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Consumer Rights Act 2015

Introduction

369.The intention of this part of the Act is to amend Part 8 of the EA to allow the courts to attach a range of enhanced consumer measures to enforcement orders and undertakings. Public enforcers will also be able to agree undertakings under Part 8 that include enhanced consumer measures.

370.The main aim of the section is to give the civil courts and public enforcers flexibility when dealing with persons who have given undertakings or who are subject to enforcement orders. The section will allow a range of enhanced consumer measures that are just, reasonable and proportionate, to be attached to enforcement orders and undertakings.

371.The section will also introduce a power for the Secretary of State to extend the use of the enhanced consumer measures to private designated enforcers.

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