{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/competition-appeal-tribunal-rules-2003/article-33",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/competition-appeal-tribunal-rules-2003/article-33.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2003/1372",
  "legislation_title": "The Competition Appeal Tribunal Rules 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/competition-appeal-tribunal-rules-2003",
  "path": "article/33",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "33",
  "heading": "Manner of commencing proceedings under section 47B of the 1998 Act",
  "text": "(1) Where a claim for damages is made under section 47B of the 1998 Act by a specified body on behalf of consumers the claim form shall in addition to the information required by rule 32—\n(a) contain the name and address of the specified body and a concise statement of the object or activities of that body;\n(b) contain the names and addresses of the persons it seeks to represent;\n(c) be accompanied by a document or documents, giving consent to the specified body by each of the individuals listed in the claim form to act on his behalf;\n(d) indicate whether each individual listed in connection with the claim is a “consumer” for the purposes of section 47B of the 1998 Act.\n(2) A claim for damages commenced under section 47A of the 1998 Act may be continued by a specified body under section 47B of that Act subject to such directions as may be given by the Tribunal.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/1372/article/33",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T06:23:40.417621+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}