{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/consumer-protection-from-unfair-trading-regulations-2008/regulation-27B",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/consumer-protection-from-unfair-trading-regulations-2008/regulation-27B.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2008/1277",
  "legislation_title": "The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/consumer-protection-from-unfair-trading-regulations-2008",
  "path": "regulation/27B",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "27B",
  "heading": "What does “prohibited practice” mean in this Part?",
  "text": "(1) In this Part “prohibited practice” means a commercial practice involving—\n(a) a misleading action under section 225(4)(a) and section 226 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, or\n(b) an aggressive practice under section 225(4)(a) and section 228 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024.\n(2) Section 225(4)(a) of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 applies for the purposes of this Part as if for the definition of “transactional decision” in section 245 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 there were substituted—\n““transactional decision” means any decision taken by a consumer to enter into a contract with a trader for the sale or supply of a product by the trader, or for the sale of goods to the trader, or to make a payment to a trader for the supply of a product.”.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Regulations revoked (6.4.2025 with transitional provisions and savings in relation to Pt. 4A, which is continued until regulations are made under s. 233 of the revoking Act) by Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (c. 13), ss. 251(1), 339(1) (with ss. 235, 243, 252); S.I. 2025/272, reg. 2(1)(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Pt. 4A inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 1(3) of the amending S.I.) by The Consumer Protection (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/870), regs. 1(3), 3"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Reg. 27B(1) substituted (6.4.2025) by The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/381), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 32(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in reg. 27B(2) substituted (6.4.2025) by The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/381), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 32(3)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/1277/regulation/27B",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:31:00.273583+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."
}