Consumer Rights Act 2022

• (d) in subsection (1D)(b), by the substitution of “Consumer Protection Act 2007” for “Act”.

173. Amendment of section 39 of Communications Regulation Act 2002

173. Section 39 of the Communications Regulation Act 2002 is amended—

• (a) in subsection (1), by the substitution of “, the Competition Act 2002, the Consumer Protection Act 2007, the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014, the Consumer Rights Act 2022, a transferred function or any regulations made under the Act of 1972” for “or the Competition Act 2002”, and

• (b) in subsection (3) (as amended by the Competition (Amendment) Act 2022), by the insertion of “the Consumer Protection Act 2007, the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 and the Consumer Rights Act 2022,” after “law),”.

PART 12 Amendment of Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014

174. Amendment of section 12 of Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014

174. Section 12(13) of the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 is amended by the insertion of “, (3)(b) or (5)(a)” after “subsection (1)”.

PART 13 Amendment of Companies Act 2014

175. Amendment of section 459 of Companies Act 2014

175. Section 459 of the Companies Act 2014 is amended—

• (a) in subsection (7), by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (c):

• “(c) after the expiry of the period of 7 years referred to in paragraph (b), realise as soon as practicable any shares, other securities or other property vested in it as consideration and lodge the proceeds so realised and any money standing to the credit of the bank account referred to in paragraph (b), together with the names of the persons believed by the offeree company to be entitled thereto, to an account as the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform may nominate and operated under the control of the Accountant of the Courts of Justice (in this section referred to as the ‘nominated account’),”,

• (b) by the insertion of the following subsections after subsection (8):

• “(9)

  • (a) Where the offeree company is unable to realise under subsection (7)(c) the shares, other securities or other property vested in it as consideration, such shares, other securities, or other property and any money standing to the credit of the bank account referred to in subsection (7)(b) shall continue to be held on trust by the offeree company concerned for the persons whom the offeree company believes are entitled thereto until such time as—

    • (i) the shares, other securities, or other property and any money standing to the credit of the bank account referred to in subsection (7)(b) are claimed by a person claiming to be entitled thereto, or

    • (ii) the shares, other securities or other property are realised by the offeree company concerned.

  • (b) Where the offeree company realises the shares, other securities or other property referred to in paragraph (a)(ii), it shall lodge the proceeds so realised and any money standing to the credit of the bank account referred to in subsection (7)(b), together with the names of the persons believed by the offeree company to be entitled thereto, to the nominated account.

• (10) Any person claiming to be entitled to any moneys which were lodged to the nominated account under subsection (7)(c) or (9)(b) may make an application to the court in that regard and the court may, where it is satisfied that the person so claiming is so entitled, order that payment be made to that person.

• (11) After the expiry of the period of 7 years after the date of any lodgment to the nominated account made under subsection (7)(c), (9)(b) or (13), the amount of the lodgment remaining unclaimed shall be paid into the Exchequer.

• (12) Any person claiming to be entitled to any moneys which were paid into the Exchequer under subsection (11) may make an application to the court in that regard and the court may, where it is satisfied that the person so claiming is so entitled, order that the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform make payment to that person and that Minister shall issue such sum as may be necessary to provide for that payment.

• (13) Where, before the commencement of section 175 of the Consumer Rights Act 2022—

  • (a) money standing to the credit of the bank account referred to in subsection (7)(b) was, after the expiry of the period of 7 years referred to in that subsection, transferred pursuant to the previous subsection (7)(c) to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform together with the names of the persons believed by the offeree company to be entitled thereto, that money shall, on the commencement of section 175 of the Consumer Rights Act 2022, be lodged by that Minister, together with those names, to the nominated account, and

  • (b) any shares, other securities or other property vested in the offeree company as consideration were, after the expiry of the period of 7 years referred to in subsection (7)(b), transferred pursuant to the previous subsection (7)(c) to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform—

    • (i) those shares, other securities or other property shall, on the commencement of section 175 of the Consumer Rights Act 2022, be returned to the offeree company concerned to be held by that company on trust for the persons whom the company believes are entitled thereto,

    • (ii) the offeree company concerned shall as soon as practicable realise such shares, other securities or other property and shall lodge the proceeds so realised, together with the names of the persons believed by the company to be entitled thereto to the nominated account,

    • (iii) where the offeree company is unable to realise the shares, other securities or other property vested in it as consideration, such shares, other securities, or other property shall continue to be held on trust by the offeree company concerned for the persons whom the offeree company believes are entitled thereto until such time as the shares, other securities or other property are claimed by a person claiming to be entitled thereto or are realised by the offeree company concerned, and

    • (iv) where the offeree company has realised the shares, other securities or other property concerned, it shall lodge the proceeds together with the names of the persons believed by the company to be entitled thereto to the nominated account.

