Statutory Instruments
2024 No. 100
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS
The Online Safety (List of Overseas Regulators) Regulations 2024
Made
29th January 2024
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(1)
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 114(2) of the Online Safety Act 2023( 1 ).
In accordance with section 225(1)(c) of that Act a draft of this instrument has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
Citation, commencement and extent
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Online Safety (List of Overseas Regulators) Regulations 2024 and come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.
(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
List of overseas regulators
2. The following are specified as overseas regulators for the purposes of section 114—
(a) l’Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique (established in France);
(b) de Autoriteit Consument & Markt (established in the Netherlands);
(c) die Bundesnetzagentur für Elektrizität, Gas, Telekommunikation, Post und Eisenbahnen (established in Germany);
(d) Coimisiún na Meán (established in Ireland);
(e) the eSafety Commissioner (established in Australia);
(f) the European Commission.
Saqib Bhatti
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
29th January 2024