Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007

General

65 Extent

(1) Subject to subsections (2) to (6), this Act extends to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

(2) The following provisions extend to England and Wales and Scotland only—

(a) section 13 (investigation of complaints relating to disconnection of gas or electricity);

(b) section 14 (reference of matters to Gas and Electricity Markets Authority);

(c) section 37 (extension of the Council’s functions: Great Britain).

(3) Sections 31 to 33 (abolition of Consumer Council for Water) extend to England and Wales only.

(4) Section 43 (standards for handling complaints) extends to Northern Ireland, but only to the extent that it applies to the Postal Services Commission.

(5) Section 47 (membership of redress scheme) extends to Northern Ireland, but only to the extent that it applies in relation to regulated providers (within the meaning of Part 2) holding a licence under Part 2 of the Postal Services Act 2000 (c. 26).

(6) Any amendment or repeal made by this Act has the same extent as the enactment to which it relates.

(7) This section is subject to any provision made under section 38 (removal of the Council’s functions in relation to Northern Ireland).

66 Commencement

(1) This section and sections 60 to 62, 65 and 67 come into force on the day this Act is passed.

(2) Subject to that, the provisions of this Act come into force on such day as may be appointed by order of the Secretary of State.

67 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007.