Updated to 16 September 2025 (Act No. 10 of 2025 and S.I. No. 432 of 2025)
All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.
Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022
No. 41 of 2022
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement/Effective Date Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
|
Commencement Information |
|---|---|---|
| Ss. 1-31 | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(a) |
| Ss. 32-35 | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(b) |
| S. 36 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| Ss. 37-39 | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(b) |
| S. 40 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| Ss. 41-46 | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(c) |
| S. 47 in so far as Part 8B of the Broadcasting Act 2009 as inserted by section 47 relates to a failure to comply with section 128B(1) or (2), or any rules made under section 128C, of that Act) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 47 except in so far as Part 8B of the Broadcasting Act 2009 as inserted by section 47 relates to a failure to comply with section 128B(1) or (2), or any rules made under section 128C, of that Act) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(c) |
| S. 48 | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(c) |
| S. 49 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 50 | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(d) |
| S. 51 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 52(a) | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(d) |
| S. 52(b) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 53 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| Ss. 54-73 | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(e) |
| S. 74 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| Ss. 75-80 | 15 March 2023 | Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 71 of 2023), art. 2(f) |
Amendments and other effects
| How Affected | Affecting Provision | Affecting Provision Commencement/Effective Date
Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
|
Commencement Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Act included in collectively cited Broadcasting and Other Media Regulation Acts in so far as it amends Broadcasting Act 2009 | s. 1(2) | ||
| S. 42 amended | Digital Services Act 2024 (2/2024), ss. 1(2), 84 | 17 February 2024 | Digital Services Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 53 of 2024), art. 2 |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| None |