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2008 No. 1262 (C.53)

Consumer Protection

The Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007 (Commencement No. 3 and Supplementary Provision) Order 2008

Made

6th May 2008

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 63(2) and (3) and 66(2) of the Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007(1).

In accordance with section 62(3)(h) of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before Parliament and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Citation

1.  This Order may be cited as the Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007 (Commencement No. 3 and Supplementary Provision) Order 2008.

Interpretation

2.  In this Order “the Act” means the Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007.

Commencement

3.  Section 5 (forward work programme) of the Act shall come into force on 7th May 2008.

Supplementary provision

4.  For the purposes of section 5 of the Act, paragraph (a) of the definition of “financial year” in section 41(1) of the Act has effect as if it referred to the period beginning with 1st October 2008 and ending with 31st March 2010.

Gareth Thomas

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Trade and Consumer Affairs

Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform

6th May 2008

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force section 5 of the Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007 which requires the National Consumer Council to produce a forward work programme before each financial year. Article 4 modifies the definition of financial year as it applies in relation to section 5 so that the first financial year of the Council will be the period which begins on 1st October 2008 and ends on 31st March 2010.

The remaining provisions of the Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007 will be brought into force by subsequent Orders.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007 have been brought into force by commencement orders made before the date of this Order.

ProvisionDate of commencementS.I. No.
Section 1(1), (2)(a) and (b), (3) and (4)21.12.20072007/3546
Section 2(1)(a) and (b) (in so far as they relate to sections 9 and 10(1)(a) and (2)) and (2)-(4)21.12.20072007/3546
Section 321.12.20072007/3546
Section 421.12.20072007/3546
Section 6(1) and (3)-(10)21.12.20072007/3546
Section 921.12.20072007/3546
Section 10(1)(a) and (2)21.12.20072007/3546
Section 2021.12.20072007/3546
Section 2221.12.20072007/3546
Section 2321.12.20072007/3546
Section 30(4)(c) (for the purposes of section 39A of the Postal Services Act 2000(c.26)) and (d) (for the purposes of section 8 of the Utilities Act 2000(c.27))21.12.20072007/3546
Section 3521.12.20072007/3546
Section 3621.12.20072007/3546
Section 3921.12.20072007/3546
Section 4021.12.20072007/3546
Section 4121.12.20072007/3546
Section 4221.12.20072007/3546
Section 4321.12.20072007/3546
Section 4421.12.20072007/3546
Section 4621.12.20072007/3546
Section 4721.12.20072007/3546
Section 4821.12.20072007/3546
Section 4921.12.20072007/3546
Section 5021.12.20072007/3546
Section 5121.12.20072007/3546
Section 53(1)12.10.20072007/2934
Section 5921.12.20072007/3546
Section 63(1) (insofar as it relates to provisions in Schedule 7 brought into force on 21 December 2007) and (2)-(5)21.12.20072007/3546
Section 64 insofar as it relates to provisions in Schedule 8 brought into force on 21 December 200721.12.20072007/3546
Paragraphs 1-26, 28–31 and 33-38 of Schedule 121.12.20072007/3546
Schedule 421.12.20072007/3546
Schedule 612.10.20072007/2934
Paragraph 11 of Schedule 721.12.20072007/3546
In Schedule 8, the entry relating to section 2 of the Postal Services Act 2000 (insofar as it relates to the words “(in this Act referred to as “the Council”)” in section 2(1) for the purposes of section 39A of that Act), and the entries relating to section 39 of the Postal Services Act 2000 (c.26) and section 8 of the Utilities Act 2000 (c.27).21.12.20072007/3546

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