United Kingdom ·Regulation

The Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018

In force · April 2018

Summary

The Regulations transposed the first NIS Directive in the UK and continue to apply as domestic law after leaving the EU. They impose security and reporting duties on operators of essential services in sectors such as energy, transport, health, water and digital infrastructure, and on certain digital service providers. Oversight lies with sectoral competent authorities.

Original title

The Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018

Title in other languages

• Regolamenti sui sistemi informativi e di rete 2018
• Règlement de 2018 sur les réseaux et systèmes d'information
• Reglamento de 2018 sobre redes y sistemas de información

Jurisdiction

United Kingdom

Issuing body

UK Parliament (Statutory Instrument, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)

Official number

SI 2018/506

Type

Regulation

Date adopted

April 2018

Entry into force

10 May 2018

Status

In force

Available languages

English

Topics

• Critical infrastructure
• Incident management / CSIRT
• Energy
• Health

Licence / terms of use

Open Government Licence v3.0

Notes

Dopo la Brexit sono rimasti in vigore come diritto interno. Una riforma è prevista dal Cyber Security and Resilience Bill.

Collected from

manuale

Last verified

26 October 2026 (verified by Claude (seed iniziale, da revisionare in redazione))

UK Parliament (Statutory Instrument, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport). (2018). The Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018 (SI 2018/506). https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/506

UK Parliament (Statutory Instrument, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport). "The Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018." April 2018. https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/506.

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  title        = {{The Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018}},
  year         = {2018},
  note         = {SI 2018/506},
  url          = {https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/506},
  urldate      = {2026-10-26}
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