The Consumer Protection (Distance Selling)(Amendment) Regulations 2005

2.—(1) Regulation 12 (cancellation period in the case of contracts for the supply of services) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (3)—

(a) before the words “Where a supplier” there is inserted “Subject to paragraph (3A)”; and

(b) after the words “in regulation 8(2)” the words “and (3)” are omitted.

(3) After paragraph (3) there is inserted—

“(3A) Where the performance of the contract has begun with the consumer’s agreement before the expiry of the period of seven working days beginning with the day after the day on which the contract was concluded and the supplier has not complied with regulation 8 on or before the day on which performance began, but provides to the consumer the information referred to in regulation 8(2) in good time during the performance of the contract, the cancellation period ends—

(a) on the expiry of the period of seven working days beginning with the day after the day on which the consumer receives the information; or

(b) if the performance of the contract is completed before the expiry of the period referred to in sub-paragraph (a), on the day when the performance of the contract is completed.”.

(4) In paragraph (4) for the words “neither paragraph (2) nor (3) applies” there is substituted “none of paragraphs (2) to (3A) applies”.