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The Enterprise Act 2002 (Bodies Designated to make Super-complaints) (Amendment) Order 2026

S.I. 2026/257 · Made 9 March 2026

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COMPETITION

CONSUMER PROTECTION

Made 9th March 2026

Laid before Parliament 11th March 2026

Coming into force 6th April 2026

The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 11(5) of the Enterprise Act 2002 (“the Act”)f1.

The Secretary of State is satisfied that Consumer Scotland represents the interests of consumers and satisfies the other criteria published by the Secretary of State pursuant to section 11(6) of the Act.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2002 c. 40.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and extent
  2. 2Amendment of the Enterprise Act 2002 (Bodies Designated to make Super-complaints) Order 2004
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and extent

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Enterprise Act 2002 (Bodies Designated to make Super-complaints) (Amendment) Order 2026 and comes into force on 6th April 2026.

(2)

This Order extends to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

2Amendment of the Enterprise Act 2002 (Bodies Designated to make Super-complaints) Order 2004

In the Schedule to the Enterprise Act 2002 (Bodies Designated to make Super-complaints) Order 2004f1 at the appropriate place insert—

  • “Consumer Scotland.”.

Signature

Kate Dearden

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Department for Business and Trade

9th March 2026

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Enterprise Act 2002 (Bodies Designated to make Super-complaints) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/1517) by adding Consumer Scotland to the list of designated consumer bodies.

Consumer Scotland is a body corporate established by the Consumer Scotland Act 2020 (asp. 11) to represent consumers in Scotland.

The Secretary of State may designate a body that appears to represent the interests of consumers and satisfies the criteria published by him in accordance with section 11(6) of the Enterprise Act 2002 (c. 40) (“the Act”).

Under section 11(1) of the Act, a designated consumer body is entitled to make a complaint (known as a super-complaint) to the Competition and Markets Authority that any feature, or combination of features, of a market in the United Kingdom for goods or services is or appears to be significantly harming the interests of consumers.

An impact assessment has not been prepared for this Order as no, or no significant, impact on the private, or voluntary sectors is foreseen.