Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007

Section 63

SCHEDULE 7 U.K. Minor and consequential amendments

Estate Agents Act 1979 (c. 38) U.K.

1 U.K. In section 3 of the Estate Agents Act 1979 (prohibition orders), in subsection (3) for “paragraphs (c) and (d)” substitute “ paragraphs (ba) to (d) ”.

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I1 Sch. 7 para. 1 in force at 1.10.2008 by S.I. 2008/905, art. 3(2), Sch. 2

2 U.K. In section 6 of that Act (revocation and variation of orders)—

(a) in subsection (4) in paragraph (b), for the words from “again fail to comply” to the end of the paragraph substitute “ engage in further conduct as mentioned in subsection (1A)(b) or (1B)(b) of that section or engage again in the practice specified in the order, as the case may be. ”; and

(b) omit subsection (7).

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I2 Sch. 7 para. 2 in force at 1.10.2008 by S.I. 2008/905, art. 3(2), Sch. 2

Prospective

3 U.K. In section 30(2) of that Act (orders and regulations to which duty to consult applies), after “19” insert “ , 21A ”.

Gas Act 1986 (c. 44) U.K.

4 U.K. The Gas Act 1986 is amended as follows.

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I3 Sch. 7 para. 4 in force at 1.10.2008 by S.I. 2008/2550, art. 2, Sch.

5 U.K. In section 4AB (guidance on social and environmental matters), for subsection (3)(b) substitute—

“(b) the Council;”.

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I4 Sch. 7 para. 5 in force at 1.10.2008 by S.I. 2008/2550, art. 2, Sch.

6 U.K. In section 28 (orders for securing compliance with certain provisions), in subsection (6) for first “and” substitute “ or ”.

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I5 Sch. 7 para. 6 in force at 1.10.2008 by S.I. 2008/2550, art. 2, Sch.

Electricity Act 1989 (c. 29) U.K.

7 U.K. The Electricity Act 1989 is amended as follows.

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I6 Sch. 7 para. 7 in force at 1.10.2008 by S.I. 2008/2550, art. 2, Sch.

8 U.K. In section 3B (guidance on social and environmental matters), for subsection (3)(b) substitute—

“(b) the Council;”.

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I7 Sch. 7 para. 8 in force at 1.10.2008 by S.I. 2008/2550, art. 2, Sch.

9 U.K. In section 25 (orders for securing compliance), in subsection (6) for first “and” substitute “ or ”.

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I8 Sch. 7 para. 9 in force at 1.10.2008 by S.I. 2008/2550, art. 2, Sch.

Water Industry Act 1991 (c. 56) U.K.

10 U.K. In Schedule 15 to the Water Industry Act 1991 (disclosure of information)—

(a) in Part 1 (persons in respect of whose functions disclosure may be made), at the end insert— “ The National Consumer Council. ”, and

(b) in Part 2 (enactments etc in respect of which disclosure may be made), after the entry for the Railways Act 2005 insert— “ The Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007. ”

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I9 Sch. 7 para. 10 in force at 1.10.2008 by S.I. 2008/2550, art. 2, Sch.

Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (c. 12) U.K.

F1 11 U.K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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F1 Sch. 7 para. 11 omitted (21.7.2008) by virtue of Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), Sch. 2 para. 70(j)

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I10 Sch. 7 para. 11 in force at 21.12.2007 by S.I. 2007/3546, art. 3, Sch.

Postal Services Act 2000 (c. 26) U.K.

12 U.K. The Postal Services Act 2000 is amended as follows.

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I11 Sch. 7 para. 12 in force at 1.10.2008 by S.I. 2008/2550, art. 2, Sch.

13 U.K. In section 44 (review and information), in subsection (5) for “section 58(1)” substitute “ section 24(1) of the Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007 ”.

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I12 Sch. 7 para. 13 in force at 1.10.2008 by S.I. 2008/2550, art. 2, Sch.

14 U.K. In section 61 (forward work programme)—

(a) in subsection (1) omit—

(i) “and the Council”, and

(ii) “each” (in the second place),

(b) in subsection (2)(b) omit “or the Council”,

(c) in subsection (3) omit “or the Council”, and

(d) in subsection (5)—

(i) in paragraph (a) omit “or (as the case may be) the Commission”, and

(ii) in paragraph (b) omit “or (as the case may be) the Council”.

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I13 Sch. 7 para. 14 in force at 1.10.2008 by S.I. 2008/2550, art. 2, Sch.

