The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (Competition) (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provisions) (No. 2) Order 2014

Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations 2000

28.—(1) The Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations 2000(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 3 (interpretation), in paragraph (1)—

(a) omit the definition of “Director”, and

(b) at the appropriate place, insert –

““CMA” means Competition and Markets Authority;”

(3) In regulation 26 (consideration of complaints)—

(a) in paragraph (1)(b) and paragraph (2), for “Director” substitute “CMA”, and

(b) in paragraph (1)(c), for “OFT” substitute “CMA”.

(4) In regulation 26A (complaints – consideration by the OFT) and in the heading to that regulation, for “OFT” (in each place where it occurs) substitute “CMA”.

(5) In regulation 27 (injunctions to secure compliance with these Regulations), for “Director” (in each place where it occurs), substitute “CMA”.

(6) In regulation 28 (notification of undertakings and orders to the Director) and in the heading to that regulation, for “Director” (in each place where it occurs), substitute “CMA”.

(7) In regulation 29 (publication, information and advice)—

(a) for “Director” (in each place where it occurs), substitute “CMA”, and

(b) for “he” (in each place where it occurs), substitute “it”.

(1)

S.I. 2000/2334, amended by S.I. 2013/783. Also, by virtue of section 2 of the Enterprise Act 2002 references to the Director General of Fair Trading in the 2001 Regulations have effect as references to the OFT. There are other amending instruments but none is relevant to this Order.