PART 2Amendment of primary legislation

Amendment of the Consumer Rights Act 2015I13

1

Schedule 5 (investigatory powers etc.) to the Consumer Rights Act 2015 M1 is amended as follows.

2

In paragraph 4 (EU enforcers)—

a

at the end of sub-paragraph (i), omit “or”;

b

at the end of sub-paragraph (j), omit the full stop and insert “ , ”;

c

after sub-paragraph (j) insert—

k

the Department for Infrastructure,

l

the Maritime and Coastguard Agency,

m

the Office of Rail and Road, or

n

the Office for the Traffic Commissioner.

3

In paragraph 8 (interpretation of other terms), at the appropriate place, insert—

“interim online interface order” means an order under section 218ZC of that Act;

“online interface order” means an order under section 218ZB of that Act;

4

In paragraph 13 (exercise of powers in this Part), in sub-paragraph (2), in paragraph (d), for “an enforcement order or an interim enforcement order” substitute “ an enforcement order, an interim enforcement order, an online interface order or an interim online interface order ”.

5

In paragraph 20 (exercise of powers in this Part: EU enforcers)—

a

in sub-paragraph (2), for “paragraphs 21 to 25” substitute “ paragraphs 22 to 25 ”;

b

in sub-paragraph (3), in paragraph (b), for “an enforcement order or an interim enforcement order” substitute “ an enforcement order, an interim enforcement order, an online interface order or an interim online interface order ”;

c

after sub-paragraph (3) insert—

3A

 An EU enforcer may exercise the power in paragraph 21 (power to purchase products) for either of the following purposes—

a

the purpose mentioned in sub-paragraph (2), if the condition in sub-paragraph (3) is met, or

b

to obtain a product for use as evidence in proceedings under Part 8 of the Enterprise Act 2002.