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| | Consumer Rights Bill, As Amended |
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| | | Guidance for statutory regulators |
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| | | ‘(1) | Within three months of Royal Assent of this Act, the Secretary of State shall |
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| | | publish guidance based on the work of the Implementation Group. |
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| | | (2) | Guidance published under section (1) shall— |
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| | | (a) | detail how consumers should be informed of their rights and at what point |
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| | | (b) | ensure that traders have the information they need regarding their |
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| | | responsibilities under this Act and other consumer rights legislation; |
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| | | (c) | define what may be a “reasonable time” for consumers to secure refunds, |
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| | | repairs or replacement, repeat performance; and |
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| | | (d) | specify the sanctions available to enforcement agencies in cases where |
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| | | the guidance has not been followed. |
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| | | (3) | Within six months of the publication of guidance under subsection (1), the |
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| | | Secretary of State shall issue a code of practice in relation to the exercise of any |
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| | | and all the functions set out in the guidance, subject to the provisions of |
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| | | (4) | Any person exercising such a function must have regard to the code in |
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| | | determining any general policy or principles by reference to which the person |
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| | | (5) | Where the Secretary of State proposes to issue a code of practice under subsection |
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| | | (3), he shall prepare a draft of the code, and shall lay the draft before Parliament. |
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| | | (6) | Where the draft laid before Parliament under subsection (5) is approved by |
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| | | resolution of each House of Parliament, the Secretary of State shall issue the code. |
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| | | (7) | A code issued under subsection (6) shall come into force on such date as the |
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| | | Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint.’. |
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