SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 17Video-sharing platform services: transitional provision etc

PART 1Interpretation

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In this Schedule—

  • the relevant day”, in relation to a pre-existing Part 4B service or to a service which includes a pre-existing Part 4B service, means—

    1. a

      the date when section 210 comes into force (repeal of Part 4B of the Communications Act), or

    2. b

      if the pre-existing Part 4B service ceases to be a video-sharing platform service before the date mentioned in paragraph (a), the date when that service ceases to be a video-sharing platform service;

  • safety duties” means the duties mentioned in section 7(2), (4) and (5), except the duties set out in—

    1. a

      section 9 (illegal content risk assessments),

    2. b

      section 11 (children’s risk assessments),

    3. c

      section 14 (assessments related to the adult user empowerment duty set out in section 15(2)), and

    4. d

      section 23(2), (9) and (10) (records of assessments);

  • the transitional period”, in relation to a pre-existing Part 4B service or to a service which includes a pre-existing Part 4B service, means the period—

    1. a

      beginning with the date when this Schedule comes into force, and

    2. b

      ending with the relevant day;

  • video-sharing platform service” has the same meaning as in Part 4B of the Communications Act (see section 368S of that Act).