Statutory Instruments
2015 No. 1575 (C. 89)
Consumer Protection, England
The Consumer Rights Act 2015 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provision) (England) Order 2015
Made
22nd July 2015
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 97(1) and 100(3)(a) of the Consumer Rights Act 2015( 1 ), makes the following Order.
Citation, application and interpretation
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Consumer Rights Act 2015 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provision) (England) Order 2015.
(2) This Order applies in relation to England only.
(3) In this Order “the Act” means the Consumer Rights Act 2015.
Provisions coming into force on 1st September 2015
2. Chapter 4 of Part 3 of the Act comes into force on 1st September 2015.
Transitional provision
3. —(1) A qualifying complaint about an act or omission of a qualifying institution falling within section 11(e) or (f) of the Higher Education Act 2004( 2 ) can only be reviewed by the designated operator where the act or omission complained of—
(a) occurs on or after 1st September 2015; or
(b) begins before that date but continues on or after it.
(2) In this article the terms “qualifying complaint”, “qualifying institution” and “designated operator” bear the same meanings as they bear in Part 2 of the Higher Education Act 2004.
Jo Johnson
Minister of State for Universities and Science
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
22nd July 2015