All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.

Contents

• Commencement
• Amendments and other effects
• SIs made under the Act

Commencement

Section	Commencement Date	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
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

SIs made under the Act

Section	SIs made under the Act
None