Online Safety Act 2023 (c. 50) – Section 193 – OFCOM’s guidance about illegal content judgements

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Section 193OFCOM’s guidance about illegal content judgements

(1) OFCOM must produce guidance for providers of Part 3 services about the matters dealt with in section 192 so far as relating to illegal content judgements.

(2) “Illegal content judgements” means—

(a)
judgements of a kind mentioned in subsection (4) of that section, and
(b)
judgements by providers about whether news publisher content amounts to a relevant offence (see section 18(5) and (10)).

(3) Before producing the guidance (including revised or replacement guidance), OFCOM must consult such persons as they consider appropriate.

(4) OFCOM must publish the guidance (and any revised or replacement guidance).

Annotations

Commencement Information

I1 S. 193(1)(2)(a)(3)(4) in force at Royal Assent, see s. 240(4)(w)

https://osa.digiphile.law/article/article-193.html

Text as at 19 September 2026.

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