Digital Economy Bill (HC Bill 45)
EXPLANATORY NOTES
Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Department for Culture, Media and
Sport, are published separately as Bill 45—EN.
EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Secretary John Whittingdale has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a)
of the Human Rights Act 1998:
In my view the provisions of the Digital Economy Bill are compatible with the
Convention rights.
Contents
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Part 1
Access to digital services
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Part 2
Digital infrastructure
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Electronic communications code
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Dynamic spectrum access services
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Other regulation of spectrum
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Part 3
Online pornography
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15. Internet pornography: requirement to prevent access by persons under the
age of 18 -
18. Parliamentary procedure for designation of age-verification regulator
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19. Age-verification regulator’s power to require information
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22. Age-verification regulator’s power to give notice of contravention to payment
service providers and ancillary service providers -
24. Requirements for notices given by regulator under this Part
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Part 4
Intellectual Property
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Part 5
Digital government
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Chapter 1
Public service delivery
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Chapter 2
Civil registration
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Chapter 3
Debt owed to the public sector
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Chapter 4
Fraud against the public sector
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Chapter 5
Sharing for research purposes
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Chapter 6
Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs
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Chapter 7
Statistics
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Part 6
OFCOM and other regulation
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OFCOM: reports etc
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OFCOM: information
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Appeals
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Regulation and functions of BBC
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Direct marketing code
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Miscellaneous
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Part 7
General