The Electronic Commerce Directive (Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006) Regulations 2007

Made: 24th August 2007

Laid before Parliament: 31st August 2007

Coming into force: 1st October 2007

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Citation and commencement

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Interpretation

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Internal market: England and Wales service providers

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Internal market: non-UK service providers

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Exception for mere conduits

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Exception for caching

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Exception for hosting

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Signed

Tony McNulty — Minister of State — 24th August 2007

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1972 c. 68. The enabling powers of section 2(2) of this Act were extended by virtue of the amendment of section 1(2) by section 1 of the European Economic Area Act 1993 (c. 51).

[^f00002]: S.I. 2001/2555.

[^f00003]: 1986 c. 64. Part 3A of the 1986 Act was inserted by section 1 of, and the Schedule to, the Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006 (c. 1).

[^f00004]: O.J. No. L 178, 17.7.2000, p.1. The Directive has been incorporated into the EEA agreement by Decision 91/2000 of the EEA Joint Committee (O.J. L 7, 11.1.2001, p.13).

[^f00005]: O.J. No. L 204, 21.7.1998, p.37, as amended by Directive 98/48/EC (O.J. L 217, 5.8.1998, p.18); there are other amendments but none is relevant.

[^f00006]: 2003 c.44.

Editorial notes

[^key-90afd5cc35cf5dd9ad8bf181d87632ff]: Regulations revoked (23.3.2010) by The Electronic Commerce Directive (Hatred against Persons on Religious Grounds or the Grounds of Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/894), regs. 1, 8(1) (with reg. 8(2))