SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 17 U.K. The Ombudsman Scheme

Valid from 16/06/2006

[F1 Part 3A U.K.The consumer credit jurisdiction

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 17 Pt. 3A inserted (16.6.2006) by Consumer Credit Act 2006 (c. 14), ss. 59(2), 71(2), Sch. 2; S.I. 2006/1508, art. 3(1), Sch. 1

Verification of consumer credit rules U.K.

16F (1) The production of a printed copy of consumer credit rules purporting to be made by the scheme operator— U.K.

(a) on which there is endorsed a certificate signed by a member of the scheme operator's staff authorised by the scheme operator for that purpose, and

(b) which contains the required statements,

is evidence (or in Scotland sufficient evidence) of the facts stated in the certificate.

(2) The required statements are—

(a) that the rules were made by the scheme operator;

(b) that the copy is a true copy of the rules; and

(c) that on a specified date the rules were made available to the public in accordance with paragraph 16E(4).

(3) A certificate purporting to be signed as mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) is to be taken to have been duly signed unless the contrary is shown.]