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Consumer Rights Act 2015, Cross Heading: Enforcer's legislation: duties and powers mentioned in paragraph 9(1)(a) is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 18 May 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

Enforcer's legislation: duties and powers mentioned in paragraph 9(1)(a)U.K.

10U.K.The duties and powers mentioned in paragraph 9(1)(a) are those arising under any of the following provisions—

  • section 26(1) or 40(1)(b) of the Trade Descriptions Act 1968 (including as applied by regulation 8(3) of the Crystal Glass (Descriptions) Regulations 1973 (SI 1973/1952) and regulation 10(2) of the Footwear (Indication of Composition) Labelling Regulations 1995 (SI 1995/2489));

  • section 9(1) or (6) of the Hallmarking Act 1973;

  • paragraph 6 of the Schedule to the Prices Act 1974 (including as read with paragraph 14(1) of that Schedule);

  • section 161(1) of the Consumer Credit Act 1974;

  • section 26(1) of the Estate Agents Act 1979;

  • Article 39 of the Weights and Measures (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (SI 1981/231 (NI 10));

  • section 16A(1) or (4) of the Video Recordings Act 1984;

  • section 27(1) of the Consumer Protection Act 1987 (including as applied by section 12(1) of the Fireworks Act 2003 to fireworks regulations under that Act [F1and by regulation 18 of the Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Products Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/829) to those Regulations]);

  • section 215(1) of the Education Reform Act 1988;

  • section 107A(1) or (3) or 198A(1) or (3) of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988;

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  • section 30(4) or (7) or 31(4)(a) of the Clean Air Act 1993;

  • paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Sunday Trading Act 1994;

  • section 93(1) or (3) of the Trade Marks Act 1994;

  • section 8A(1) or (3) of the Olympic Symbol etc (Protection) Act 1995;

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  • regulation 5C(5) of the Motor Fuel (Composition and Content) Regulations 1999 (SI 1999/3107);

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  • [F6regulation 61 of the Medical Devices Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/618)]

  • paragraph 1(a) of Schedule 10 to the Personal Protective Equipment Regulations 2002 (SI 2002/1144) [F7so far as that paragraph remains in force by virtue of regulation 2(6) of the Personal Protective Equipment (Enforcement) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/390)];

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  • section 3(1) of the Christmas Day Trading Act 2004;

  • [F9the General Product Safety Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/1803), if they are duties and powers of an enforcement authority (within the meaning of regulation 2 of those Regulations)]);

  • regulation 10(1) of the Weights and Measures (Packaged Goods) Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/659);

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  • regulation 13(1) or (1A) of the Business Protection from Misleading Marketing Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/1276);

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  • paragraph 2 or 5 of Schedule 5 to the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/1597);

  • [F22section A11(7)(a) of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009;]

  • regulation 32(2) or (3) of the Timeshare, Holiday Products, Resale and Exchange Contracts Regulations 2010 (SI 2010/2960);

  • regulation 10(1) of the Weights and Measures (Packaged Goods) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (SR 2011/331);

  • regulation 11 of the Textile Products (Labelling and Fibre Composition) Regulations 2012 (SI 2012/1102);

  • regulation 6(1) of the Cosmetic Products Enforcement Regulations 2013 (SI 2013/1478);

  • section 87(1) of this Act;

  • section 93(1) [F23, (2) or (2A)] of this Act;

  • [F24regulation 7(1) of the Packaging (Essential Requirements) Regulations 2015;]

  • [F25regulation 53 of the Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/507);]

  • [F26regulation 52(1)(a)(ii) or (b)(ii) of the Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1091);]

  • [F27regulation 55(1) or (2) of the Simple Pressure Vessels (Safety) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1092);]

  • [F28regulation 61(1) or (2) of the Lifts Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1093);]

  • [F29regulation 41(1) or (2) of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1101);]

  • [F30regulation 67(1) or (2) of the Pressure Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1105);]

  • [F31regulation 62 of the Non-automatic Weighing Instruments Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1152);]

  • [F32[F33regulation 67] of the Measuring Instruments Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1153);]

  • [F34regulation 66(1) or (2) of the Recreational Craft Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/737);]

  • [F35regulation 56(1)(a)(ii) or (b)(ii) or (2) of the Radio Equipment Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1206);]

  • [F36regulation 4(1) and (2) of the Gas Appliances (Enforcement) and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/389);]

  • [F36regulation 4(1) and (2) of the Personal Protective Equipment (Enforcement) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/390);]

  • [F37regulation 31 of the Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/634)];

  • [F38section 64 of the Offensive Weapons Act 2019;]

  • [F39section 6 of the Tenant Fees Act 2019;]

  • [F40section 7 of the Tenant Fees Act 2019;]

  • [F41section 26 of the Tenant Fees Act 2019]

  • [F42section 20(1) and (3) of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games Act 2020;]

  • [F43regulation 26 of the Medical Devices (Northern Ireland Protocol) Regulations 2021;]

  • [F44section 4 of the Botulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) Act 2021;]

  • [F45section 8 of the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022;]

  • [F46section 26(1) of the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022;]

  • [F47section 4(1) of the Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023;]

  • [F48section 3 of the Equipment Theft (Prevention) Act 2023;]

  • [F49section 231(1), (2) or (3) of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024.]

