{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/digital-markets-competition-and-consumers-act-2024/section-250",
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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": "section/250",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "250",
  "heading": "Index of defined terms",
  "text": "In this Chapter, the expressions listed in the left-hand column have the meaning given by, or are to be interpreted in accordance with, the provisions listed in the right-hand column.\nExpression\nProvision\nAggressive practice\nSection 228\nAverage consumer\nSections 246 and 247\nBusiness\nSection 249\nBusiness-to-consumer contract\nSection 232(2)(a)\nCode of conduct\nSection 249\nCommercial practice\nSection 225(3)\nConsumer\nSection 225(3)\nConsumer payment\nSection 232(2)(c)\nConsumer-to-business contract\nSection 232(2)(b)\nContravention of the requirements of professional diligence\nSection 229\nEnactment\nSection 330\nGoods\nSection 249\nInvitation to purchase\nSection 230(10)\nMisleading action\nSection 226\nMisleading omission\nSection 227\nProduct\nSection 248\nProhibited practice\nSection 232(7)\nSupply\nSection 249\nTrader\nSection 225(3)\nTransactional decision\nSection 245\nUnfair commercial practice\nSection 225(4)",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 250 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 339(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 250 in force at 6.4.2025 by S.I. 2025/272, reg. 2(1)(3)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2024/13/section/250",
    "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."
}