The Consumer Protection (Enforcement) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 No. 203

PART 2 U.K. Amendment of primary legislation

Amendment of the Consumer Rights Act 2015 U.K.

4.—(1) Schedule 5 (investigatory powers etc.) to the Consumer Rights Act 2015 M1 is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 2 (enforcers), for “an EU enforcer” substitute “ a Schedule 13 enforcer ” in both places where it occurs.

(3) In the italic heading before paragraph 4, for “EU enforcers” substitute “ Schedule 13 enforcers ”.

(4) For paragraph 4 [F1 (as amended by the 2020 Regulations)] substitute—

“4.    In this Schedule “Schedule 13 enforcer” means a person or body which is a Schedule 13 enforcer under section 213(5A) of the Enterprise Act 2002.”

(5) In paragraph 8 (interpretation of other terms), for “Community infringement” substitute “ Schedule 13 infringement ”.

(6) In paragraph 13 (exercise of powers in this Part)—

(a) omit sub-paragraph (2)(c);

(b) in sub-paragraph (3), for “an EU enforcer” substitute “ a Schedule 13 enforcer ”;

(c) in sub-paragraph (10), omit the definition of “Community enforcer”.

(7) In the heading of Part 4, for “EU enforcers” substitute “ Schedule 13 enforcers ”.

(8) In the italic heading before paragraph 20, for “EU enforcers” substitute “ Schedule 13 enforcers ”.

(9) In paragraph 20—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1), for “an EU enforcer” substitute “ a Schedule 13 enforcer ”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (2)—

(i) for “an EU enforcer” substitute “ a Schedule 13 enforcer ”;

(ii) for “CPC enforcer” substitute “ Schedule 13 enforcer ”;

(c) in sub-paragraph (3), for “EU enforcer” substitute “ Schedule 13 enforcer ”;

(d) in sub-paragraph (3)(a), for “Community infringement” substitute “ Schedule 13 infringement ”;

[F2 (da) in sub-paragraph (3A), for “An EU enforcer” substitute “A Schedule 13 enforcer”;]

(e) in sub-paragraphs (4) and (5), for “An EU enforcer” substitute “ A Schedule 13 enforcer ”;

(f) in sub-paragraph (5)(a), for “Community infringement” substitute “ Schedule 13 infringement ”;

(g) in sub-paragraph (6), for “An EU enforcer” substitute “ A Schedule 13 enforcer ”.

(10) In paragraph 32 (power to enter premises with warrant)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (3)(b)—

(i) for “an EU enforcer” substitute “ a Schedule 13 enforcer ”;

(ii) for “Community infringement as defined in section 212 of the Enterprise Act 2002” substitute “ Schedule 13 infringement ”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (3)(c), for “an EU enforcer” substitute “ a Schedule 13 enforcer ”.

(11) In paragraph 41 (compensation)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (4), for “an EU enforcer” substitute “ a Schedule 13 enforcer ”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (4)(a), for “Community infringement” substitute “ Schedule 13 infringement ”.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 4(4) inserted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Consumer Protection (Enforcement) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1347), regs. 1(3), 3(4)(a)

F2 Reg. 4(9)(da) inserted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Consumer Protection (Enforcement) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1347), regs. 1(3), 3(4)(b)

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 4 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1

Marginal Citations

M1 2015 c.15. Schedule 5 amended by S.I. 2015/1640, S.I. 2015/1726, the Enterprise Act 2016 (c. 12), section 25(2), the Housing and Planning Act 2016 (c. 22), section 132(4), S.I. 2016/1091, S.I. 2016/1092, S.I. 2016/1093, S.I. 2016/1101, S.I. 2016/1105, S.I. 2016/1152, S.I. 2016/1153, S.I. 2016/1259, S.I. 2017/737 and S.I. 2018/634. There are amendments to other provisions of the Act, but those amendments are not relevant to this regulation.