15 U.K. In section 126 (index of defined expressions), in the entry for “The Council”, in the second column for “Section 2(1)” substitute “ Section 125(1) ”.

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I14 Sch. 7 para. 15 in force at 1.10.2008 by S.I. 2008/2550, art. 2, Sch.

16 (1) Schedule 7 (disclosure of information) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In paragraph 1, after sub-paragraph (1)(b) insert “, and

(c) it is not information within section 29(3) of the Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007 (application of disclosure regime in Part 9 of the Enterprise Act 2002 to information obtained by the Council).”

(3) In paragraph 3—

(a) for sub-paragraph (2)(u) substitute—

“(u) the National Consumer Council.”, and

(b) at the end of sub-paragraph (3) of that paragraph insert—

“(rr) the Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007.”

(4) In paragraph 5(1)—

(a) after paragraph (b) insert “ or ”, and

(b) omit paragraph (d) and the “or” immediately preceding it.

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I15 Sch. 7 para. 16 in force at 1.10.2008 by S.I. 2008/2550, art. 2, Sch.

17 U.K. In Schedule 8 (amendments of enactments), in paragraph 10 for “that Schedule to that Act” substitute “ Schedule 2 to the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 ”.

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I16 Sch. 7 para. 17 in force at 1.10.2008 by S.I. 2008/2550, art. 2, Sch.

Utilities Act 2000 (c. 27) U.K.

18 U.K. The Utilities Act 2000 is amended as follows.

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I17 Sch. 7 para. 18 in force at 1.10.2008 by S.I. 2008/2550, art. 2, Sch.

19 U.K. In section 4 (forward work programmes)—

(a) in subsection (1) omit—

(i) “and the Council”, and

(ii) “each” (in the second place),

(b) in subsection (3) omit “or the Council”,

(c) in subsection (4) omit “or the Council”,

(d) in subsection (5) omit “or the Council”, and

(e) omit subsection (7).

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I18 Sch. 7 para. 19 in force at 1.10.2008 by S.I. 2008/2550, art. 2, Sch.

20 U.K. In section 105 (general restrictions on disclosure of information)—

(a) in subsection (5) omit “and” immediately preceding paragraph (l) and after that paragraph insert “, and

(m) the National Consumer Council.”,

(b) in subsection (6), at the end insert—

“(x) the Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007.”,

(c) in subsection (8) omit—

(i) in paragraph (a) “33DA or”, and “42AA or”, and

(ii) in paragraph (c) “, the Council”, and

(d) after subsection (11) insert—

“(11A) Nothing in this section applies to information within section 29(3) of the Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007 (application of disclosure regime in Part 9 of the Enterprise Act 2002 to information obtained by the Council).”

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I19 Sch. 7 para. 20 in force at 1.10.2008 by S.I. 2008/2550, art. 2, Sch.

Warm Homes and Energy Conservation Act 2000 (c. 31) U.K.

21 U.K. In section 2 (strategy relating to fuel poverty) in subsection (4)(c) for “Gas and Electricity Consumer Council” substitute “ National Consumer Council ”.

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I20 Sch. 7 para. 21 in force at 1.10.2008 by S.I. 2008/2550, art. 2, Sch.

Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (c. 16) U.K.

22 U.K. In the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 —

(a) in section 66 (general interpretation of Part 2), in subsection (4)(e) for “section 11(1) of the Estate Agents Act 1979” substitute “ section 11(1) to (1C) of the Estate Agents Act 1979 ”, and

(b) in Part 1 of Schedule 1 (powers of seizure to which section 50 applies), in paragraph 24 for “section 11(1)(c) of the Estate Agents Act 1979” substitute “ section 11(1B) of the Estate Agents Act 1979 ”.

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I21 Sch. 7 para. 22 in force at 1.10.2008 by S.I. 2008/2550, art. 2, Sch.

Housing Act 2004 (c. 34) U.K.

23 (1) The Housing Act 2004 is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In section 166 (enforcement authorities), in subsection (2) for the words from “to enforce” to the end of the subsection substitute “ to enforce the duties under sections 155 to 159 and 167(4) in their area. ”

(3) In section 168 (penalty charge notices), in subsection (1) for the words from “a breach of” to the end of the subsection substitute “ a breach of any duty under sections 155 to 159 and 167(4), give a penalty charge notice to that person. ”

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I22 Sch. 7 para. 23 in force at 1.10.2008 by S.I. 2008/2550, art. 2, Sch.