Online Safety Act 2023 (c. 50) – Section 189 – Repeals in connection with offences under sections 179 and 181
Sections
Section 189Repeals in connection with offences under sections 179 and 181
(1) Section 127(2)(a) and (b) of the Communications Act (false messages) is repealed so far as it extends to England and Wales and Northern Ireland.
(2) The following provisions of the Malicious Communications Act 1988 are repealed—
- (a)section 1(1)(a)(ii),
- (b)section 1(1)(a)(iii), and
- (c)
(3) The following provisions of the Malicious Communications (Northern Ireland) Order 1988 (S.I. 1988/1849 (N.I. 18)) are repealed—
- (a)Article 3(1)(a)(ii),
- (b)Article 3(1)(a)(iii), and
- (c)Article 3(2).
Annotations
Commencement Information
- I1 S. 189 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 240(1)
- I2 S. 189 in force at 31.1.2024 by S.I. 2024/31, reg. 2
https://osa.digiphile.law/article/article-189.html
Text as at 19 September 2026.
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