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(1) In Schedule 14 to the Enterprise Act 2002 (c. 40) (restrictions on disclosure: list of enactments under or by virtue of which information is obtained), at the appropriate place in the list insert— “ Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007. ”
(2) In Schedule 15 to that Act (enactments in relation to which disclosure may be made), at the appropriate place in the list insert— “ Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007. ”
(3)For the purposes of Part 9 of the Enterprise Act 2002 (c. 40) (information) the following information is to be regarded as “specified information” within the meaning of that Part—
(a) information obtained by [F1Citizens Advice[F2, Citizens Advice Scotland or Consumer Scotland]] under or by virtue of Part 1 of the the Gas Act 1986 (c. 44), Part 1 of the Electricity Act 1989 (c. 29) or the Utilities Act 2000 (c. 27);
(b)information obtained by [F3the consumer advocacy bodies] under or by virtue of [F4the Postal Services Act 2011].
[F5(3A)Citizens Advice and Citizens Advice Scotland are to be treated as public authorities for the purposes of section 238(1) of the Enterprise Act 2002 only so far as regards functions conferred on the body in question under or by virtue of—
(a)the enactments mentioned in subsection (3), or
(b)this Act.
(3B) If and so far as a relevant function is exercisable by Citizens Advice[F6, Citizens Advice Scotland or Consumer Scotland] it is to be regarded as a function of that body under this Act for the purpose of enabling that body to receive information under section 241(3) of the Enterprise Act 2002 (disclosure to facilitate the exercise of another person’s function).
(3C)“Relevant function” means[F7, in relation to Citizens Advice or Citizens Advice Scotland,] a function that—
(a)is not conferred by or under an enactment, and
(b) corresponds to a function conferred on the GCCNI under section 8, 9, 10, 11 or 19, disregarding for these purposes the limitations relating to postal services in Northern Ireland in sections 1(4) and 11(1). ]
[F8and, in relation to Consumer Scotland, a function conferred under section 3, 4 or 5 of the Consumer Scotland Act 2020 (asp 11).]
(4)Part 9 of the Enterprise Act 2002 (which among other things restricts the disclosure of certain information) does not limit the information which may be—
(a) made available by [F9the GCCNI] under section 8 or 10,
(b) included in, or made public as part of, a report of [F10the GCCNI] under any provision of this Part,
(c) published by [F11the GCCNI] under section 19(2) F12 ...,
[F13(ca) published or made available by [F14Citizens Advice or [F15Consumer Scotland]] under [F16 subsection (7) or (8)] of section 19A,
(cb) published by [F17Citizens Advice[F18, Citizens Advice Scotland or Consumer Scotland]] under section 24(8),]
(d)published by an authorised person under section 27(7),
(e)published by [F19a consumer advocacy body] under section 45, or
(f) published by [F20Citizens Advice or Citizens Advice Scotland] under section 33DA of the Gas Act 1986 or section 42AA of the Electricity Act 1989.
(5)Before disclosing any specified information by virtue of subsection (4) (other than by publishing it as mentioned in subsection (4)(e) or (f)),[F21the consumer advocacy body in question or the] authorised person must consult—
(a)if the information relates to the affairs of an individual, that individual, and
(b)if the information relates to the business of an undertaking, the person for the time being carrying on the business.
(6)Before disclosing any specified information by virtue of subsection (4) (other than by publishing it as mentioned in subsection (4)(e) or (f)), [F22the consumer advocacy body in question or the] authorised person must also have regard to the considerations set out in subsections (2) to (4) of section 244 of the Enterprise Act 2002.
For this purpose, references to “the authority” in those subsections are to be read as references to [F22the consumer advocacy body in question or the] the authorised person, as appropriate.
