# The Consumer Rights (Payment Surcharges) Regulations 2012, Regulation 2: “Consumer” and “trader”

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

In these Regulations—
“consumer” means an individual acting for purposes which are wholly or mainly outside that individual's trade, business, craft or profession;
“trader” means a person acting for purposes relating to that person’s trade, business, craft or profession, whether acting personally or through another person acting in the trader’s name or on the trader’s behalf.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/3110/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/consumer-rights-payment-surcharges-regulations-2012/regulation-2
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