(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations made by statutory instrument—
(a) amend these Regulations—
(i) by adding an exception to the prohibition in regulation 6(1), or
(ii) by omitting or varying an exception to that prohibition, and
(b) make consequential, supplementary, incidental, transitional, transitory or saving provision, including provision amending these Regulations.
(2) Regulations under paragraph (1) may make different provision for different purposes.
(3) Before making regulations under paragraph (1), the Secretary of State must consult—
(4) A statutory instrument containing regulations under paragraph (1) may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament. ”
(4) Schedule 12 to this Act inserts Schedule A1 to the PEC Regulations.
(5) A requirement to consult under regulation 6A of the PEC Regulations (inserted by subsection (3) of this section) may be satisfied by consultation undertaken before the day on which this Act is passed.
I206 S. 112 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 142(1)(2) (h)
I207 S. 112 in force at 5.2.2026 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2026/82 , reg. 2(w)
113 Emergency alerts: interpretation of time periods U.K.
In regulation 16A of the PEC Regulations (emergency alerts), in paragraph (6), for the words from “7 days” to “paragraph (3)(b)” substitute “the period of 7 days beginning with the day on which the time period specified by the relevant public authority pursuant to paragraph (3)(b) expires” .
I208 S. 113 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 142(1)
I209 S. 113 in force at 20.8.2025 by S.I. 2025/904 , reg. 2(q)
114 Use of electronic mail for direct marketing by charities U.K.
(1) Regulation 22 of the PEC Regulations (use of electronic mail for direct marketing purposes) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (2), after “paragraph (3)” insert “or (3A)” .
(3) After paragraph (3) insert—
“ (3A) A charity may send or instigate the sending of electronic mail for the purposes of direct marketing where—
(a) the sole purpose of the direct marketing is to further one or more of the charity’s charitable purposes;
(b) the charity obtained the contact details of the recipient of the electronic mail in the course of the recipient—
(i) expressing an interest in one or more of the purposes that were the charity’s charitable purposes at that time; or
(ii) offering or providing support to further one or more of those purposes; and
(c) the recipient has been given a simple means of refusing (free of charge except for the costs of the transmission of the refusal) the use of their contact details for the purposes of direct marketing by the charity, at the time that the details were initially collected, and, where the recipient did not initially refuse the use of the details, at the time of each subsequent communication. ”