Welsh Statutory Instruments
Disclosure Of Information, England And Wales
Made
8 March 2018
The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 118(5) and (7) of the Digital Economy Act 2017(1).
1.—(1) The title of these Regulations is the Digital Economy Act 2017 (Commencement No. 1) (England and Wales) Regulations 2018.
(2) In these Regulations, “the 2017 Act” means the Digital Economy Act 2017.
2. The following provisions of the 2017 Act come into force on the day after the day on which these Regulations are made—
(a)section 35 (disclosure of information to improve public service delivery), but only for the purposes of making regulations in relation to the disclosure of information to or by a water or sewerage undertaker for an area which is wholly or mainly in Wales;
(b)section 38 (disclosure of information to water and sewerage undertakers etc.), but only for the purposes of making regulations in relation to the disclosure of information to or by a water or sewerage undertaker for an area which is wholly or mainly in Wales; and
(c)section 44 (regulations), so far as it relates to the purposes specified in paragraphs (a) and (b).
3.—(1) The following provisions of the 2017 Act come into force on 1 April 2018 so far as they relate to the disclosure of information to or by a water or sewerage undertaker for an area which is wholly or mainly in Wales—
(a)section 35 (disclosure of information to improve public service delivery), for all remaining purposes;
(b)section 38 (disclosure of information to water and sewerage undertakers etc.), for all remaining purposes;
(c)section 39 (disclosure of information by water and sewerage undertakers etc.);
(d)section 40 (further provisions about disclosures under any of sections 35 to 39);
(e)section 41 (confidentiality of personal information);
(f)section 42 (information disclosed by the Revenue and Customs);
(g)section 43 (code of practice);
(h)section 44 (regulations), for all remaining purposes;
(i)section 45 (interpretation of this chapter etc.);
(j)Schedule 4 (public service delivery: specified persons for the purposes of section 35);
(k)Schedule 6 (public service delivery: specified persons for the purposes of sections 38 and 39).
(2) Chapters 5 and 6 of Part 5 of the 2017 Act come into force on 1 April 2018, so far as they relate to the disclosure of information by the Welsh Revenue Authority.
Mark Drakeford
Cabinet Secretary for Finance, one of the Welsh Ministers
8 March 2018
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations are made by the Welsh Ministers under the Digital Economy Act 2017 (“the Act”).
Regulation 2 commences certain provisions in Chapter 1 of Part 5 of the Act on the day after the day on which these Regulations are made, for the purpose of making regulations in relation to the disclosure of information to or by a water or sewerage undertaker for an area which is wholly or mainly in Wales.
Regulation 3 commences provisions in Chapter 1 of Part 5 of the Act on 1 April 2018, for all remaining purposes and so far as they relate to the disclosure of information to or by a water or sewerage undertaker for an area which is wholly or mainly in Wales.
Regulation 3 also commences Chapters 5 and 6 of Part 5 of the Act on 1 April 2018 so far as they relate to the disclosure of information by the Welsh Revenue Authority.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
The following provisions of the Act have been or are to be brought into force by commencement regulations made by the Secretary of State before the date of these Regulations:
| Provision | Date of Commencement | S.I. No. |
|---|---|---|
| Section 4 (partially) | 31 July 2017 | 2017/765 |
| Section 4 (further purposes) | 22 November 2017 | 2017/1136 |
| Section 4 (for remaining purposes) | 28 December 2017 | 2017/1286 |
| Section 5 | 31 July 2017 | 2017/765 |
| Section 6 | 31 July 2017 | 2017/765 |
| Section 8 | 31 July 2017 | 2017/765 |
| Section 14 (partially) | 31 July 2017 | 2017/765 |
| Section 15 (partially) | 31 July 2017 | 2017/765 |
| Section 16 | 31 July 2017 | 2017/765 |
| Section 17 | 31 July 2017 | 2017/765 |
| Section 21(5) (partially) | 31 July 2017 | 2017/765 |
| Section 22 (partially) | 31 July 2017 | 2017/765 |
| Section 25 | 31 July 2017 | 2017/765 |
| Section 26(2) | 31 July 2017 | 2017/765 |
| Section 27 | 31 July 2017 | 2017/765 |
| Section 30(1) and (2) (partially) | 31 July 2017 | 2017/765 |
| Section 32 | 1 October 2017 | 2017/765 |
| Section 33 | 1 October 2017 | 2017/765 |
| Section 34 | 31 July 2017 | 2017/765 |
| Section 35 (partially) | 1 October 2017 | 2017/765 |
| Section 36 (partially) | 1 October 2017 | 2017/765 |
| Section 43 (partially) | 1 October 2017 | 2017/765 |
| Section 44 (partially) | 1 October 2017 | 2017/765 |
| Section 46 (partially) | 31 July 2017 | 2017/765 |
| Section 47 (partially) | 31 July 2017 | 2017/765 |
| Section 48 (partially) | 1 October 2017 | 2017/765 |
| Section 52 (partially) | 1 October 2017 | 2017/765 |
| Section 54 (partially) | 1 October 2017 | 2017/765 |
| Section 56 (partially) | 1 October 2017 | 2017/765 |
| Section 60 (partially) | 1 October 2017 | 2017/765 |
| Section 62 (partially) | 1 October 2017 | 2017/765 |
| Section 70 (partially) | 1 October 2017 | 2017/765 |
| Section 74 | 31 July 2017 | 2017/765 |
| Section 76 | 31 July 2017 | 2017/765 |
| Section 77 | 31 July 2017 | 2017/765 |
| Section 78 | 31 July 2017 | 2017/765 |
| Section 79, except subsection (3) (partially) | 31 July 2017 | 2017/765 |
| Section 80 (partially) | 1 October 2017 | 2017/765 |
| Section 81 (partially) | 31 July 2017 | 2017/765 |
| Section 87 | 31 July 2017 | 2017/765 |
| Section 92 | 31 July 2017 | 2017/765 |
| Section 93, except subsection (3) | 31 July 2017 | 2017/765 |
| Section 95 | 31 July 2017 | 2017/765 |
| Section 98 | 31 July 2017 | 2017/765 |
| Section 100 | 31 July 2017 | 2017/765 |
| Section 101 | 31 July 2017 | 2017/765 |
| Section 102 | 1 October 2018 | 2017/765 |
| Section 104 | 31 July 2017 | 2017/765 |
| Section 106 (partially) | 31 July 2017 | 2017/765 |
| Section 108 | 31 July 2017 | 2017/765 |
| Section 109 | 31 July 2017 | 2017/765 |
| Section 110 | 31 July 2017 | 2017/765 |
| Schedule 1 (partially) | 31 July 2017 | 2017/765 |
| Schedule 1 (further purposes) | 22 November 2017 | 2017/1136 |
| Schedule 1 (for remaining purposes) | 28 December 2017 | 2017/1286 |
| Schedule 2 | 28 December 2017 | 2017/1286 |
| Schedule 3, paragraph 47 | 31 July 2017 | 2017/765 |
| Schedule 3 (for remaining purposes) | 28 December 2017 | 2017/1286 |
See also section 118 of the Act for provisions that came into force on 27 April 2017 and 27 June 2017