Section 59 InterpretationI1I2
United Kingdom
These definitions apply in this Part (as well as the key definitions in section 2)—
“conditional sales contract” has the meaning given in section 5(3);
“Consumer Rights Directive” means Directive 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on consumer rights, amending Council Directive 93/13/EEC and Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directive 85/577/EEC and Directive 97/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council;
“credit-broker” means a person acting in the course of a business of credit brokerage carried on by that person;
“credit brokerage” means—
- (a)
introducing individuals who want to obtain credit to persons carrying on any business so far as it relates to the provision of credit,
- (b)
introducing individuals who want to obtain goods on hire to persons carrying on a business which comprises or relates to supplying goods under a contract for the hire of goods, or
- (c)
introducing individuals who want to obtain credit, or to obtain goods on hire, to other persons engaged in credit brokerage;
- (a)
“delivery” means voluntary transfer of possession from one person to another;
“enactment” includes—
- (a)
an enactment contained in subordinate legislation within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978,
- (b)
an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, a Measure or Act of the National Assembly for Wales,
- (c)
an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, an Act of the Scottish Parliament, and
- (d)
an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, Northern Ireland legislation;
- (a)
“producer”, in relation to goods or digital content, means—
- (a)
the manufacturer,
- (b)
the importer into the F1United Kingdom, or
- (c)
any person who purports to be a producer by placing the person's name, trade mark or other distinctive sign on the goods or using it in connection with the digital content.
- (a)
References in this Part to treating a contract as at an end are to be read in accordance with section 19(13).
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in s. 59(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Consumer Protection (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1326), regs. 1(3), 3(3) (with reg. 11) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1347, regs. 1(3), 4(8)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Commencement
- I1
S. 59 in force at 1.10.2015 for specified purposes by S.I. 2015/1630, art. 3(c) (with art. 6(1))
- I2
S. 59 in force at 1.10.2016 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2015/1630, art. 4(b) (with art. 6(2)) (as amended by S.I. 2016/484, art. 2)