Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022
Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022
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Overview of the Act
Reproduced verbatim from the Explanatory Notes published with the Act on legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). Explanatory Notes are prepared by the responsible government department and are not part of the Act.
The Act creates a new regulatory scheme to make consumer connectable products ("smart" products) more secure against cyber attacks. It also contains provisions intended to accelerate the deployment and expansion of mobile, full fibre and gigabit-capable networks across the UK through changes to legislation (including changes to the Electronic Communications Code) that deal with the rights of Code operators to install, maintain and use electronic communications apparatus.
Type: UK Public General Act
Year and chapter: 2022 c. 46
Royal Assent: 2022-12-06
Last ingested: 2026-06-12 from legislation.gov.uk. Acts commence section by section — check the official text for commencement orders.