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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/consumer-rights-act-2015/schedule-5/paragraph-7",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2015/15",
  "legislation_title": "Consumer Rights Act 2015",
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  "path": "schedule/5/paragraph/7",
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  "number": "7",
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  "text": "(1) In this Schedule “officer”, in relation to an enforcer, means—\n(a) an inspector appointed by the enforcer to exercise powers under this Schedule, or authorised to do so,\n(b) an officer of the enforcer appointed by the enforcer to exercise powers under this Schedule, or authorised to do so,\n(c) an employee of the enforcer (other than an inspector or officer) appointed by the enforcer to exercise powers under this Schedule, or authorised to do so, or\n(d) a person (other than an inspector, officer or employee of the enforcer) authorised by the enforcer to exercise powers under this Schedule.\n(2) But references in this Schedule to an officer in relation to a particular power only cover a person within sub-paragraph (1) if and to the extent that the person has been appointed or authorised to exercise that power.\n(3) A person who, immediately before the coming into force of this Schedule, was appointed or authorised to exercise a power replaced by a power in this Schedule is to be treated as having been appointed or authorised to exercise the new power.\n(4) In this paragraph “employee”, in relation to the Secretary of State, means a person employed in the civil service of the State.",
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      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 5 para. 7 in force at 27.5.2015 for specified purposes by S.I. 2015/1333, art. 2(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "Sch. 5 para. 7 in force at 27.5.2015 for specified purposes for E. by S.I. 2015/965, art. 2(b)"
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    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I3",
      "text": "Sch. 5 para. 7 in force at 1.10.2015 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2015/1630, art. 3(h) (with art. 8)"
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-31T10:30:53.853097+00:00"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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