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.