1.—(1) The title of this Order is the Consumer Rights Act 2015 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provision) (Wales) Order 2015.
(2) This Order applies in relation to Wales only.
(3) In this Order, “the Act” (“y Ddeddf”) means the Consumer Rights Act 2015.
2. Section 89 of the Act comes into force on the 1 September 2015.
3.—(1) A qualifying complaint about an act or omission of a qualifying institution falling within section 11(e) or (f) of the Higher Education Act 2004(1) can only be reviewed by the designated operator where the act or omission complained of—
(a)occurs on or after 1 September 2015; or
(b)occurs before that date but continues on or after it.
(2) In this article the terms “qualifying complaint” (“cwyn gymhwysol”), “qualifying institution” (“sefydliad cymhwysol”) and “designated operator” (“gweithredwr dynodedig”) bear the same meanings as they bear in Part 2 of the Higher Education Act 2004.
Huw Lewis
Minister for Education and Skills, one of the Welsh Ministers
10 August 2015