{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/consumer-protection-enforcement-amendment-etc-regulations-2020/regulation-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/consumer-protection-enforcement-amendment-etc-regulations-2020/regulation-3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2020/484",
  "legislation_title": "The Consumer Protection (Enforcement) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/consumer-protection-enforcement-amendment-etc-regulations-2020",
  "path": "regulation/3",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Amendment of the Consumer Rights Act 2015",
  "text": "(1) Schedule 5 (investigatory powers etc.) to the Consumer Rights Act 2015 is amended as follows.\n(2) In paragraph 4 (EU enforcers)—\n(a) at the end of sub-paragraph (i), omit “or”;\n(b) at the end of sub-paragraph (j), omit the full stop and insert “ , ”;\n(c) after sub-paragraph (j) insert—\n“(k) the Department for Infrastructure,\n(l) the Maritime and Coastguard Agency,\n(m) the Office of Rail and Road, or\n(n) the Office for the Traffic Commissioner.”\n(3) In paragraph 8 (interpretation of other terms), at the appropriate place, insert—\n““interim online interface order” means an order under section 218ZC of that Act;\n“online interface order” means an order under section 218ZB of that Act;”.\n(4) In paragraph 13 (exercise of powers in this Part), in sub-paragraph (2), in paragraph (d), for “an enforcement order or an interim enforcement order” substitute “ an enforcement order, an interim enforcement order, an online interface order or an interim online interface order ”.\n(5) In paragraph 20 (exercise of powers in this Part: EU enforcers)—\n(a) in sub-paragraph (2), for “paragraphs 21 to 25” substitute “ paragraphs 22 to 25 ”;\n(b) in sub-paragraph (3), in paragraph (b), for “an enforcement order or an interim enforcement order” substitute “ an enforcement order, an interim enforcement order, an online interface order or an interim online interface order ”;\n(c) after sub-paragraph (3) insert—\n“(3A) An EU enforcer may exercise the power in paragraph 21 (power to purchase products) for either of the following purposes—\n(a) the purpose mentioned in sub-paragraph (2), if the condition in sub-paragraph (3) is met, or\n(b) to obtain a product for use as evidence in proceedings under Part 8 of the Enterprise Act 2002.”",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "2015 c. 15. Schedule 5 amended by S.I. 2015/1640, S.I. 2015/1726, the Enterprise Act 2016 (c. 12), section 25(2), the Housing and Planning Act 2016 (c. 22), section 132(4), S.I. 2016/1091, S.I. 2016/1092, S.I. 2016/1093, S.I. 2016/1101, S.I. 2016/1105, S.I. 2016/1152, S.I. 2016/1153, S.I. 2016/1259, S.I. 2017/737 and S.I. 2018/634. There are amendments to other provisions of the Act, but those amendments are not relevant to these Regulations."
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 3 in force at 2.6.2020, see reg. 1(2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/484/regulation/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:30:32.968350+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."
}