Transfer of consumer advice scheme function5
1
Section 8 of the Utilities Act 20005 (Payments by licence holders relating to new arrangements) is amended as follows.
2
Omit subsection (3A)(e).
3
In subsection (3A)(f)—
a
for “the Office of Fair Trading” substitute “Citizens Advice or Citizens Advice Scotland”;
b
for “any OFT scheme” substitute “any qualifying public consumer advice scheme”.
4
In subsection (3B)(b) for “the OFT scheme” substitute “the qualifying consumer advice scheme”.
5
After subsection (3B) insert—
3C
A qualifying public consumer advice scheme is a scheme that is supported by Citizens Advice or Citizens Advice Scotland, or by them jointly, in a manner that the Office of Fair Trading is prohibited from using by section 8A of the Enterprise Act 2002.
6
In subsection (10)—
a
at the appropriate place insert—
“Citizens Advice” means the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux;
“Citizens Advice Scotland” means the Scottish Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux;
b
omit the definition of “OFT scheme”.