• (14) On and after the commencement of section 175 of the Consumer Rights Act 2022, any person claiming to be entitled to any moneys which were lodged to the nominated account under subsection (13)(a) or any sum representing the value of the proceeds lodged to the nominated account under subsection (13)(b), whether that claim arises before or after the commencement of section 175 of the Consumer Rights Act 2022, may make an application to the court in that regard, and the court may, where it is satisfied that the person claiming is so entitled, order that payment be made to that person.

• (15) No liability shall attach to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in respect of or arising from any action or omission of the offeree company or any other person in relation to—

  • (a) the shares, other securities or other property vested in the offeree company as consideration referred to in this section, or

  • (b) the proceeds or moneys referred to in this section prior to or subsequent to their lodgment to the nominated account.

• (16) In this section, ‘previous subsection (7)(c)’ means subsection (7)(c) as it stood enacted immediately before the commencement of section 175 of the Consumer Rights Act 2022.”.

PART 14 Minor and consequential amendments of enactments

176. Minor and consequential amendments of enactments

176. (1) The Acts specified in column (3) of Part 1 of Schedule 6 are amended to the extent specified in column (4) of that Part.

• (2) The statutory instruments specified in column (3) of Part 2 of Schedule 6 is amended to the extent specified in column (4) of that Part.

SCHEDULE 1 Repeals and Revocations

Section 8

Part 1 Repeals

Reference (1)	Session and Chapter or Number and Year (2)	Short title (3)	Extent of repeal (4)
1.	1893 (56 & 57 Vict., c.71)	Sale of Goods Act, 1893	Section 4
2.	No. 16 of 1980	Sale of Goods and Supply of Services Act 1980	Sections 3, 14, 47(6) to (10) and 53 to 55
3.	No. 23 of 1980	Trading Stamps Act 1980	The whole Act
4.	No. 17 of 1995	Package Holidays and Travel Trade Act 1995	Section 25C
5.	No. 24 of 1995	Consumer Credit Act 1995	Sections 74 to 79 and 81
6.	No. 19 of 2007	Consumer Protection Act 2007	Sections 65(1)(b) and 74(1)
7.	No. 1 of 2010	Arbitration Act 2010	Section 21(6)

Part 2 Revocations

Reference (1)	Number and Year (2)	Title of instrument (3)	Extent of revocation (4)
1.	S.I. No. 27 of 1995	European Communities (Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts) Regulations 1995	The whole instrument
2.	S.I. No. 307 of 2000	European Communities (Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts) (Amendment) Regulations 2000	The whole instrument
3.	S.I. No. 11 of 2003	European Communities (Certain Aspects of the Sale of Consumer Goods and Associated Guarantees) Regulations 2003	The whole instrument
4.	S.I. No. 160 of 2013	European Communities (Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts) (Amendment) Regulations 2013	The whole instrument
5.	S.I. No. 484 of 2013	European Union (Consumer Information, Cancellation and Other Rights) Regulations 2013	The whole instrument
6.	S.I. No. 336 of 2014	European Communities (Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts) (Amendment) Regulations 2014	The whole instrument

SCHEDULE 2 Information to be provided: on-premises contract

The information to be provided by the trader to the consumer in accordance with section 101 is as follows:

• (a) the main characteristics of the goods, digital content, digital service or service, to the extent appropriate to the medium and to the goods, digital content, digital service or service;

• (b) the identity of the trader, including the trader’s trading name and legal identity;

• (c) the geographical address at which the trader is established, and the trader’s telephone number;

• (d) the total price of the goods, digital content, digital service or service inclusive of taxes or, where the nature of the goods, digital content, digital service or service is such that the price cannot reasonably be calculated in advance, the manner in which the price is to be calculated;

• (e) where applicable, all freight, delivery or postal charges additional to the price referred to in clause (d) or, where those charges cannot reasonably be calculated in advance, the fact that such additional charges may be payable;

• (f) where applicable, the arrangements for payment, delivery, performance and the time by which the trader undertakes to deliver or supply the goods, digital content, digital service or service;

