{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/consumers-estate-agents-and-redress-act-2007/section-10",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/consumers-estate-agents-and-redress-act-2007/section-10.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2007/17",
  "legislation_title": "Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/consumers-estate-agents-and-redress-act-2007",
  "path": "section/10",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "10",
  "heading": "The information function",
  "text": "(1) The GCCNI may facilitate the dissemination to consumers of advice and information—\n(a) about the GCCNI and its functions,\n(b) about consumer matters, and\n(c) about such other matters as may be prescribed by the Secretary of State by order.\n(2) In exercising the power conferred by subsection (1) the GCCNI may (among other things)—\n(a) publish or otherwise make available information in any manner the GCCNI thinks appropriate for the purpose of bringing it to the attention of those likely to be interested;\n(b) support (financially or otherwise), facilitate or co-ordinate the activities of other persons.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 10(1) substituted (1.4.2014) by The Public Bodies (Abolition of the National Consumer Council and Transfer of the Office of Fair Trading's Functions in relation to Estate Agents etc) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/631), art. 1(3), Sch. 1 para. 12(14)(a)(i) (with Sch. 1 para. 28, Sch. 2 paras. 13-15)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 10(1)(a) substituted (1.4.2014) by The Public Bodies (Abolition of the National Consumer Council and Transfer of the Office of Fair Trading's Functions in relation to Estate Agents etc) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/631), art. 1(3), Sch. 1 para. 12(14)(a)(ii) (with Sch. 1 para. 28, Sch. 2 paras. 13-15)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 10(2) substituted (1.4.2014) by The Public Bodies (Abolition of the National Consumer Council and Transfer of the Office of Fair Trading's Functions in relation to Estate Agents etc) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/631), art. 1(3), Sch. 1 para. 12(14)(b)(i) (with Sch. 1 para. 28, Sch. 2 paras. 13-15)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in s. 10(2)(a) substituted (1.4.2014) by The Public Bodies (Abolition of the National Consumer Council and Transfer of the Office of Fair Trading's Functions in relation to Estate Agents etc) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/631), art. 1(3), Sch. 1 para. 12(14)(b)(ii) (with Sch. 1 para. 28, Sch. 2 paras. 13-15)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 10(1)(a)(2) in force at 21.12.2007 by S.I. 2007/3546 , art. 3 , Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 10(1)(b)(c) in force at 1.10.2008 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2008/2550 , art. 2 , Sch."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/17/section/10",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:12:39.904529+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."
}