Statutory Instruments
2015 No. 1726
Consumer Protection
The Consumer Rights Act 2015 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2015
Made
29th September 2015
Coming into force
1st October 2015
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 96(1) and (2) of and paragraph 12(1) and (5) of Schedule 5 to the Consumer Rights Act 2015( 1 ), makes the following Order.
A draft of this Order was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 96(3) of and paragraph 12(6) of Schedule 5 to the Consumer Rights Act 2015 and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Consumer Rights Act 2015 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2015 and comes into force on 1st October 2015.
Consequential amendments
2. The Schedule has effect.
Transitional provision
3. Paragraph 1 of the Schedule applies in relation to contracts entered into on or after 1st October 2015.
4. —(1) This article applies where—
(a) a provision (“the old provision”) is revoked by Part 2 of the Schedule, and
(b) a provision of Schedule 5 to the Consumer Rights Act 2015(investigatory powers etc. ) (“the new provision”) re-enacts, with or without modification, the old provision.
(2) Anything done, or having effect as if done, under (or for the purposes of or in reliance on) the old provision and in force or effective immediately before 1st October 2015 has effect on and after 1st October 2015 as if done under (or for the purposes of or in reliance on) the new provision.
(3) A reference, express or implied, in an enactment, instrument or document to the new provision is, subject to its context, to be read as being or including a reference to the old provision, in relation to times, circumstances or purposes in relation to which the old provision had effect.
Neville-Rolfe
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
29th September 2015
Article 2
SCHEDULE CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
PART 1 Amendments to Acts
Uniform Laws on International Sales Act 1967
1. In section 1 of the Uniform Laws on International Sales Act 1967( 2 ) (application of Uniform Law on the International Sale of Goods), in subsection (4)(c) at the end insert “and sections 9 to 17, 19 to 24 and 28 to 32 of the Consumer Rights Act 2015”.
Enterprise Act 2002
2. The Enterprise Act 2002( 3 ) is amended as follows.
3. In Schedule 14 (specified functions)( 4 ), at the appropriate place insert—
“ Chapter 5 of Part 3 of the Consumer Rights Act 2015.
Schedule 3 to the Consumer Rights Act 2015. ”
4. In Schedule 15 (enactments conferring functions)( 5 ), at the appropriate place insert—
“ Chapter 5 of Part 3 of the Consumer Rights Act 2015. ”
Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008
5. In Schedule 3 to the Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008( 6 ) (enactments specified for the purposes of Part 1), for “Consumer Rights Act 2015, Part 1” substitute “Consumer Rights Act 2015, Parts 1 and 2 and Chapter 5 of Part 3”.
Consumer Rights Act 2015
6. In paragraph 10 of Schedule 5 to the Consumer Rights Act 2015(enforcer’s legislation: duties and powers mentioned in paragraph 9(1)(a)), at the appropriate place insert—
“ regulation 23(1) of the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013 ( S.I. 2013/3134 ); ” .
PART 2 Amendments to secondary legislation
The Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013
7. Regulations 24, 25 and 26 of the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013( 7 ) are revoked.
1967 c.45 ; section 1(4) was amended by the Sale of Goods Act 1979 (c.54) , section 63(1) and Schedule 2, paragraph 15 and by the Sale and Supply of Goods Act 1994 (c.35) , Schedule 2, paragraph 3.
There are amendments to Schedule 14 but none is relevant to this Order.
There are amendments to Schedule 15 but none is relevant to this Order.
2008 c.13 ; Schedule 3 was amended by the Consumer Rights Act 2015 (c.15) , Schedule 1, paragraph 54; there are other amendments but none is relevant to this Order.
S.I. 2013/3134 , to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.