The territorial extent and application of these provisions is UK-wide. Like section 35 of the Digital Economy Act 2017 (DEA 2017), this provision will extend and apply to the UK (though the powers in Part 5, Chapter 1 of the DEA 2017 have yet to be commenced in Northern Ireland).
	There is no relevant reservation for the power in this provision. The section relates to public service delivery to businesses which is not solely for reserved purposes but also for devolved purposes, such as providing devolved public services to businesses. This section alters the executive competence of the Devolved Administrations by extending the scope of their regulation-making powers. It does this by widening the conditions with which an objective must comply in order to meet the definition of an information-sharing "specified objective" to improve public service delivery under section 35 (9) – (12) of the DEA 2017 by adding public service delivered to businesses.
Subject matter and legislative competence of devolved legislatures Information to improve public service delivery