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).
	Under section 44 and section 45 of the DEA 2017, the "appropriate national authority" in relation to the information-sharing powers under section 35 (which is either the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Scottish Ministers, Welsh Ministers or Department of Finance in Northern Ireland) may specify an objective under section 35 which relates to individuals and households (where the relevant conditions under section 35 (9) – (12) are met).
	This provision allows the "appropriate national authority" to also specify objectives in relation to businesses (where the relevant conditions under section 35 (9) – (12) are met). Devolved Administrations therefore have new powers, via regulations, to specify new business-related "specified objectives" to be listed in Schedule 4 of the DEA 2017 and specify which bodies are listed in Schedule 4 of the DEA 2017 as "specified persons" having the power to share information under the "specified objectives".
Information to improve public service delivery