Part 4Consumer rights and disputes

Chapter 2Subscription contracts

General and miscellaneous provision

277Power to make further provision in connection with this Chapter

1

The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision—

a

about how and when information or a notice that a trader is required to give to a consumer under this Chapter may or must be given;

b

about the information that is to be contained in a notice given under this Chapter;

c

about the arrangements that a trader must make under section 260 to enable a consumer to exercise a right to bring a subscription contract to an end, and about when a consumer may exercise such a right;

d

specifying the period of time within which the refund of an overpayment must be made under section 261(2)(b);

e

specifying descriptions of cases for the purposes of section 273(2) (and about the day on which a contract renews for those purposes).

2

Regulations under subsection (1)(c) may include (among other things) provision restricting the period of notice that a trader may require a consumer to give to bring a subscription contract to an end.

3

Regulations under this section are subject to the negative procedure.