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Consumer Credit Act 2006

2006 c. 14 · Enacted 30 March 2006 · Extends to United Kingdom

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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

  1. Agreements regulated under the 1974 Act etc.
  2. 1Definition of ‘individual’
  3. 2Removal of financial limits etc.
  4. 3Exemption relating to high net worth debtors and hirers Repealed
  5. 4Exemption relating to businesses Repealed
  6. 5Consequential amendments relating to ss. 1 to 4
  7. Statements to be provided in relation to regulated credit agreements
  8. 6Statements to be provided in relation to fixed-sum credit agreements
  9. 7Further provision relating to statements
  10. Default under regulated agreements
  11. 8OFT to prepare information sheets on arrears and default
  12. 9Notice of sums in arrears under fixed-sum credit agreements etc.
  13. 10Notice of sums in arrears under running-account credit agreements
  14. 11Failure to give notice of sums in arrears
  15. 12Notice of default sums
  16. 13Interest on default sums
  17. 14Default notices
  18. 15Enforceability of regulated agreements
  19. 16Time orders
  20. 17Interest payable on judgment debts etc.
  21. 18Definition of “default sum”
  22. Unfair relationships
  23. 19Unfair relationships between creditors and debtors
  24. 20Powers of court in relation to unfair relationships
  25. 21Interpretation of ss. 140A and 140B of the 1974 Act
  26. 22Further provision relating to unfair relationships
  27. Businesses requiring a licence and consequences of not being licensed
  28. 23Definitions of ‘consumer credit business’ and ‘consumer hire business’
  29. 24Debt administration etc.
  30. 25Credit information services
  31. 26Enforcement of agreements by unlicensed trader etc. Repealed
  32. Applications for licences and fitness to hold a licence etc.
  33. 27Charge on applicants for licences etc.
  34. 28Applications for standard licences Repealed
  35. 29Issue of standard licences Repealed
  36. 30Guidance on fitness test Repealed
  37. 31Variation of standard licences etc. Repealed
  38. 32Winding-up of standard licensee's business Repealed
  39. 33Consequential amendments relating to ss. 27 to 32 Repealed
  40. Duration of licences and charges
  41. 34Definite and indefinite licences Repealed
  42. 35Charges for indefinite licences Repealed
  43. 36Extension of period to pay charge for indefinite licence Repealed
  44. 37Failure to pay charge for indefinite licence Repealed
  45. Further powers of OFT to regulate conduct of licensees etc.
  46. 38Power of OFT to impose requirements on licensees Repealed
  47. 39Power of OFT to impose requirements on supervisory bodies Repealed
  48. 40Supplementary provision relating to requirements Repealed
  49. 41Procedure in relation to requirements Repealed
  50. 42Guidance on requirements Repealed
  51. 43Consequential amendments relating to requirements Repealed
  52. Powers and duties in relation to information
  53. 44Provision of information etc. by applicants Repealed
  54. 45Duties to notify changes in information etc. Repealed
  55. 46Power of OFT to require information generally Repealed
  56. 47Power of OFT to require access to premises Repealed
  57. 48Entry to premises under warrant Repealed
  58. 49Failure to comply with information requirement Repealed
  59. 50Officers of enforcement authorities other than OFT Repealed
  60. 51Consequential amendments relating to information
  61. Civil penalties
  62. 52Power of OFT to impose civil penalties Repealed
  63. 53Further provision relating to civil penalties Repealed
  64. 54Statement of policy in relation to civil penalties Repealed
  65. Appeals
  66. 55The Consumer Credit Appeals Tribunal Repealed
  67. 56Appeals to the Consumer Credit Appeals Tribunal
  68. 57Appeals from the Consumer Credit Appeals Tribunal Repealed
  69. 58Consequential amendments relating to appeals Repealed
  70. Ombudsman scheme
  71. 59Financial services ombudsman scheme to apply to consumer credit licensees Repealed
  72. 60Funding of ombudsman scheme Repealed
  73. 61Consequential amendments relating to ombudsman scheme
  74. Miscellaneous
  75. 62Monitoring of businesses by OFT Repealed
  76. 63Disapplication of s.101 of the 1974 Act
  77. 64Determinations etc. by OFT
  78. 65Sums received by OFT Repealed
  79. Final provisions
  80. 66Financial provision
  81. 67Interpretation
  82. 68Consequential amendments
  83. 69Transitional provision and savings
  84. 70Repeals
  85. 71Short title, commencement and extent
  86. Schedule 1Schedule 1
  87. Schedule 2Part 3A of Schedule 17 to the 2000 Act
  88. Schedule 3: Transitional Provision and Savings
  89. Interpretation
  90. 1Paragraph 1
  91. Statements to be provided in relation to regulated agreements
  92. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  93. 3Paragraph 3
  94. 4Paragraph 4
  95. Default under regulated agreements
  96. 5Paragraph 5
  97. 6Paragraph 6
  98. 7Paragraph 7
  99. 8Paragraph 8
  100. 9Paragraph 9
  101. 10Paragraph 10
  102. 11Paragraph 11
  103. 12Paragraph 12
  104. 13Paragraph 13
  105. Unfair relationships
  106. 14Paragraph 14
  107. 15Paragraph 15
  108. 16Paragraph 16
  109. 17Paragraph 17 Not yet in force
  110. Applications for licences and fitness to hold a licence etc.
  111. 18Paragraph 18 Repealed
  112. 19Paragraph 19 Repealed
  113. Further powers of OFT to regulate conduct of licensees etc.
  114. 20Paragraph 20 Repealed
  115. 21Paragraph 21 Repealed
  116. 22Paragraph 22 Repealed
  117. Powers and duties in relation to information
  118. 23Paragraph 23 Repealed
  119. 24Paragraph 24 Repealed
  120. Civil penalties
  121. 25Paragraph 25 Repealed
  122. Appeals
  123. 26Paragraph 26
  124. 27Paragraph 27
  125. 28Paragraph 28
  126. Ombudsman scheme
  127. 29Paragraph 29
  128. Schedule 4Repeals