Textual Amendments

F2Words in Sch. 5 para. 10 omitted (8.12.2016) by virtue of The Simple Pressure Vessels (Safety) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1092), regs. 1, 78(7)(a) (with regs. 3, 77(3))

F3Words in Sch. 5 para. 10 omitted (8.12.2016) by virtue of The Lifts Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1093), regs. 1, 83(12)(c)(i) (with regs. 3-5, 83(3)(3A) (as amended (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by S.I. 2019/696, reg. 1, Sch. 22 para. 38 (with Sch. 22 para. 37); which is itself amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1))

F4Words in Sch. 5 para. 10 omitted (8.12.2016) by virtue of The Pressure Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1105), reg. 1, Sch. 12 para. 12(a) (with regs. 88, 90(3))

F5Words in Sch. 5 para. 10 omitted (26.12.2017) by virtue of The Radio Equipment Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1206), regs. 1, 80(2)(a) (with regs. 3-5, 77, 78(3))

F6Words in Sch. 5 para. 10 inserted (26.5.2021) by Medicines and Medical Devices Act 2021 (c. 3), ss. 41(2)(a), 50(3); S.I. 2021/610, reg. 2(c) (with reg. 3)

F8Words in Sch. 5 para. 10 omitted (1.10.2015) by virtue of The Packaging (Essential Requirements) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1640), regs. 1, 15(2) (with reg. 3(5))

F10Words in Sch. 5 para. 10 omitted (28.12.2016) by virtue of The Measuring Instruments Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1153), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 3(3)(a) (with regs. 3(4), 5, 67(5))

F11Words in Sch. 5 para. 10 omitted (28.12.2016) by virtue of The Measuring Instruments Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1153), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 3(3)(b) (with regs. 3(4), 5, 67(5))

F12Words in Sch. 5 para. 10 omitted (28.12.2016) by virtue of The Measuring Instruments Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1153), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 3(3)(c) (with regs. 3(4), 5, 67(5))

F13Words in Sch. 5 para. 10 omitted (28.12.2016) by virtue of The Measuring Instruments Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1153), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 3(3)(d) (with regs. 3(4), 5, 67(5))

F14Words in Sch. 5 para. 10 omitted (28.12.2016) by virtue of The Measuring Instruments Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1153), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 3(3)(e) (with regs. 3(4), 5, 67(5))

F15Words in Sch. 5 para. 10 omitted (28.12.2016) by virtue of The Measuring Instruments Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1153), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 3(3)(f) (with regs. 3(4), 5, 67(5))

F16Words in Sch. 5 para. 10 omitted (28.12.2016) by virtue of The Measuring Instruments Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1153), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 3(3)(g) (with regs. 3(4), 5, 67(5))

F17Words in Sch. 5 para. 10 omitted (28.12.2016) by virtue of The Measuring Instruments Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1153), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 3(3)(h) (with regs. 3(4), 5, 67(5))

F18Words in Sch. 5 para. 10 omitted (28.12.2016) by virtue of The Measuring Instruments Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1153), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 3(3)(i) (with regs. 3(4), 5, 67(5))

F19Words in Sch. 5 para. 10 omitted (28.12.2016) by virtue of The Measuring Instruments Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1153), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 3(3)(j) (with regs. 3(4), 5, 67(5))

F20Words in Sch. 5 para. 10 omitted (8.12.2016) by virtue of The Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1091), regs. 1, 76(4)(a)(i) (with reg. 75(3))

F22Words in Sch. 5 para. 10 inserted (1.4.2017) by Enterprise Act 2016 (c. 12), ss. 25(2), 44(5); S.I. 2017/346, reg. 2(c)

F28Words in Sch. 5 para. 10 inserted (8.12.2016) by The Lifts Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1093), regs. 1, 83(12)(c)(ii) (with regs. 3-5, 83(3)(3A)) (as amended (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by S.I. 2019/696, reg. 1, Sch. 22 para. 38 (with Sch. 22 para. 37); which is itself amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1))

F34Words in Sch. 5 para. 10 inserted (3.8.2017) by The Recreational Craft Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/737), regs. 1, 84 (with reg. 89)

F35Words in Sch. 5 para. 10 inserted (26.12.2017) by The Radio Equipment Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1206), regs. 1, 80(2)(b) (with regs. 3-5, 77, 78(3))

F38Words in Sch. 5 para. 10 inserted (6.4.2022) by Offensive Weapons Act 2019 (c. 17), ss. 64(5), 70(1) (with s. 64(4)); S.I. 2022/418, reg. 2(c)

F39Words in Sch. 5 para. 10 inserted (1.6.2019) by Tenant Fees Act 2019 (c. 4), ss. 6(6), 34(1) (with s. 32); S.I. 2019/857, reg. 3(f)

F40Words in Sch. 5 para. 10 inserted (1.6.2019) by Tenant Fees Act 2019 (c. 4), ss. 7(4), 34(1) (with s. 32); S.I. 2019/857, reg. 3(g)

F41Words in Sch. 5 para. 10 inserted (15.4.2019 for specified purposes, 1.6.2019 in so far as not already in force) by Tenant Fees Act 2019 (c. 4), ss. 26(10), 34(1); S.I. 2019/857, regs. 2(c), 3(u)

F42Words in Sch. 5 para. 10 inserted (25.8.2020) by Birmingham Commonwealth Games Act 2020 (c. 10), ss. 20(5), 33

F45Words in Sch. 5 para. 10 inserted (30.6.2022 for specified purposes, 1.4.2023 in so far as not already in force) by Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022 (c. 1), ss. 12(3), 25(2) (with s. 23); S.I. 2022/694, regs. 2, 3, 4

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 5 para. 10 in force at 27.5.2015 for specified purposes by S.I. 2015/1333, art. 2(a)

I2Sch. 5 para. 10 in force at 27.5.2015 for specified purposes for E. by S.I. 2015/965, art. 2(b)

I3Sch. 5 para. 10 in force at 1.10.2015 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2015/1630, art. 3(h) (with art. 8)

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