Online Safety Act 2023 (c. 50) – Section 200 – Offence of failure to comply with confirmation decision: supplementary

Sections

Section 200Offence of failure to comply with confirmation decision: supplementary

(1) Where a penalty has been imposed on a person by a penalty notice under section 139 in respect of a failure constituting an offence under section 138 (failure to comply with certain requirements of a confirmation decision), no proceedings may be brought against the person for that offence.

(2) A penalty may not be imposed on a person by a penalty notice under section 139 in respect of a failure constituting an offence under section 138 if—

(a)
proceedings for the offence have been brought against the person but have not been concluded, or
(b)
the person has been convicted of the offence.

(3) Where a service restriction order under section 144 or an access restriction order under section 146 has been made in relation to a regulated service provided by a person in respect of a failure constituting an offence under section 138, no proceedings may be brought against the person for that offence.

Pending amendment (not yet in force)

legislation.gov.uk records the following amendment(s) to this Section that had not been brought into force on 19 September 2026 and are therefore not reflected in the text above:

s. 200: coming into force by S.I. 2025/371, reg. 2(1)(g), (2) (in respect of s. 69 and only so far as it relates to regulated user-to-user services)

Annotations

Commencement Information

I1 S. 200 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 240(1)
I2 S. 200 in force at 10.1.2024 for specified purposes by S.I. 2023/1420, reg. 2(z25)
I3 S. 200 in force at 7.4.2026 for specified purposes by S.I. 2026/262, reg. 2(1)(g)(2)

https://osa.digiphile.law/article/article-200.html

Text as at 19 September 2026.

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