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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/2334/contents/made</dc:identifier><dc:title>The Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations 2000</dc:title><dc:subject>Consumer protection</dc:subject><dc:subject>Business practice and regulation</dc:subject><dc:subject>Legislation</dc:subject><dc:subject>Pricing</dc:subject><dc:publisher>King's Printer of Acts of Parliament</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2013-07-11</dc:modified><dc:subject scheme="SIheading">CONSUMER PROTECTION</dc:subject>
					<dc:description>These Regulations implement Directive 97/7/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 20 May 1997 (O.J. No. L144, 4.6.97, p.19) on the protection of consumers in relation to distance contracts, with the exception of Article 10.</dc:description>
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without human intervention (automatic calling machine, audiotext). </ContentsTitle></ContentsItem><ContentsItem ContentRef="schedule-1-paragraph-8" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2000/2334/schedule/1/paragraph/8" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/2334/schedule/1/paragraph/8/made" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I."><ContentsNumber>8</ContentsNumber><ContentsTitle Generated="true">Radio. </ContentsTitle></ContentsItem><ContentsItem ContentRef="schedule-1-paragraph-9" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2000/2334/schedule/1/paragraph/9" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/2334/schedule/1/paragraph/9/made" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I."><ContentsNumber>9</ContentsNumber><ContentsTitle Generated="true">Videophone (telephone with screen). </ContentsTitle></ContentsItem><ContentsItem ContentRef="schedule-1-paragraph-10" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2000/2334/schedule/1/paragraph/10" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/2334/schedule/1/paragraph/10/made" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I."><ContentsNumber>10</ContentsNumber><ContentsTitle Generated="true">Videotext (microcomputer and television screen) with keyboard or touch screen....</ContentsTitle></ContentsItem><ContentsItem ContentRef="schedule-1-paragraph-11" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2000/2334/schedule/1/paragraph/11" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/2334/schedule/1/paragraph/11/made" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I."><ContentsNumber>11</ContentsNumber><ContentsTitle Generated="true">Electronic mail. </ContentsTitle></ContentsItem><ContentsItem ContentRef="schedule-1-paragraph-12" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2000/2334/schedule/1/paragraph/12" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/2334/schedule/1/paragraph/12/made" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I."><ContentsNumber>12</ContentsNumber><ContentsTitle Generated="true">Facsimile machine (fax). </ContentsTitle></ContentsItem><ContentsItem ContentRef="schedule-1-paragraph-13" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2000/2334/schedule/1/paragraph/13" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/2334/schedule/1/paragraph/13/made" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I."><ContentsNumber>13</ContentsNumber><ContentsTitle Generated="true">Television (teleshopping). </ContentsTitle></ContentsItem></ContentsSchedule>
<ContentsSchedule ContentRef="schedule-2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2000/2334/schedule/2" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/2334/schedule/2/made" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I."><ContentsNumber>SCHEDULE 2</ContentsNumber><ContentsTitle><Strong>Non-exhaustive list of financial services</Strong></ContentsTitle><ContentsItem ContentRef="schedule-2-paragraph-1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2000/2334/schedule/2/paragraph/1" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/2334/schedule/2/paragraph/1/made" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I."><ContentsNumber>1</ContentsNumber><ContentsTitle Generated="true">Investment services. </ContentsTitle></ContentsItem><ContentsItem ContentRef="schedule-2-paragraph-2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2000/2334/schedule/2/paragraph/2" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/2334/schedule/2/paragraph/2/made" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I."><ContentsNumber>2</ContentsNumber><ContentsTitle Generated="true">Insurance and reinsurance operations. </ContentsTitle></ContentsItem><ContentsItem ContentRef="schedule-2-paragraph-3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2000/2334/schedule/2/paragraph/3" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/2334/schedule/2/paragraph/3/made" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I."><ContentsNumber>3</ContentsNumber><ContentsTitle Generated="true">Banking services. </ContentsTitle></ContentsItem><ContentsItem ContentRef="schedule-2-paragraph-4" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2000/2334/schedule/2/paragraph/4" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/2334/schedule/2/paragraph/4/made" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I."><ContentsNumber>4</ContentsNumber><ContentsTitle Generated="true">Services relating to dealings in futures or options. Such services...</ContentsTitle></ContentsItem></ContentsSchedule>
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</Contents><Secondary><SecondaryPrelims DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/2334/introduction/made" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2000/2334/introduction">
<Number>2000 No. 2334</Number>
<SubjectInformation><Subject>
<Title>CONSUMER PROTECTION</Title>
</Subject>
</SubjectInformation>
<Title>The Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations 2000</Title>
<MadeDate>
<Text>Made</Text>
<DateText>31st August 2000</DateText>
</MadeDate>
<LaidDate>
<Text>Laid before Parliament</Text>
<DateText>1st September 2000</DateText>
</LaidDate>
<ComingIntoForce>
<Text>Coming into force</Text>
<DateText>31st October 2000</DateText>
</ComingIntoForce>
<SecondaryPreamble>
<EnactingText>
<Para>
<Text>The Secretary of State, being a Minister designated<FootnoteRef Ref="f00001"/> for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972<FootnoteRef Ref="f00002"/> in relation to matters relating to consumer protection, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 2(2) of that Act, hereby makes the following Regulations:—</Text>
</Para>
</EnactingText>
</SecondaryPreamble>
</SecondaryPrelims></Secondary><Footnotes><Footnote id="f00001">
<FootnoteText>
<Para>
<Text><Acronym Expansion="Statutory Instrument">S.I.</Acronym> <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1993/2661" id="c00009" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1993" Number="2661">1993/2661</Citation>.</Text>
</Para>
</FootnoteText>
</Footnote><Footnote id="f00002">
<FootnoteText>
<Para>
<Text><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1972/68" id="c00010" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="1972" Number="0068">1972 c. 68</Citation>.</Text>
</Para>
</FootnoteText>
</Footnote></Footnotes></Legislation>