Statutory Instruments
2018 No. 987 (C. 75)
Electronic Communications
The Financial Guidance and Claims Act 2018 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2018
Made
6th September 2018
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 37(5), (7) and (9) of the Financial Guidance and Claims Act 2018( 1 ) makes the following Regulations:
Citation
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Financial Guidance and Claims Act 2018 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2018.
Interpretation
2. In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Financial Guidance and Claims Act 2018 ;
“the 2003 Regulations” means the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 ( 2 );
“call” has the meaning given to it in regulation 2(1) of the 2003 Regulations.
Commencement of section 35 of the Act
3. Section 35 (cold calling about claims management services) of the Act comes into force on 8th September 2018.
Transitional provision
4. The changes made to the 2003 Regulations by section 35 of the Act do not apply to calls commenced before 8th September 2018.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Margot James
Minister for Digital and the Creative Industries
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
6th September 2018
S.I. 2003/2426 , amended by S.I. 2016/524 ; there are other amendments but none is relevant.