Broadcasting Act 2009

139N

F202[Online safety codes: procedure.

139N. (1) Before making an online safety code, the Commission—

(a) shall consult—

(i) any advisory committee it has established for that purpose under section 19, and

(ii) any other person the Commission thinks appropriate,

and

(b) may consult a public health authority about any provision of an online safety code referred to in section 139K(2)(d) which it proposes to make.

(2) As soon as practicable after making an online safety code, the Commission shall give a copy of the code to the Minister.

(3) As soon as practicable after receiving a copy of an online safety code under subsection (2), the Minister shall lay copies of the code before each House of the Oireachtas.

(4) The Commission may at any time amend or revoke an online safety code, or any provision of an online safety code, and subsections (1) to (3) apply to an amendment or revocation of an online safety code as they apply to an online safety code.

(5) The Commission shall from time to time review the operation of any online safety code it makes.

(6)  If the Minister makes a request in writing to the Commission to review the operation of an online safety code, the Commission shall carry out the review and give the Minister a report on the review in writing within a reasonable time.

(7) The Commission shall publish a report given to the Minister under subsection (6) on a website maintained by the Commission.]

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Amendments:

F202

Inserted (15.03.2023) by Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), s. 45, S.I. No. 71 of 2023.