Defined term

“consumer”

Defined in 21 Acts, 49 statutory instruments and 3 EU-derived instruments.

  1. Bank of England Act 1998 Act
  2. The Cancellation of Contracts made in a Consumer's Home or Place of Work etc. Regulations 2008 SI
  3. The Civil Aviation (Air Travel Organisers' Licensing) Regulations 2012 SI
  4. Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 Act
  5. The Climate Change Levy (General) Regulations 2001 SI
  6. The Competition Act 1998 (Carbon Dioxide) (Public Policy Exclusion) Order 2021 SI
  7. The Competition Appeal Tribunal Rules 2003 SI
  8. The Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013 SI
  9. Consumer Credit Act 1974 Act 4 definitions
  10. Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representations) Act 2012 Act
  11. The Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations 2000 SI
  12. Consumer Rights Act 2015 Act
  13. The Consumer Rights (Payment Surcharges) Regulations 2012 SI
  14. Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007 Act 5 definitions
  15. Contracts (Applicable Law) Act 1990 Act
  16. The Deposit Scheme for Drinks Containers (England and Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 SI
  17. Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 Act 6 definitions
  18. The Education Administration Rules 2018 SI
  19. The Electricity (Class Exemptions from the Requirement for a Licence) Order 2001 SI
  20. The Electricity Safety, Quality and Continuity Regulations 2002 SI
  21. The Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002 SI
  22. The Electronic Money Regulations 2011 SI
  23. Energy Act 2023 Act
  24. The Energy Bill Relief Scheme and Energy Price Guarantee Pass-through Requirement and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2022 SI
  25. The Energy Bills Discount Scheme Pass-through Requirement (Heat Suppliers) Regulations 2023 SI
  26. The Energy Bills Support Scheme and Energy Price Guarantee Pass-through Requirement (England and Wales and Scotland) Regulations 2022 SI
  27. Enterprise Act 2002 Act 3 definitions
  28. The Enterprise Act 2002 (Disclosure of Information for Civil Proceedings etc.) Order 2007 SI
  29. Fair Trading Act 1973 Act 2 definitions
  30. Finance Act 2000 Act 2 definitions
  31. Financial Services Act 2012 Act
  32. Financial Services Act 2021 Act
  33. Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 Act 4 definitions
  34. The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Claims Management Activity) Order 2018 SI 2 definitions
  35. The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 SI
  36. The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Gibraltar) Order 2001 SI
  37. The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001 SI 12 definitions
  38. The Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2023 SI
  39. The Financial Services (Distance Marketing) (Amendment and Savings Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 SI
  40. The Financial Services (Distance Marketing) Regulations 2004 SI
  41. The Food (Promotion and Placement) (England) Regulations 2021 SI
  42. Gas Act 1986 Act 2 definitions
  43. The Heat Networks (Market Framework) (Great Britain) Regulations 2025 SI
  44. The Housing Administration (England and Wales) Rules 2018 SI
  45. The Immigration Act 2014 (Bank Accounts) (Prohibition on Opening Current Accounts for Disqualified Persons) Order 2014 SI
  46. The Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 SI
  47. The Insurance and Reinsurance Undertakings (Prudential Requirements) Regulations 2023 SI
  48. The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Referral Fees) Regulations 2013 SI
  49. The Legal Services Act 2007 (Levy) Rules 2010 SI
  50. The Mortgage Credit Directive Order 2015 SI
  51. The National Security and Investment Act 2021 (Notifiable Acquisition) (Specification of Qualifying Entities) Regulations 2021 SI 2 definitions
  52. The Overseas Prudential Requirements Regime (Credit Institutions and Investment Firms) Regulations 2026 SI 2 definitions
  53. The Payment Accounts Regulations 2015 SI
  54. The Payment Services Regulations 2017 SI
  55. The Price Marking Order 2004 SI
  56. The Private Water Supplies (England) Regulations 2016 SI
  57. The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024 SI
  58. Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022 Act
  59. Regulation (EU) 2015/751 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015 on interchange fees for card-based payment transactions (Text with EEA relevance) EU regulation
  60. Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on indices used as benchmarks in financial instruments and financial contracts or to measure the performance of investment funds and amending Directives 2008/48/EC and 2014/17/EU and Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (Text with EEA relevance) EU regulation
  61. Regulation (EU) 2019/1150 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on promoting fairness and transparency for business users of online intermediation services (Text with EEA relevance) EU regulation
  62. The Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Products Regulations 2015 SI
  63. The Stop Now Orders (E.C. Directive) Regulations 2001 SI
  64. The Timeshare, Holiday Products, Resale and Exchange Contracts Regulations 2010 SI 2 definitions
  65. The Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016 SI
  66. The Tobacco Products (Traceability and Security Features) Regulations 2019 SI
  67. The Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999 SI
  68. Utilities Act 2000 Act
  69. Water Industry Act 1991 Act 4 definitions
  70. Water Resources Act 1991 Act
  71. Water (Scotland) Act 1980 Act
  72. The Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2000 SI
  73. The Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2016 SI

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