• (g) where applicable, the trader’s complaint handling policy;

• (h) the existence of a legal obligation on the trader to supply goods, digital content or a digital service that is in conformity with the contract;

• (i) where applicable, the existence and the conditions of any after-sales service or commercial guarantee;

• (j) the duration of the contract where applicable or, if the contract is of indeterminate duration or is to be extended automatically, the conditions for terminating it;

• (k) where applicable, the functionality, including applicable technical protection measures, of goods with digital elements, digital content or digital services;

• (l) where applicable, any relevant compatibility and interoperability of goods with digital elements, digital content and digital services of which the trader is aware, or can reasonably be expected to have been aware;

• (m) such information as may be specified in regulations made under section 102(1).

SCHEDULE 3 Information to be provided: off-premises contract or distance contract

The information to be provided by the trader to the consumer in accordance with section 103 or, as the case may be, section 104(3)(a), in the case of an off-premises contract and section 106 in the case of a distance contract, is as follows:

• (a) the main characteristics of the goods, digital content, digital service or service, to the extent appropriate to the medium and to the goods, digital content, digital service or service;

• (b) the identity of the trader, including the trader’s trading name and legal identity;

• (c) if the trader is acting on behalf of another trader, the identity and geographical address of that other trader;

• (d) the geographical address at which the trader is established, the trader’s telephone number and email address, and, where applicable, the details of any other means of online communications provided by the trader which guarantee that the consumer can keep any written correspondence with the trader, including its date and time, on a durable medium;

• (e) the geographical address of—

• (i) the place of business of the trader, if different from the address provided in accordance with clause (d), and

• (ii) where the trader acts on behalf of another trader, the place of business of that other trader, if different from the address provided in accordance with clause (c),

to which the consumer can address complaints;

• (f) the total price of the goods, digital content, digital service or service inclusive of taxes or, where the nature of the goods, digital content, digital service or service is such that the price cannot reasonably be calculated in advance, the manner in which the price is to be calculated;

• (g) where applicable, all freight, delivery or postal charges and any other costs additional to the price referred to in clause (f) or, where those charges cannot reasonably be calculated in advance, the fact that such additional charges may be payable;

• (h) in the case of a contract of indeterminate duration or a contract containing a subscription—

• (i) the total costs per billing period,

• (ii) where such contracts are charged at a fixed rate, the total monthly costs, or

• (iii) where the total costs cannot reasonably be calculated in advance, the manner in which the price is to be calculated;

• (i) where applicable, that the price of the goods, digital content, digital service or service was personalised on the basis of automated decision-making;

• (j) the cost of using the means of distance communication used for the conclusion of the contract, where that cost is calculated other than at a rate referred to in any of paragraphs (a) to (e) of the definition of “basic rate” in section 124;

• (k) the arrangements for payment, delivery, performance, and the time by which the trader undertakes to deliver, provide or supply the goods, digital content, digital service or service;

• (l) where applicable, the trader’s complaint handling policy;

• (m) where a right to cancel the contract exists, the conditions, time limit and procedures for exercising that right in accordance with section 112;

• (n) where applicable, that the consumer will have to bear the cost of returning the goods in case of cancellation of the contract and, in the case of a distance contract, if the goods by their nature cannot normally be returned by post, the cost of returning the goods;

• (o) where the consumer exercises the right to cancel after having made a request in accordance with section 119, that the consumer is liable to pay the trader reasonable costs in accordance with that section;

• (p) where a right to cancel the contract does not apply under section 111, the information that the consumer will not benefit from the right to cancel the contract or, where applicable, the circumstances in which the consumer loses that right;

• (q) the existence of a legal obligation on the trader to supply goods, digital content, a digital service or a service that is in conformity with the contract;

• (r) where applicable, the existence and conditions of any after-sales customer assistance, after-sales service or commercial guarantee;

• (s) the existence of relevant codes of practice within the meaning of section 81(7) and, where applicable, how a copy of such codes may be obtained;

• (t) the duration of the contract or, if the contract is of indeterminate duration or is to be extended automatically, the conditions for terminating it;

• (u) where applicable, the minimum duration of the consumer’s obligations under the contract;

• (v) where applicable, the existence and the conditions of deposits or other financial guarantees to be paid or provided by the consumer at the request of the trader;

• (w) where applicable, the functionality, including applicable technical protection measures, of goods with digital elements, digital content or digital services;

• (x) where applicable, any relevant compatibility and interoperability of goods with digital elements, digital content or digital services of which the trader is aware, or can reasonably be expected to have been aware;

• (y) where applicable, the possibility of having recourse to an out-of-court complaint and redress mechanism to which the trader is subject, and the methods of accessing that mechanism.

