statistics Board
- 79 Disclosure of information by public authorities to the Statistics Board
- 80 Access to information by the Statistics Board
- 81 Disclosure by the Statistics Board to devolved administrations
- PART 6 Miscellaneous
- OFCOM: reports etc
- 82 OFCOM reports on infrastructure etc
- 83 Comparative overviews of quality and prices
- OFCOM: information
- 84 Conditions about allocation of telephone numbers
- 85 Provision of information to OFCOM
- 86 Information required from communications providers
- Appeals
- 87 Appeals from decisions of OFCOM and others: standard of review
- Regulation and functions of BBC
- 88 Functions of OFCOM in relation to the BBC
- 89 TV licence fee concessions by reference to age
- Provision of children's programmes
- 90 Provision of children's programmes
- OFCOM powers relating to criminal content etc
- 91 Suspension of radio licences for inciting crime or disorder
- 92 Digital additional services: seriously harmful extrinsic material
- On-demand programme services
- 93 On-demand programme services: accessibility for people with disabilities
- 94 On-demand programme services: specially restricted material
- Electronic Programme Guides
- 95 Electronic programme guides and public service channels
- Direct marketing code
- 96 Direct marketing code
- Televising events of national interest
- 97 Televising events of national interest: power to amend qualifying conditions
- Other provisions relating to OFCOM
- 98 Strategic priorities and provision of information
- 99 OFCOM and Northern Ireland
- 100 Retention by OFCOM of amounts paid under Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006
- 101 International recognition of satellite frequency assignments: power of OFCOM to charge fees
- Billing limits for mobile phones
- 102 Billing limits for mobile phones
- Online social media platforms
- 103 Code of practice for providers of online social media platforms
- Internet filters
- 104 Internet filters
- Ticket sales
- 105 Secondary ticketing: duty to provide information about tickets
- 106 Power to create offence of breaching limits on internet and other ticket sales
- Communication devices used for drug dealing
- 107 Prevention or restriction of use of communication devices for drug dealing
- Charges payable to the Information Commissioner
- 108 Regulations about charges payable to the Information Commissioner
- 109 Functions relating to regulations under section 108
- 110 Supplementary provision relating to section 108
- 111 Amendments relating to section 108
- Payment and securities settlement systems
- 112 Power to apply settlement finality regime to payment institutions
- 113 Bank of England oversight of payment systems
- Qualifications in information technology
- 114 Qualifications in information technology: payment of tuition fees
- Guarantee of pension liabilities under Telecommunications Act 1984
- 115 Guarantee of pension liabilities under Telecommunications Act 1984
- 116 Regulations under section 115
- PART 7 General
- 117 Financial provisions
- 118 Commencement
- 119 Extent
- 120 Short title
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 The electronic communications code
- SCHEDULE 2 The electronic communications code: transitional provision
- Interpretation
- Effect of subsisting agreement
- Limitation of code rights
- Limitation of persons bound
- Exclusion of assignment ... provisions
- Upgrading and sharing provisions
- Termination and modification of agreements
- Apparatus, works etc
- Court applications for required rights etc
- Temporary code rights
- Compensation
- Objections in relation to apparatus
- Tree lopping
- Right to require removal of apparatus
- Undertaker's works
- Supplementary
- SCHEDULE 3 Electronic communications code: consequential amendments
- PART 1 General provision
- Interpretation
- References to the code or provisions of the code
- References to a conduit system
- PART 2 Amendments of particular enactments
- Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (c. 56)
- Opencast Coal Act 1958 (c. 69)
- Land Drainage (Scotland) Act 1958 (c. 24)
- Pipe-lines Act 1962 (c. 58)
- Harbours Act 1964 (c. 40)
- Fair Trading Act 1973 (c. 41)
- Highways Act 1980 (c. 66)
- Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 54)
- Housing Act 1985 (c. 68)
- Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 (c. 48)
- Airports Act 1986 (c. 31)
- Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 (c. 31)
- Road Traffic (Driver Licensing and Information Systems) Act 1989 (c. 22)
- Electricity Act 1989 (c. 29)
- Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8)
- Water Industry Act 1991 (c. 56)
- Water Resources Act 1991 (c. 57)
- Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/231)
- Cardiff Bay Barrage Act 1993 (c. 42)
- Roads (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/3160)
- Airports (Northern Ireland) Order 1994 (S.I. 1994/426)
- Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995 (c. 30)
- Gas Act 1995 (c. 45)
- Channel Tunnel Rail Link Act 1996 (c. 61)
- Gas (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/275)
- Business Tenancies (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (SI 1996/725 (NI 5))
- Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 (c. 8)
- Enterprise Act 2002 (c. 40)
- Communications Act 2003 (c. 21)
- Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 2)
- Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (c. 17)
- Crossrail Act 2008 (c. 18)
- Marine (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 5)
- SCHEDULE 4 Public service delivery: specified persons for the purposes of section 35
- PART 1 UK AND ENGLISH BODIES
- PART 2 WELSH BODIES
- PART 3 SCOTTISH BODIES
- SCHEDULE 5 Public service delivery: specified persons for the purposes of sections 36 and 37
- PART 1 UK AND ENGLISH BODIES
- PART 2 WELSH BODIES
- SCHEDULE 6 Public service delivery: specified persons for the purposes of sections 38 and 39
- PART 1 UK AND ENGLISH BODIES
- PART 2 WELSH BODIES
- SCHEDULE 7 Specified persons for the purposes of the debt provisions
- PART 1 UK AND ENGLISH BODIES
- PART 2 WELSH BODIES
- PART 3 SCOTTISH BODIES
- SCHEDULE 8 Specified persons for the purposes of the fraud provisions
- PART 1 UK AND ENGLISH BODIES
- PART 2 WELSH BODIES
- PART 3 SCOTTISH BODIES
- SCHEDULE 9 Bank of England oversight of payment systems
- PART 1 Extension of Bank of England oversight of payment systems
- PART 2 Consequential amendments
- Financial Services Act 2012
- Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013
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