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63EDelayed effect of requirement to take reasonable steps to prevent age‑restricted users having accounts
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#### 63E Delayed effect of requirement to take reasonable steps to prevent age‑restricted users having accounts
(1) Section 63D takes effect on a day specified in an instrument under subsection (2) of this section.
(2) The Minister may, by notifiable instrument, specify a day for the purposes of subsection (1).
(3) The specified day must not be later than 12 months after the day this section commences.
(4) To avoid doubt, the obligation in section 63D applies in relation to accounts with an age‑restricted social media platform if the accounts exist on or after the day section 63D takes effect (including accounts that began to exist before that day, and accounts that began to exist before the day this section commences).