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Paragraph 5 Small businessesI1I2

United Kingdom

(1)

A contract between a consumer and a trader where—

(a)

the trader’s turnover in the trader’s last financial year was less than £1,000,000, and

(b)

the trader does not enter into consumer savings scheme contracts which result in an account held by a trader for a consumer being credited with funds of more than £120 at any given time.

(2)

Where a trader is in their first year of trading, the exclusion in this paragraph applies if the test in sub-paragraph (1)(b) alone is satisfied.

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Sch. 24 para. 5 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 339(1)

I2

Sch. 24 para. 5 in force at 1.1.2026 by S.I. 2025/272, reg. 3