Article 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

This Order may be cited as the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Consumer Credit) (Transitional Provisions) Order 2013 and comes into force on 31st December 2013.

In this Order—

• “the 1974 Act” means the Consumer Credit Act 1974^f1;

• “the 2000 Act” means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000;

• “the OFT” means the Office of Fair Trading.