PART 2 U.K.Amendment of primary legislation

Amendment of the Consumer Rights Act 2015U.K.

3.—(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.”