Amendments made: 20, in schedule 2, page 89, line 35, at end insert—

“(ia) omit the ‘and’ at the end of the definition of ‘relevant law-enforcement authority’;”.

This amendment would make a minor drafting correction to regulation 1(2) of the Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018.

Amendment 21, in schedule 2, page 89, line 37, at end insert—

“(iia) omit the ‘and’ at the end of the definition of ‘representative’;”.

This amendment would make a minor drafting correction to regulation 1(2) of the Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018.

Amendment 22, in schedule 2, page 91, line 4, at end insert—

“11A (1) Regulation 24 (service of documents) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (1)—

(a) in the words before sub-paragraph (a)—

(i) for ‘or notice’ substitute ‘, notice or direction’;

(ii) after ‘served on’ insert ‘or given to’;

(iii) after ‘served’, in the second place it occurs, insert ‘or given’;

(b) omit the ‘or’ at the end of sub-paragraph (b);

(c) for sub-paragraph (c) substitute—

‘(c) sending it by post to the person’s proper address or by email to the person’s email address.’

(3) In each of paragraphs (2) and (3)—

(a) after ‘document’ insert ‘, notice or direction’;

(b) after ‘served on’ insert ‘or given to’.

(4) In paragraph (4), for ‘service’ substitute ‘documents, notices and directions’.

(5) For paragraph (5) substitute—

‘(5) For the purposes of this regulation, a person’s “proper address” is—

(a) in a case where the person is a body corporate with a registered office in the United Kingdom, that office;

(b) in a case where paragraph (a) does not apply and the person is a body corporate, partnership or unincorporated body with a principal office in the United Kingdom, that office;

(c) in any other case, an address in the United Kingdom at which the person serving or giving the document, notice or direction believes, on reasonable grounds, that it will come to the attention of the person on whom it is to be served or to whom it is to be given.

(5A) For the purposes of this regulation, a person’s email address is—

(a) an email address provided to a NIS enforcement authority as an address for contacting that person,

(b) an email address published for the time being by that person as an address for contacting that person, or

(c) if no email address has been so provided or published, an email address by means of which the person serving or giving the document, notice or direction believes, on reasonable grounds, that it will come to the attention of that person.’

(6) After paragraph (5A) (inserted by sub-paragraph (5)) insert—

‘(5B) A document, notice or direction sent to a person by email is, unless the contrary is proved, to be treated as having been served or given at 9am on the working day immediately following the day on which it was sent.

(5C) In paragraph (5B) “working day” means a day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 in any part of the United Kingdom.’”—

This amendment would align regulation 24 of the NIS Regulations with the provisions about giving of directions and notices in clause 57 of the Bill, as amended by Amendments 23 and 24.

Schedule 2, as amended, agreed to.