UK Act of Parliament 2022 United Kingdom

Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022

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At a glance

Enforced by

Ofcom, OPSS

What's here

35 compliance obligations, 1 practical guide · 1 journey

Penalty landscape

3 of 35 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 2 carry different penalties and 30 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Who this Act binds

Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.

  • Manufacturer 16
  • Trader 9
  • Distributor 4
  • Any Person 3
  • Employer 1
  • Director or Officer 1

Plus 1 non-business duty on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.

Step-by-step journeys using this legislation

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Relevant guidance

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Direct — cites this Act

1 guides

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Manufacturers also bound by 82 other Acts (top 5 shown)
Traders also bound by 219 other Acts (top 5 shown)
Distributors also bound by 33 other Acts (top 5 shown)
Any Person also bound by 749 other Acts (top 5 shown)
Employers also bound by 171 other Acts (top 5 shown)
Directors and Officers also bound by 224 other Acts (top 5 shown)

What this Act requires

Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.

Part 1 — Product security

s.008

Duty to comply with security requirements

Fine up to £17,500,000
  • Ensure connectable products meet UK security requirements Manufacturer
  • Ensure your UK consumer connectable products meet security requirements Manufacturer
s.012

Duty to maintain records

  • Keep records of product security investigations and failures Manufacturer
  • Maintain records of security investigations and compliance failures Manufacturer
s.037

Determining the amount of a penalty

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must ensure penalties are appropriate and proportionate Crown / Minister / Government department
Browse 36 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement

Part 2 — Telecommunications infrastructure

Browse 19 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement

Part 3 — Final provisions

Browse 5 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement

Other sections — not classified into a Part

These sections exist in the Act but the contents-of-Parts walker did not place them under a Part. Likely amendments or sections inserted out of the original Part structure.

Browse 1 other unclassified section
s.unresponsive occupiers: consequential amendments

Unresponsive occupiers: consequential amendments

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Official guidance

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Enforcement and responsible bodies

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Ofcom

Primary

Office of Communications

Regulates telecoms, TV, radio, video-on-demand, postal services, and online safety. Issues licences for telecoms providers, manages spectrum. Now enforces Online Safety Act …

OPSS

Office for Product Safety and Standards

Product safety regulator responsible for ensuring consumer products are safe. Enforces product safety regulations, UKCA marking requirements, and works with market surveillance …

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