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House of Commons

 
 

Notices of Amendments

 

given on

 

Monday 17 March 2014

 

For other Amendment(s) see the following page(s) of Supplement to Votes:

 

1829-30 and 1833

 

Consideration of Bill


 

Consumer Rights Bill, As Amended

 

Guidance for statutory regulators

 

Stella Creasy

 

Stephen Doughty

 

NC2

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

Within three months of Royal Assent of this Act, the Secretary of State shall

 

publish guidance based on the work of the Implementation Group.

 

(2)    

Guidance published under section (1) shall—

 

(a)    

detail how consumers should be informed of their rights and at what point

 

this should happen;

 

(b)    

ensure that traders have the information they need regarding their

 

responsibilities under this Act and other consumer rights legislation;

 

(c)    

define what may be a “reasonable time” for consumers to secure refunds,

 

repairs or replacement, repeat performance; and

 

(d)    

specify the sanctions available to enforcement agencies in cases where

 

the guidance has not been followed.

 

(3)    

Within six months of the publication of guidance under subsection (1), the

 

Secretary of State shall issue a code of practice in relation to the exercise of any

 

and all the functions set out in the guidance, subject to the provisions of

 

subsections (5) to (7).

 

(4)    

Any person exercising such a function must have regard to the code in

 

determining any general policy or principles by reference to which the person

 

exercises the function.

 

(5)    

Where the Secretary of State proposes to issue a code of practice under subsection

 

(3), he shall prepare a draft of the code, and shall lay the draft before Parliament.

 

(6)    

Where the draft laid before Parliament under subsection (5) is approved by

 

resolution of each House of Parliament, the Secretary of State shall issue the code.

 

(7)    

A code issued under subsection (6) shall come into force on such date as the

 

Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint.’.


 
 

Notices of Amendments: 17 March 2014                  

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Consumer Rights Bill, continued

 
 

Access to data

 

Stella Creasy

 

Stephen Doughty

 

NC3

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘Schedule [Access to data] has effect.’.

 


 
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