The Department may by regulations amend the Alternative Dispute Resolution for Consumer Disputes (Competent Authorities and Information) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/542) so as to provide for a person who, or a body which, from time to time carries out to any extent in relation to Northern Ireland the functions conferred on the Regulator by this Chapter to be a competent authority for the purposes of those regulations.

The power of the Department to make regulations under this section is exercisable by statutory rule for the purposes of the Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (S.I. 1979/1573 (N.I. 12)).

Regulations made by the Department under this section may not be made unless a draft of the regulations has been laid before and approved by a resolution of the Northern Ireland Assembly.