The Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007 (Commencement No. 5 and Savings and Transitional Provisions) Order 2008

Article 2

SCHEDULE PROVISIONS COMING INTO FORCE ON 1ST OCTOBER 2008

Provision	Subject Matter of Provision
Section 1, in so far as it is not already in force	Establishment of Northern Ireland Postal Services Committee
Section 2, in so far as it is not already in force	The territorial committees
Section 6, in so far as it is not already in force	Duty to have regard to forward work programme
Section 7	Annual report
Section 8	The representative function
Section 10, in so far as it is not already in force	The information function
Section 11	General powers of investigation
Section 12	Investigation of complaints made by vulnerable designated consumers
Section 13	Investigation of complaints relating to disconnection of gas or electricity
Section 14	Reference of matters to the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority
Section 15	Reference of matters to the Postal Services Commission
Section 16	Investigations relating to public post offices
Section 17	Reports by the Council
Section 18	Secretary of State’s power to require reports
Section 19	Advice, information and guidance
Section 21	Power to co-operate and give assistance
Section 24	Provision of information to the Council
Section 25	Enforcement by regulator of section 24 notice
Section 26	Enforcement by court of section 24 notice
Section 27	Provision of information by the Council
Section 28	Exemptions from requirements to provide information
Section 29	Disclosure of information
Section 30, in so far as it is not already in force	Abolition of “Energywatch” and “Postwatch”
Section 31	Designation of the Consumer Council for Water for abolition
Section 32	Transfer orders and abolition orders
Section 33	Supplementary provision about transfer and abolition orders
Section 34	Compensation for loss of office
Section 37	Extension of the Council’s functions: Great Britain
Section 38	Removal of the Council’s functions in relation to Northern Ireland
Section 45	Information with respect to compliance with complaints handling standards
Section 52	Enforcement of requirements imposed under Part 2
Section 53, in so far as it is not otherwise in force on 1st October 2008	Repeal of sections 172-174 of the Housing Act 2004(1)
Section 63(1), in so far as it relates to provisions in Schedule 7 brought into force by this Order	Minor and consequential amendments
Section 64, in so far as it is not otherwise in force on 1st October 2008	Repeals
Schedule 1, in so far as it is not already in force	The Council’s offices
Schedule 2	Enforcement of information requirements
Schedule 3	Abolition of consumer bodies: transitional provision
Schedule 5	Information relating to compliance with complaints handling standards
Paragraphs 4-10 and 12-23 of Schedule 7	Minor and consequential amendments
Schedule 8, in so far as it is not otherwise in force on 1st October 2008	Repeals

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2004 c.34.