SCHEDULE 4 Information concerning the exercise of the right to cancel

Part 1 Model instructions on right to cancel

Right to cancel

You have the right to cancel this contract within [see Note 1] days without giving any reason. The cancellation period will expire after [see Note 1] days from the day [see Note 2].

To exercise the right to cancel, you must inform us [see Note 3] of your decision to cancel this contract by an unequivocal statement such as an e-mail or a letter sent by post. You may use the attached cancellation form but it is not obligatory. [See Note 4]

To meet the cancellation deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning your exercise of the right to cancel before the cancellation period has expired.

Effects of cancellation

If you cancel this contract, we will reimburse to you all payments received from you, including the costs of delivery (with the exception of the supplementary costs resulting from your choice of a type of delivery other than the least expensive type of standard delivery offered by us), without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which we are informed of your decision to cancel this contract. We will carry out such reimbursement using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction, unless you have expressly agreed otherwise; in any event, you will not incur any fees as a result of such reimbursement. [See Note 5]

[See Note 6]

[See Note 7]

Notes on instructions for completion:

• (a) in the case of a contract other than an off-premises contract concluded in the context of an unsolicited visit to the consumer’s home or an excursion organised by the trader with the aim or effect of promoting or selling goods, digital content, a digital service or a service to the consumer: “14 days”;

• (b) in the case of an off-premises contract concluded in the context of an unsolicited visit to the consumer’s home or an excursion organised by the trader with the aim or effect of promoting or selling goods, digital content, a digital service or a service to the consumer: “30 days”.

• (a) in the case of a service contract or a contract for the supply of water, gas or electricity not supplied in a limited volume or set quantity, of district heating or of digital content not supplied on a tangible medium: “of the conclusion of the contract.”;

• (b) in the case of a sales contract: “on which you acquire, or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you acquires, physical possession of the goods.”;

• (c) in the case of a contract relating to multiple goods ordered by the consumer in one order and delivered separately: “on which you acquire, or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you acquires, physical possession of the last of the goods.”;

• (d) in the case of a contract relating to delivery of a good consisting of multiple lots or pieces: “on which you acquire, or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you acquires, physical possession of the last lot or piece.”;

• (e) in the case of a contract for regular delivery of goods during a defined period of time: “on which you acquire, or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you acquires, physical possession of the first of the goods.”.

• (a) insert one of the following texts between inverted commas:

(i)“We will collect the goods”;

(ii)“You shall send back the goods or hand them over to us or ___ [insert the name and geographical address, where applicable, of the person authorised by you to receive the goods], without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which you communicate your cancellation of the contract to us. The deadline is met if you send back the goods before the period of 14 days has expired.”,

• (b) insert one of the following texts between inverted commas:

(i)“We will bear the cost of returning the goods.”;

(ii)“You will bear the direct cost of returning the goods.”;

• (iii) in the case of a distance contract where you do not offer to bear the cost of returning the goods and the goods, by their nature, cannot normally be returned by post: “You will have to bear the direct cost of returning the goods ___ EUR [insert the amount].”, or if the cost of returning the goods cannot reasonably be calculated in advance: “You will have to bear the direct cost of returning the goods. The cost is estimated at a maximum of approximately EUR [insert the amount].”;

• (iv) in the case of an off-premises contract, the goods, by their nature, cannot normally be returned by post and have been delivered to the consumer’s home at the time of the conclusion of the contract: “We will collect the goods at our own expense.”,

and

• (c) insert: “You are only liable for any diminished value of the goods resulting from the handling of the goods beyond that necessary to establish their nature, characteristics and functioning”.

Part 2 Model cancellation form

[Complete and return this form only if you wish to cancel the contract.]

