Consumer Rights Act 2015

What services contracts are covered? U.K.

48 Contracts covered by this Chapter U.K.

(1) This Chapter applies to a contract for a trader to supply a service to a consumer.

(2) That does not include a contract of employment or apprenticeship.

(3) In relation to Scotland, this Chapter does not apply to a gratuitous contract.

[F1 (3A) This Chapter does not apply to anything that is governed by Regulation (EU) No 181/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 concerning the rights of passengers in bus and coach transport and amending Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004.]

(4) A contract to which this Chapter applies is referred to in this Part as a “contract to supply a service”.

(5) The Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument provide that a provision of this Chapter does not apply in relation to a service of a description specified in the order.

(6) The power in subsection (5) includes power to provide that a provision of this Chapter does not apply in relation to a service of a description specified in the order in the circumstances so specified.

(7) An order under subsection (5) may contain transitional or transitory provision or savings.

(8) No order may be made under subsection (5) unless a draft of the statutory instrument containing it has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 48(3A) inserted (E.W.S.) (1.3.2017) by The Rights of Passengers in Bus and Coach Transport (Exemptions and Enforcement) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/99), arts. 1, 3

Commencement Information

I1 S. 48 partly in force; s. 48(5)-(8) in force at Royal Assent, see s. 100(2)(a)(5)

I2 S. 48(1)-(4) in force at 1.10.2015 for specified purposes by S.I. 2015/1630, art. 3(b) (with art. 6(1))

I3 S. 48(1)-(4) in force at 1.10.2016 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2015/1630, art. 4(a) (with art. 6(2)) (as amended by S.I. 2016/484, art. 2)