
Butterworths Trading and Consumer Law
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Commentary
In this Issue Issue 147 March 2025 There has been general updating of the work. Of particular note are the following: Division 0 Anticipated amendments to the Co-ordination of Regulatory Enforcement (Regulatory Functions in Scotland and Northern Ireland) Order 2009 (SI 2009/669) by the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 have been noted where applicable. Division 1 Amendments to the Enterprise Act 2002 by the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 and the Enterprise Act 2002 (Part 9 Restrictions on Disclosure of Information) (Amendment) Order 2024 (SI 2024/1291) have been inserted where applicable. Anticipated amendments to the Misrepresentation Act 1967; the Consumer Rights (Payment Surcharges) Regulations 2012 (SI 2012/3110); and the Consumer r Rights Act 2015 by the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 have been noted where applicable. The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 Pt 3 and Sch 15 have been updated and the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 and Consumer Rights Act 2015 (Turnover and Control) Regulations 2024 (SI 2024/1243) have been inserted at 1[361]. The Alternative Dispute Resolution for Consumer Disputes (Competent Authorities and Information) Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/542) have been updated including the insertion of anticipated amendments by the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 where applicable. In anticipation of commencement provisions, the following have been inserted: the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, Part 4 Chapter 4 (ss 291-310), at 1[547AI]; the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, Schedule 25 (Exempt ADR Providers), at 1[547BD]; and the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, Schedule 26 (Accreditation Criteria), at 1[547BE]. Division 1A The prospective amendment of the Consumer Protection for Unfair Trading Regulations (SI 2008/1277) by the draft Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 is noted where applicable. The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, Part 4, Chapter 1 has been inserted at 1A[83] and the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, Schedule 20 at 1A[113]. Division 2 Prospective amendments to the Price Marking Order 2004 (SI 2004/102) by the Price Marking (Amendment) Order 2024 (SI 2024/1055) have been inserted. Amendments to the Consumer Protection Act 1987 made by the Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Act 2024 have been inserted. Division 4 Amendments to the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 by the Securitisation Regulations 2024 (SI 2024/102); the Securitisation (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (SI 2024/705); the Insurance and Reinsurance Undertakings (Prudential Requirements) (Amendment and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2024 (SI 2024/1083); the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Designated Activities) (Supervision and Enforcement) Regulations 2025 (SI 2025/22); and the Short Selling Regulations 2025 (SI 2025/29) have been inserted where applicable. Prospective amendments by the Public Offers and Admissions to Trading Regulations 2024 (SI 2024/105); the Consumer Composite Investments (Designated Activities) Regulations 2024 (SI 2024/1198), the Short Selling Regulations 2025 (SI 2025/29); and the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2004 have been noted where applicable. Amendments to the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001 (SI 2001/544) by the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Commodity Derivatives and Emission Allowances) Order 2023 (SI 2023/548); the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Order 2024 (SI 2024/169); the Securitisation (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (SI 2024/705); and the Insurance Distribution (Regulated Activities and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024 (SI 2024/1239) have been inserted where applicable. Division 7 The lists of Local Authorities and Government Departments, Consumer Organisations and Public Bodies have been updated.
Contributors
Clare L Forbes BA (Consumer Protection), DTS Consumer Law Consultant, Tutor CTSI Consumer Protection Competency Framework | Author |
Cowan Ervine BA, LLB (Dub), LLM (Lon), Honorary Teaching Fellow in Law at the University of Dundee | Author |
Deborah Parry MBE, BA (LAW), Consumer Law Consultant and Lecturer, Honorary Fellow in Law at the University of Hull | Author |