Online Safety Act 2023 (c. 50) – Section 148 – Interaction with other action by OFCOM

Sections

Section 148Interaction with other action by OFCOM

(1) Where OFCOM apply for a business disruption order in respect of a failure by a provider of a regulated service to comply with an enforceable requirement, nothing in sections 144 to 147 is to be taken to prevent OFCOM also giving the provider—

(a)
a confirmation decision in respect of the failure, or
(b)
a penalty notice under section 139 in relation to a confirmation decision in respect of the failure.

(2) Where OFCOM apply for a business disruption order in respect of a failure by a provider of a Part 3 service to comply with a notice under section 121(1) (notices to deal with terrorism content and CSEA content), nothing in sections 144 to 147 is to be taken to prevent OFCOM also giving the provider either or both of the following—

(a)
a further notice under section 121(1) (see section 126);
(b)
a penalty notice under section 140(5).

(3) In this section, a “business disruption order” means—

(a)
a service restriction order under section 144,
(b)
an interim service restriction order under section 145,
(c)
an access restriction order under section 146, or
(d)
an interim access restriction order under section 147.

Annotations

Commencement Information

I1 S. 148 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 240(1)
I2 S. 148 in force at 10.1.2024 by S.I. 2023/1420, reg. 2(z17)

https://osa.digiphile.law/article/article-148.html

Text as at 19 September 2026.

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