(a) a trade, craft or profession, or
(b) any other undertaking carried on for gain or reward.
(3) In this Part—
(a) references to making arrangements include producing model arrangements,
(b) references to managing a facility (or an interface that is a facility) include operating, or overseeing the operation, of a facility,
(c) references to managing a service (or an interface that is a service) include providing, or overseeing the provision of, a service, and
(d) references to managing standards or arrangements include assisting people to use them or overseeing how they are used.
(4) In this Part, references to regulations made under subsection (3) of section 4 or any of sections 5 to 21 (and references which include such regulations) include regulations made under section 4(4)(c) or (d) which make provision that could be made under the other subsection or section.
I49 S. 25 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 142(1)(2) (h)
I50 S. 25 in force at 20.8.2025 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2025/904 , reg. 2(a)
26 Index of defined terms for this Part U.K.
The Table below lists provisions that define or otherwise explain terms defined for the purposes of this Part.
I51 S. 26 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 142(1)(2) (h)
I52 S. 26 in force at 20.8.2025 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2025/904 , reg. 2(a)
Part 2 U.K. Digital verification services
27 Introductory U.K.
(1) This Part contains provision to secure the reliability of digital verification services by means of—
(a) a trust framework (see section 28),
(b) supplementary codes (see section 29),
(c) a register (see section 32),
(d) an information gateway (see section 45), and
(e) a trust mark (see section 50).
(2) In this Part, “ digital verification services ” means verification services provided to any extent by means of the internet.
(3) In subsection (2), “ verification services ” means services that are provided at the request of an individual and consist in—
(a) ascertaining or verifying a fact about the individual from information provided otherwise than by the individual, and
(b) confirming to another person that the fact about the individual has been ascertained or verified from information so provided.