UK Statutory Instrument SI 2013/3028 United Kingdom

The Defamation (Operators of Websites) Regulations 2013

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Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

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What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

sch. para. 2 Response to notice of complaint: initial steps Regulated
  • Respond to a defamation complaint within 48 hoursOperator
sch. para. 4 Response to notice of complaint: initial steps Regulated
  • Acknowledge defamation complaints within 48 hoursOperator
sch. para. 5 Response to notice of complaint: poster fails to respond Regulated
  • Remove defamatory statement and notify complainant within 48 hours if poster fails to respondOperator
sch. para. 6 Response to notice of complaint: response does not include all required information Regulated
  • Remove a defamatory statement if the person who posted it gives an incomplete responseOperator
sch. para. 7 Response to notice of complaint: poster wishes statement to be removed from website locations Regulated
  • Remove defamatory content and notify complainant within 48 hoursOperator
sch. para. 8 Response to notice of complaint: poster does not wish statement to be removed from website locations Regulated
  • Notify complainant if poster refuses to remove defamatory statementOperator
sch. para. 9 Response to notice of complaint: persistent re-posting of same or substantially the same material Regulated
  • Remove persistently re-posted defamatory statements within 48 hoursOperator
7 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation, commencement and interpretation
s.001 Removal of statements from website (opens in a new tab)
s.002 Notice of complaint: specified information
s.003 Actions of operator in response to notice of complaint
s.003 (1) Where the operator has no means of contacting the... (opens in a new tab)
s.004 Defective notices to be treated as notice of complaint
s.005 Time limits: court discretion

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