SCHEDULE 4Consequential amendments

Consumer Rights (Payment Surcharges) Regulations 201215

1

The Consumer Rights (Payment Surcharges) Regulations 2012 M1 are amended as follows.

2

In regulation 2, for the definition of “trader” substitute—

trader” means a person acting for purposes relating to that person's trade, business, craft or profession, whether acting personally or through another person acting in the trader's name or on the trader's behalf.

3

In regulation 3

a

in the appropriate place insert—

business” includes the activities of any government department or local or public authority;

b

in the definition of “sales contract” for “(whether or not the contract also covers services)” substitute “ , including any contract that has both goods and services as its object ”.