Explanatory Notes

Consumer Rights Act 2015

2015 CHAPTER 15

26 March 2015

Summary and Background

Transposition of EU Directives

29.The Act does not itself implement EU Directives for the first time with the exception of certain parts of Articles 5, 6 18, 20 and 23 of the CRD which are implemented in Part 1 as detailed above in paragraph 9. Other than this, the Act replaces earlier legislation which has implemented EU Directives, most of which is set out in paragraph 9 above.