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(1)Each of the following is a general enforcer—
(a)the [F1CMA];
(b)every local weights and measures authority in Great Britain;
(c)the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment in Northern Ireland.
(2)A designated enforcer is any person or body (whether or not incorporated) which the Secretary of State—
(a)thinks has as one of its purposes the protection of the collective interests of consumers, and
(b)designates by order.
(3)The Secretary of State may designate a public body only if he is satisfied that it is independent.
(4)The Secretary of State may designate a person or body which is not a public body only if the person or body (as the case may be) satisfies such criteria as the Secretary of State specifies by order.
F2(5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[F3(5A)Each of the following [F4is a Schedule 13 enforcer]—
(a)the [F5CMA];
(b)the Civil Aviation Authority;
(c)the [F6Financial Conduct Authority];
(d)the Secretary of State for Health [F7and Social Care];
(e)the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety in Northern Ireland;
(f)the Office of Communications;
(g)the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment in Northern Ireland;
(h)every local weights and measures authority in Great Britain;
[F8(i)an enforcement authority within the meaning of section 120(15) of the Communications Act 2003 (regulation of premium rate services);]]
[F9(j)the Information Commissioner][F10;]
[F11(k)the Department for Infrastructure;
(l)the Maritime and Coastguard Agency;
(m)the Office of Rail and Road;
(n)the Office for the Traffic Commissioner.]
(6)An order under this section may designate an enforcer in respect of—
(a)all infringements;
(b)infringements of such descriptions as are specified in the order.
(7)An order under this section may make different provision for different purposes.
(8)The designation of a body by virtue of subsection (3) is conclusive evidence for the purposes of any question arising under this Part that the body is a public body.
(9)An order under this section must be made by statutory instrument subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
F12(10). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F13(11). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Textual Amendments
F1Word in s. 213(1)(a) substituted (1.4.2014) by The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (Competition) (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/892), art. 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 6 (with art. 3)
F2S. 213(5) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Consumer Protection (Enforcement) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/203), regs. 1, 3(4)(a) (with reg. 9) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1347, regs. 1(3), 3(8)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3S. 213(5A) inserted (8.1.2007) by The Enterprise Act 2002 (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/3363), reg. 11
F4Words in s. 213(5A) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Consumer Protection (Enforcement) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/203), regs. 1, 3(4)(b) (with reg. 9) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1347, regs. 1(3), 3(3)(a)(8)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F5Word in s. 213(5A)(a) substituted (1.4.2014) by The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (Competition) (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/892), art. 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 6 (with art. 3)
F6Words in s. 213(5A)(c) substituted (1.4.2013) by Financial Services Act 2012 (c. 21), s. 122(3), Sch. 18 para. 95(2) (with Sch. 20); S.I. 2013/423, art. 3, Sch.
F7Words in s. 213(5A)(d) inserted (11.4.2018) by The Secretaries of State for Health and Social Care and for Housing, Communities and Local Government and Transfer of Functions (Commonhold Land) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/378), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 11 (with art. 14)
F8S. 213(5A)(i) substituted (1.10.2015) by Consumer Rights Act 2015 (c. 15), s. 100(5), Sch. 7 para. 4 (with s. 79(2)); S.I. 2015/1630, art. 3(i)
F9S. 213(5A)(j) inserted (26.5.2011) by The Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/1208), regs. 1(1), 16(a)
F10Semi-colon in s. 213(5A)(j) substituted (2.6.2020) by The Consumer Protection (Enforcement) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/484), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(b) (with reg. 8)
F11S. 213(5A)(k)-(n) inserted (2.6.2020) by The Consumer Protection (Enforcement) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/484), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(c) (with reg. 8)
F12S. 213(10) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Consumer Protection (Enforcement) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/203), regs. 1, 3(4)(c) (with reg. 9); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F13S. 213(11) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Consumer Protection (Enforcement) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/203), regs. 1, 3(4)(c) (with reg. 9); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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