To [here the trader’s name, geographical address and e-mail address are to be inserted by the trader]:

I/We [] hereby give notice that I/we [] cancel my/our [] contract of sale of the following goods[]/for the provision of the following service [*],

Ordered on []/received on [],

Name of consumer(s),

Address of consumer(s),

Signature of consumer(s) [only if this form is notified on paper],

Date

SCHEDULE 5

Part 1 Contract terms presumed unfair

Part 2 Restrictions on application of Part 1

• (a) transactions in transferable securities, financial instruments and other products or services where the price is linked to fluctuations in a stock exchange quotation or index or a financial market rate that the trader does not control, or

• (b) contracts for the purchase or sale of foreign currency, traveller’s cheques or international money orders denominated in foreign currency,

provided that the consumer is made aware of the possibility of such cancellation, alteration or determination of price in the contract before the consumer is bound by the contract.

SCHEDULE 6

Section 176

Part 1 Amendments of Acts

Reference (1)	Regnal Year and Number or Number and Year (2)	Short title (3)	Extent of Amendment (4)
1.	1893 (56 & 57 Vict., c.71)	Sale of Goods Act, 1893	Section 1 is amended by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (4):
			“(5) This section shall not apply to a contract to which Part 2 of the Consumer Rights Act 2022 applies.”.
			Section 3 becomes subsection (1) of that section and is amended by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (1):
			“(2) This section shall not apply to a contract to which Part 2 of the Consumer Rights Act 2022 applies.”.
			Section 11 is amended by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (4):
			“(5) This section shall not apply to a contract to which Part 2 of the Consumer Rights Act 2022 applies.”.
			Section 12 is amended by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (2):
			“(3) This section shall not apply to a contract to which Part 2 of the Consumer Rights Act 2022 applies.”.
			Section 13 is amended by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (3):
			“(4) This section shall not apply to a contract to which Part 2 of the Consumer Rights Act 2022 applies.”.
			Section 14 is amended by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (6):
			“(7) This section shall not apply to a contract to which Part 2 of the Consumer Rights Act 2022 applies.”.
			Section 15 is amended by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (2):
			“(3) This section shall not apply to a contract to which Part 2 of the Consumer Rights Act 2022 applies.”.
			Section 20 is amended by—
			(a) the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (2):
			“(2A) This section shall not apply to a contract to which Part 2 of the Consumer Rights Act 2022 applies.”, and
			(b) the deletion of subsections (3) to (7).
			Section 29 is amended by—
			(a) the deletion of subsections (2A) to (2F), and
			(b) the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (5):
			“(6) This section shall not apply to a contract to which Part 2 of the Consumer Rights Act 2022 applies.”.
			Section 30 is amended by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (4):
			“(5) This section shall not apply to a contract to which Part 2 of the Consumer Rights Act 2022 applies.”.
			Section 31 is amended by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (2):
			“(3) This section shall not apply to a contract to which Part 2 of the Consumer Rights Act 2022 applies.”.
			Section 32 is amended by—
			(a) the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (3):
			“(3A) This section shall not apply to a contract to which Part 2 of the Consumer Rights Act 2022 applies.”, and
			(b) the deletion of subsection (4).
			Section 35 becomes subsection (1) of that section and is amended by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (1):
			“(2) This section shall not apply to a contract to which Part 2 of the Consumer Rights Act 2022 applies.”.
			Section 53 is amended—
			(a) in subsection (1), by the deletion of “Subject to subsection (2),”,
			(b) by the deletion of subsections (2) and (3), and
			(c) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (6):
			“(7) This section shall not apply to a contract to which Part 2 of the Consumer Rights Act 2022 applies.”.
			Section 55 is amended by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (8):
			“(9) This section shall not apply to a contract to which Part 2 of the Consumer Rights Act 2022 applies.”.
			Section 61 is amended by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (6):
			“(7) Subsection (6) shall not apply to a contract to which Part 2 of the Consumer Rights Act 2022 applies.”.
2.	No. 16 of 1980	Sale of Goods and Supply of Services Act 1980	Section 11 is amended by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (4):
			“(5) This section shall not apply to a contract to which Parts 2 to 4 of the Consumer Rights Act 2022 applies.”.
			Section 12 is amended by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (3):
			“(4) This section shall not apply to a contract to which Part 2 of the Consumer Rights Act 2022 applies.”.
			Section 13 is amended by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (9):
			“(10) This section shall not apply to a contract to which Part 2 of the Consumer Rights Act 2022 applies.”.
			Section 15 becomes subsection (1) of that section and is amended by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (1):
			“(2) In subsection (1), “goods” does not include goods supplied under a contract to which Part 2 of the Consumer Rights Act 2022 applies.”.
			The following section is inserted before section 39 (and after the Part number and title for Part 4):
			“38A. This Part shall not apply to a contract to which Part 4 of the Consumer Rights Act 2022 applies.”.
			Section 47 is amended by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (5):
			“(5A) This section shall not apply in any case where section 125 of the Consumer Rights Act 2022 applies.”.

