The Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1994

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

• “business” includes a trade or profession and the activities of any government department or local or public authority;

• “the Community” means the European Economic Community and the other States in the European Economic Area;

• “consumer” means a natural person who, in making a contract to which these Regulations apply, is acting for purposes which are outside his business;

• “court” in relation to England and Wales and Northern Ireland means the High Court, and in relation to Scotland, the Court of Session;

• “Director” means the Director General of Fair Trading;

• “EEA Agreement” means the Agreement on the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on 2 May 1992 as adjusted by the protocol signed at Brussels on 17 March 1993(1);

• “member State” shall mean a State which is a contracting party to the EEA Agreement but until the EEA Agreement comes into force in relation to Liechtenstein does not include the State of Liechtenstein;

• “seller” means a person who sells goods and who, in making a contract to which these Regulations apply, is acting for purposes relating to his business; and

• “supplier” means a person who supplies goods or services and who, in making a contract to which these Regulations apply, is acting for purposes relating to his business.

(2) In the application of these Regulations to Scotland for references to an “injunction” or an “interlocutory injunction” there shall be substituted references to an “interdict” or “interim interdict” respectively.

(1)

Protocol 47 and certain Annexes to the EEA Agreement were amended by Decision No.7/94 of the EEA Joint Committee which came into force on 1 July 1994, (O.J.No.L160, 28.6.1994, p. 1).Council Directive 93/13/EEC was added to Annex XIX to the Agreement by Annex 17 to the said Decision No.7/94.