Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024

307 Power to provide for other persons to have accreditation functions etc U.K.

(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for or in connection with the conferring on another person of any function falling within subsection (2) so far as it is exercisable in such cases or circumstances as may be prescribed by the regulations, in place of the corresponding function of the Secretary of State.

(2) The functions which may be the subject of regulations under this section are functions corresponding to functions of the Secretary of State under the following provisions of this Chapter as originally enacted—

• section 294(2)(b) (function of approving fees provisions);

• section 296 (functions relating to applications for accreditation or variation of an accreditation);

• section 297 (functions relating to determination of applications);

• section 298 (functions relating to revocation or suspension of accreditations etc);

• section 299(1) (fees payable by accredited ADR providers), so far as relating to the function of receiving fees;

• section 302 (functions relating to enforcement notices);

• section 304 (functions relating to ADR information directions);

• section 305 (functions relating to disclosure of ADR information).

(3) The powers conferred by subsection (1) include power to make provision for or in connection with—

(a) sharing of information between any two or more relevant authorities;

(b) abolishing (in whole or part) a function conferred on a person by regulations under this section.

(4) In subsection (3)(a) “relevant authorities” means the Secretary of State and any persons with functions conferred by regulations under this section.

(5) Regulations under this section may amend this Chapter.

(6) Regulations under this section are subject to the affirmative procedure.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 307 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 339(2)(c)