The Electronic Commerce (Amendment and Consequential Provision) Regulations 2026

• Citation: S.I. 2026/407
• Sections: 8

Section 1 Citation, commencement and extent

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Electronic Commerce (Amendment and Consequential Provision) Regulations 2026.

(2) These Regulations come into force on the 21st day after the day on which they are laid before Parliament.

(3) An amendment made by these Regulations has the same extent as the provision amended or revoked.

Section 2 Amendment of the Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002

(1) The Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2, paragraph (1) omit—

(a) the words before the definition of “commercial communication”, omit “and in the Schedule”;

(b) the definition of “coordinated field”.

(3) In regulation 2, omit paragraph (2).

(4) In regulation 4, omit paragraphs (3) to (5) and (7).

(5) Omit regulation 5.

(6) Omit the Schedule.

Section 3 Amendment of the Electronic Commerce Directive (Terrorism Act 2006) Regulations 2007

(1) The Electronic Commerce Directive (Terrorism Act 2006) Regulations 2007 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2, omit paragraph (2).

(3) Omit regulation 4.

Section 4 Amendment of the Extreme Pornography (Electronic Commerce Directive) (Scotland) Regulations 2011

(1) The Extreme Pornography (Electronic Commerce Directive) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2, omit paragraphs (2) and (3).

(3) Omit regulation 3.

Section 5 Amendment of the Electronic Commerce (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2018

(1) The Electronic Commerce (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2018 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2, omit paragraphs (2) and (3).

(3) Omit regulation 6.

(4) Omit regulation 11.

Section 6 Amendment of the Electronic Commerce (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

(1) The Electronic Commerce (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 3, omit paragraphs (4) to (8).

(3) In regulation 4—

(a) in paragraph (3), omit sub-paragraphs (b) and (c);

(b) omit paragraph (7).

Section 7 Amendment of the Law Enforcement and Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

(1) The Law Enforcement and Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 7, omit paragraph (3).

Section 8 Amendment of the Criminal Justice (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2020

(1) The Criminal Justice (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2020 are amended as follows.

(2) Omit regulation 19.