Consumer Credit Act 2006
2006 c. 14 · Enacted 30 March 2006 · Extends to United Kingdom
An Act to amend the Consumer Credit Act 1974; to extend the ombudsman scheme under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 to cover licensees under the Consumer Credit Act 1974; and for connected purposes.
[30th March 2006]
Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
Contents
- Agreements regulated under the 1974 Act etc.
- 1Definition of ‘individual’
- 2Removal of financial limits etc.
- 3Exemption relating to high net worth debtors and hirers Repealed
- 4Exemption relating to businesses Repealed
- 5Consequential amendments relating to ss. 1 to 4
- Statements to be provided in relation to regulated credit agreements
- 6Statements to be provided in relation to fixed-sum credit agreements
- 7Further provision relating to statements
- Default under regulated agreements
- 8OFT to prepare information sheets on arrears and default
- 9Notice of sums in arrears under fixed-sum credit agreements etc.
- 10Notice of sums in arrears under running-account credit agreements
- 11Failure to give notice of sums in arrears
- 12Notice of default sums
- 13Interest on default sums
- 14Default notices
- 15Enforceability of regulated agreements
- 16Time orders
- 17Interest payable on judgment debts etc.
- 18Definition of “default sum”
- Unfair relationships
- 19Unfair relationships between creditors and debtors
- 20Powers of court in relation to unfair relationships
- 21Interpretation of ss. 140A and 140B of the 1974 Act
- 22Further provision relating to unfair relationships
- Businesses requiring a licence and consequences of not being licensed
- 23Definitions of ‘consumer credit business’ and ‘consumer hire business’
- 24Debt administration etc.
- 25Credit information services
- 26Enforcement of agreements by unlicensed trader etc. Repealed
- Applications for licences and fitness to hold a licence etc.
- 27Charge on applicants for licences etc.
- 28Applications for standard licences Repealed
- 29Issue of standard licences Repealed
- 30Guidance on fitness test Repealed
- 31Variation of standard licences etc. Repealed
- 32Winding-up of standard licensee's business Repealed
- 33Consequential amendments relating to ss. 27 to 32 Repealed
- Duration of licences and charges
- 34Definite and indefinite licences Repealed
- 35Charges for indefinite licences Repealed
- 36Extension of period to pay charge for indefinite licence Repealed
- 37Failure to pay charge for indefinite licence Repealed
- Further powers of OFT to regulate conduct of licensees etc.
- 38Power of OFT to impose requirements on licensees Repealed
- 39Power of OFT to impose requirements on supervisory bodies Repealed
- 40Supplementary provision relating to requirements Repealed
- 41Procedure in relation to requirements Repealed
- 42Guidance on requirements Repealed
- 43Consequential amendments relating to requirements Repealed
- Powers and duties in relation to information
- 44Provision of information etc. by applicants Repealed
- 45Duties to notify changes in information etc. Repealed
- 46Power of OFT to require information generally Repealed
- 47Power of OFT to require access to premises Repealed
- 48Entry to premises under warrant Repealed
- 49Failure to comply with information requirement Repealed
- 50Officers of enforcement authorities other than OFT Repealed
- 51Consequential amendments relating to information
- Civil penalties
- 52Power of OFT to impose civil penalties Repealed
- 53Further provision relating to civil penalties Repealed
- 54Statement of policy in relation to civil penalties Repealed
- Appeals
- 55The Consumer Credit Appeals Tribunal Repealed
- 56Appeals to the Consumer Credit Appeals Tribunal
- 57Appeals from the Consumer Credit Appeals Tribunal Repealed
- 58Consequential amendments relating to appeals Repealed
- Ombudsman scheme
- 59Financial services ombudsman scheme to apply to consumer credit licensees Repealed
- 60Funding of ombudsman scheme Repealed
- 61Consequential amendments relating to ombudsman scheme
- Miscellaneous
- 62Monitoring of businesses by OFT Repealed
- 63Disapplication of s.101 of the 1974 Act
- 64Determinations etc. by OFT
- 65Sums received by OFT Repealed
- Final provisions
- 66Financial provision
- 67Interpretation
- 68Consequential amendments
- 69Transitional provision and savings
- 70Repeals
- 71Short title, commencement and extent
- Schedule 1Schedule 1
- Schedule 2Part 3A of Schedule 17 to the 2000 Act
- Schedule 3: Transitional Provision and Savings
- Interpretation
- 1Paragraph 1
- Statements to be provided in relation to regulated agreements
- 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
- 3Paragraph 3
- 4Paragraph 4
- Default under regulated agreements
- 5Paragraph 5
- 6Paragraph 6
- 7Paragraph 7
- 8Paragraph 8
- 9Paragraph 9
- 10Paragraph 10
- 11Paragraph 11
- 12Paragraph 12
- 13Paragraph 13
- Unfair relationships
- 14Paragraph 14
- 15Paragraph 15
- 16Paragraph 16
- 17Paragraph 17 Not yet in force
- Applications for licences and fitness to hold a licence etc.
- 18Paragraph 18 Repealed
- 19Paragraph 19 Repealed
- Further powers of OFT to regulate conduct of licensees etc.
- 20Paragraph 20 Repealed
- 21Paragraph 21 Repealed
- 22Paragraph 22 Repealed
- Powers and duties in relation to information
- 23Paragraph 23 Repealed
- 24Paragraph 24 Repealed
- Civil penalties
- 25Paragraph 25 Repealed
- Appeals
- 26Paragraph 26
- 27Paragraph 27
- 28Paragraph 28
- Ombudsman scheme
- 29Paragraph 29
- Schedule 4Repeals