(7)In this section—
“ authorised person ” has the same meaning as in section 27;
“ specified information ” has the meaning given by section 238(1) of the Enterprise Act 2002.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 29(3)(a) substituted (1.4.2014) by The Public Bodies (Abolition of the National Consumer Council and Transfer of the Office of Fair Trading's Functions in relation to Estate Agents etc) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/631), art. 1(3), Sch. 1 para. 12(32)(a)(i) (with Sch. 1 para. 28, Sch. 2 paras. 13-15)
F2Words in s. 29(3)(a) substituted (13.1.2022) by The Consumer Scotland Act 2020 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/34), art. 1(1), Sch. para. 7(11)(a) (with art. 5)
F3Words in s. 29(3)(b) substituted (1.4.2014) by The Public Bodies (Abolition of the National Consumer Council and Transfer of the Office of Fair Trading's Functions in relation to Estate Agents etc) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/631), art. 1(3), Sch. 1 para. 12(32)(a)(ii) (with Sch. 1 para. 28, Sch. 2 paras. 13-15)
F4 Words in s. 29(3)(b) substituted (1.10.2011) by Postal Services Act 2011 (c. 5) , s. 93(2) (3) , Sch. 12 para. 181 ; S.I. 2011/2329 , art. 3
F5S. 29 inserted (1.4.2014) by The Public Bodies (Abolition of the National Consumer Council and Transfer of the Office of Fair Trading's Functions in relation to Estate Agents etc) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/631), art. 1(3), Sch. 1 para. 12(32)(b) (with Sch. 1 para. 28, Sch. 2 paras. 13-15)
F6Words in s. 29(3B) substituted (13.1.2022) by The Consumer Scotland Act 2020 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/34), art. 1(1), Sch. para. 7(11)(b) (with art. 5)
F7Words in s. 29(3C) inserted (13.1.2022) by The Consumer Scotland Act 2020 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/34), art. 1(1), Sch. para. 7(11)(c)(i) (with art. 5)
F8Words in s. 29(3C) inserted (13.1.2022) by The Consumer Scotland Act 2020 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/34), art. 1(1), Sch. para. 7(11)(c)(ii) (with art. 5)
F9Words in s. 29(4)(a) substituted (1.4.2014) by The Public Bodies (Abolition of the National Consumer Council and Transfer of the Office of Fair Trading's Functions in relation to Estate Agents etc) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/631), art. 1(3), Sch. 1 para. 12(32)(c)(i) (with Sch. 1 para. 28, Sch. 2 paras. 13-15)
F10Words in s. 29(4)(b) substituted (1.4.2014) by The Public Bodies (Abolition of the National Consumer Council and Transfer of the Office of Fair Trading's Functions in relation to Estate Agents etc) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/631), art. 1(3), Sch. 1 para. 12(32)(c)(ii) (with Sch. 1 para. 28, Sch. 2 paras. 13-15)
F11Words in s. 29(4)(c) substituted (1.4.2014) by The Public Bodies (Abolition of the National Consumer Council and Transfer of the Office of Fair Trading's Functions in relation to Estate Agents etc) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/631), art. 1(3), Sch. 1 para. 12(32)(c)(iii) (with Sch. 1 para. 28, Sch. 2 paras. 13-15)
F12 Words in s. 29(4)(c) omitted (10.11.2011) by virtue of The Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2704) , regs. 1(1) , 3(3)(a)
F13 S. 29(4)(ca)(cb) inserted (10.11.2011) by The Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2704) , regs. 1(1) , 3(3)(b)
F14Words in s. 29(4)(ca) substituted (1.4.2014) by The Public Bodies (Abolition of the National Consumer Council and Transfer of the Office of Fair Trading's Functions in relation to Estate Agents etc) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/631), art. 1(3), Sch. 1 para. 12(32)(c)(iv) (with Sch. 1 para. 28, Sch. 2 paras. 13-15)
F15Words in s. 29(4)(ca) substituted (13.1.2022) by The Consumer Scotland Act 2020 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/34), art. 1(1), Sch. para. 7(11)(d) (with art. 5)
F16Words in s. 29(4)(ca) substituted (1.4.2014) by The Public Bodies (Abolition of the National Consumer Council and Transfer of the Office of Fair Trading's Functions in relation to Estate Agents etc) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/631), art. 1(3), Sch. 1 para. 12(32)(c)(v) (with Sch. 1 para. 28, Sch. 2 paras. 13-15)
F17Words in s. 29(4)(cb) substituted (1.4.2014) by The Public Bodies (Abolition of the National Consumer Council and Transfer of the Office of Fair Trading's Functions in relation to Estate Agents etc) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/631), art. 1(3), Sch. 1 para. 12(32)(c)(vi) (with Sch. 1 para. 28, Sch. 2 paras. 13-15)
F18Words in s. 29(4)(cb) substituted (13.1.2022) by The Consumer Scotland Act 2020 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/34), art. 1(1), Sch. para. 7(11)(e) (with art. 5)
F19Words in s. 29(4)(e) substituted (1.4.2014) by The Public Bodies (Abolition of the National Consumer Council and Transfer of the Office of Fair Trading's Functions in relation to Estate Agents etc) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/631), art. 1(3), Sch. 1 para. 12(32)(c)(vii) (with Sch. 1 para. 28, Sch. 2 paras. 13-15)
F20Words in s. 29(4)(f) substituted (1.4.2014) by The Public Bodies (Abolition of the National Consumer Council and Transfer of the Office of Fair Trading's Functions in relation to Estate Agents etc) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/631), art. 1(3), Sch. 1 para. 12(32)(c)(vii) (with Sch. 1 para. 28, Sch. 2 paras. 13-15)
F21Words in s. 29(5) substituted (1.4.2014) by The Public Bodies (Abolition of the National Consumer Council and Transfer of the Office of Fair Trading's Functions in relation to Estate Agents etc) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/631), art. 1(3), Sch. 1 para. 12(32)(d) (with Sch. 1 para. 28, Sch. 2 paras. 13-15)
F22Words in s. 29(6) substituted (1.4.2014) by The Public Bodies (Abolition of the National Consumer Council and Transfer of the Office of Fair Trading's Functions in relation to Estate Agents etc) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/631), art. 1(3), Sch. 1 para. 12(32)(e) (with Sch. 1 para. 28, Sch. 2 paras. 13-15)
Commencement Information
I1 S. 29 in force at 1.10.2008 by S.I. 2008/2550 , art. 2 , Sch.
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