{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/consumer-credit-act-1974/section-154",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/consumer-credit-act-1974/section-154.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1974/39",
  "legislation_title": "Consumer Credit Act 1974",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/consumer-credit-act-1974",
  "path": "section/154",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "154",
  "heading": "Prohibition of canvassing certain ancillary credit services off trade premises.",
  "text": "It is an offence to canvass off trade premises the services of a person carrying on a business of credit-brokerage, debt-adjusting , debt-counselling or the provision of credit information services.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 154 substituted (1.10.2008) by Consumer Credit Act 2006 (c. 14), ss. {25(4)(b)}, 71(2); S.I. 2007/3300, art. 3(3), Sch. 3"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Ss. 146-152 and cross-heading omitted (26.7.2013 for specified purposes, 1.4.2014 in so far as not already in force) by virtue of The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (No.2) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/1881), arts. 1(2)(6), 20(42) (with arts. 48A, 48B (as inserted by S.I. 2014/208, arts. 1(3)(4), 7(3))"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1974/39/section/154",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:43:44.026464+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."
}