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Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002 ·

19 Hosting

reg. 19 · in force: yes

Captured statutory text (L5)

19 Hosting

Where an information society service is provided which consists of the storage of information provided by a recipient of the service, the service provider (if he otherwise would) shall not be liable for damages or for any other pecuniary remedy or for any criminal sanction as a result of that storage where—
(a)the service provider—
(i)does not have actual knowledge of unlawful activity or information and, where a claim for damages is made, is not aware of facts or circumstances from which it would have been apparent to the service provider that the activity or information was unlawful; or
(ii)upon obtaining such knowledge or awareness, acts expeditiously to remove or to disable access to the information, and
(b)the recipient of the service was not acting under the authority or the control of the service provider.
Full captured verbatim text
Where an information society service is provided which consists of the storage of information provided by a recipient of the service, the service provider (if he otherwise would) shall not be liable for damages or for any other pecuniary remedy or for any criminal sanction as a result of that storage where—

(a) the service provider—

(i) does not have actual knowledge of unlawful activity or information and, where a claim for damages is made, is not aware of facts or circumstances from which it would have been apparent to the service provider that the activity or information was unlawful; or

(ii) upon obtaining such knowledge or awareness, acts expeditiously to remove or to disable access to the information, and

(b) the recipient of the service was not acting under the authority or the control of the service provider.

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Relevance to Signicat: 2/3 · detailed summary (L4) Status: not needed for a short provision · Stored artifact; current recipe verification unavailable

Hosting providers are exempt from damages and criminal penalties provided they lack actual knowledge of unlawful activity or act expeditiously to remove it.

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cross-reference internal_cite · reg. 20

cross-reference internal_cite · reg. 21

cross-reference internal_cite · reg. 22

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Verification findings (30)

synthesis coverage: missing/unverified L2 main

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:uksi/2002/2013#regulation-1

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:uksi/2002/2013#regulation-2

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:uksi/2002/2013#regulation-3

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:uksi/2002/2013#regulation-4

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:uksi/2002/2013#regulation-5

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:uksi/2002/2013#regulation-6

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:uksi/2002/2013#regulation-7

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:uksi/2002/2013#regulation-8

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:uksi/2002/2013#regulation-9

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:uksi/2002/2013#regulation-10

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:uksi/2002/2013#regulation-11

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:uksi/2002/2013#regulation-12

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:uksi/2002/2013#regulation-13

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:uksi/2002/2013#regulation-14

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:uksi/2002/2013#regulation-15

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:uksi/2002/2013#regulation-16

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:uksi/2002/2013#regulation-17

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:uksi/2002/2013#regulation-18

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:uksi/2002/2013#regulation-19

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:uksi/2002/2013#regulation-20

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:uksi/2002/2013#regulation-21

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:uksi/2002/2013#regulation-22

synthesis coverage: missing/unverified L2 schedule

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:uksi/2002/2013#schedule-paragraph-1

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:uksi/2002/2013#schedule-paragraph-2

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:uksi/2002/2013#schedule-paragraph-3

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:uksi/2002/2013#schedule-paragraph-4

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:uksi/2002/2013#schedule-paragraph-5

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Change history as published

Reg. 5 omitted (7.5.2026) by virtue of The Electronic Commerce (Amendment and Consequential Provision) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/407), regs. 1(2), 2(5)

Sch. omitted (7.5.2026) by virtue of The Electronic Commerce (Amendment and Consequential Provision) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/407), regs. 1(2), 2(6) · repeated 5×

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legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/2013