Part 1 Amendment of Statutory Instruments

Reference (1)	Number and Year (2)	Short title (3)	Extent of Amendment (4)
1.	S.I. No. 14 of 2020	European Union (Cooperation Between National Authorities Responsible for the Enforcement of Consumer Protection Laws) Regulations 2020	Regulation 7 is amended— (a) in paragraph (3), by the deletion of subparagraphs (a), (b), (d) and (i), and (b) by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (3):
			“(4) For the purposes of paragraph (2) and Regulation 8(3), a “national measure” means the following:
			(a) Chapters 1 to 4 of Part 3 and section 79 of the Act of 2007;
			(b) Parts 5 and 6 of the Consumer Rights Act 2022.”.
			Regulation 8 is amended—
			(a) in paragraph (2), by the insertion of “specified in Regulation 7(3)” after “under a national measure”, and
			(b) by the insertion of the following paragraphs after paragraph (2):
			“(3) Where a person commits an offence under a national measure specified in Regulation 7(4), and the offence concerned also constitutes an offence under Regulation 7(2), the penalty in respect of the second mentioned offence shall be a fine not exceeding 4 per cent of the person’s annual turnover in any Member State concerned.
			(4) Where a fine is to be imposed in accordance with paragraph (3) but information on the person’s annual turnover is not available, the person shall be liable to a fine not exceeding €2 million.”.
			The following Regulation is inserted after Regulation 8:
			“8A. Where a court is determining the sentence to impose on a person convicted of an offence under Regulation 7(2), it shall take account, so far as applicable, of the following indicative and non‑exhaustive criteria:
			(a) the nature, gravity, scale and duration of the infringement;
			(b) any action taken by the person to mitigate or remedy the damage suffered by consumers;
			(c) any previous infringements of Regulation 7(2) by the person;
			(d) the financial benefits gained or losses avoided by the person due to the infringement, if the relevant data are available;
			(e) any penalties imposed on the person for the same infringement in other Member States in cross‑border cases where information about such penalties is available through the mechanism established by Regulation (EU) 2017/2394 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 201721 on cooperation between national authorities responsible for the enforcement of consumer protection laws and repealing Regulation (EC) No. 2006/2004;
			(f) any other aggravating or mitigating factors applicable in the circumstances of the case.”.
			The Schedule is amended—
			(a) in column 3 opposite Reference Number 1, by the substitution of “Part 6 of the Consumer Rights Act 2022” for “European Communities (Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts) Regulations 1995 (S.I. No. 27 of 1995)”,
			(b) in column 2 opposite Reference Number 3, by the substitution of “Directive (EU) 2019/771 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 201922 on certain aspects concerning contracts for the sale of goods, amending Regulation (EU) 2017/2394 and Directive 2009/22/EC, and repealing Directive 1999/44/EC.” for “Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 199523 on certain aspects of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantees.”,
			(c) in column 3 opposite Reference Number 3, by the substitution of “Part 2 of the Consumer Rights Act 2022” for “European Communities (Certain Aspects of the Sale of Consumer Goods and Associated Guarantees) Regulations 2003 (S.I. No. 11 of 2003)”,
			(d) in column 3 opposite Reference Number 9, by the insertion of the following after Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 (No. 29 of 2014)”:
			“Communications Regulation Act 2002 (No. 20 of 2002)
			Central Bank Act 1942 (No. 22 of 1942)
			Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Act 2013 (No. 26 of 2013)”,
			(e) in column 4 opposite Reference Number 9, by the insertion of “Commission for Communications Regulation” after “Commission”, and
			(f) in column 3 opposite Reference Number 20, by the substitution of “Part 5 of the Consumer Rights Act 2022” for “European Union (Consumer Information, Cancellation and Other Rights) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 484 of 2013)”.
2.	S.I. No. 555 of 2010	European Communities (Court Orders for the Protection of Consumer Interests) Regulations 2010	The Schedule is amended by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph 7: “7. Directive (EU) 2019/771 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 201924 on certain aspects concerning contracts for the sale of goods, amending Regulation (EU) 2017/2394 and Directive 2009/22/EC, and repealing Directive 1999/44/EC”.

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