{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/digital-markets-competition-and-consumers-act-2024/schedule-15/part-2",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2024/13",
  "legislation_title": "Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/digital-markets-competition-and-consumers-act-2024",
  "path": "schedule/15/part/2",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Obligations and rules of law",
  "text": "Obligation or rule of law\nAuthorised enforcers\nBreach of contract for the supply of goods, services or digital content (whether or not breach is waived)\n(1) All public designated enforcers, other than—\n(a) the Department of Health in Northern Ireland;\n(b) the Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland;\n(c) an enforcement authority within the meaning of section 120(15) of the Communications Act 2003 (regulation of premium rate services);\n(d) the Maritime and Coastguard Agency;\n(e) the Office for the Traffic Commissioner;\n(f) the Secretary of State.\n(2) All private designated enforcers.\nBreach of duty of care owed to consumer under law of tort\n(1) All public designated enforcers, other than—\n(a) the Department of Health in Northern Ireland;\n(b) the Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland;\n(c) an enforcement authority within the meaning of section 120(15) of the Communications Act 2003 (regulation of premium rate services);\n(d) the Maritime and Coastguard Agency;\n(e) the Office for the Traffic Commissioner;\n(f) the Secretary of State.\n(2) All private designated enforcers.\nBreach of duty of care owed to consumer under law of delict\n(1) All public designated enforcers, other than—\n(a) the Department of Health in Northern Ireland;\n(b) the Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland;\n(c) an enforcement authority within the meaning of section 120(15) of the Communications Act 2003 (regulation of premium rate services);\n(d) the Maritime and Coastguard Agency;\n(e) the Office for the Traffic Commissioner;\n(f) the Secretary of State.\n(2) All private designated enforcers.\nAny rule of law in Scotland which provides comparable protection to section 13 of the Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982\n(1) All public designated enforcers.\n(2) All private designated enforcers.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 15 Pt. 2 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 339(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "Sch. 15 Pt. 2 in force at 1.1.2025 for specified purposes by S.I. 2024/1226, regs. 1(2), 2(1)(19)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I3",
      "text": "Sch. 15 Pt. 2 in force at 6.4.2025 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2025/272, reg. 2(1)(6)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2024/13/schedule/15/part/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-05T03:35:09.592730+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."
}