{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/consumer-protection-from-unfair-trading-regulations-2008/regulation-27L",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/consumer-protection-from-unfair-trading-regulations-2008/regulation-27L.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/27L",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "27L",
  "heading": "How does this Part relate to the existing law?",
  "text": "(1) Nothing in this Part affects the ability of a consumer to make a claim under a rule of law or equity, or under an enactment, in respect of conduct constituting a prohibited practice.\n(2) But a consumer may not—\n(a) make a claim to be compensated under a rule of law or equity, or under an enactment, in respect of such conduct if the consumer has been compensated under this Part in respect of the conduct, or\n(b) make a claim to be compensated under this Part in respect of such conduct if the consumer has been compensated under a rule of law or equity, or under an enactment, in respect of the conduct.\n(3) In this regulation “enactment” includes—\n(a) an enactment contained in subordinate legislation within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978,\n(b) an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, a Measure or Act of the National Assembly for Wales,\n(c) an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, an Act of the Scottish Parliament, and\n(d) an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, Northern Ireland legislation.",
  "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"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/1277/regulation/27L",
    "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."
}