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The Timeshare, Holiday Products, Resale and Exchange Contracts Regulations 2010

S.I. 2010/2960 · Made 11 December 2010 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Consumer Protection

Made 11th December 2010

Laid before Parliament 15th December 2010

Coming into force 23rd February 2011

The Secretary of State is a Minister designated M1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 M2 in relation to measures relating to consumer protection.

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.

Annotations to the whole text

Marginal citations

M1

S.I.1993/2661.

M2

1972 c.68. Section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51).

Contents

  1. Part 1: GENERAL
  2. 1Citation and Commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. Part 2: KEY DEFINITIONS
  5. 3Regulated contract
  6. 4Holiday accommodation contracts
  7. 5Holiday accommodation contracts to which these Regulations apply
  8. 6Excluded arrangements
  9. 7Timeshare contracts
  10. 8Long-term holiday product contracts
  11. 9Resale contracts
  12. 10Exchange contracts
  13. 11“Consumer” and “trader”
  14. Part 3: PRE-CONTRACTUAL MATTERS
  15. 12Key information
  16. 13Completing the standard information form
  17. 14Marketing and sales
  18. Part 4: REGULATED CONTRACT: FORMALITIES
  19. 15Form of contract
  20. 16Obligations of trader
  21. 17Language of the contract
  22. 18Translation of contract
  23. 19Conflict with contractual terms
  24. Part 5: TERMINATION OF REGULATED CONTRACTS
  25. 20Rights of withdrawal
  26. 21The withdrawal period
  27. 22Effect of exercising right of withdrawal
  28. 23Automatic termination of credit agreement
  29. 24Termination of long-term holiday product contracts
  30. Part 6: PAYMENTS
  31. 25Advance consideration
  32. 26Payment schedule: long-term holiday product contracts
  33. Part 7: OFFENCES: PENALTIES ETC
  34. 27Penalties for offences
  35. 28Offences committed by bodies of persons
  36. 29Offences due to the default of another person
  37. 30Due diligence defence
  38. 31Innocent publication of advertisement defence
  39. Part 8: ENFORCEMENT
  40. 32Enforcement authorities
  41. 33Powers of officers Repealed
  42. 34Obstruction of authorised officers
  43. 35Civil proceedings
  44. Part 9: SUPPLEMENTARY
  45. 36Repeals, revocations, amendments and transitional and savings provisions
  46. 37Application of the Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018
  47. Signature
  48. Schedule 1: Standard Information Form for Timeshare contracts
  49. 1Part 1
  50. 2Part 2
  51. 3Part 3
  52. Paragraph
  53. Paragraph
  54. Schedule 2: Standard Information Form for Long-Term Holiday Product Contracts
  55. 1Part 1
  56. 2Part 2
  57. 3Part 3
  58. Paragraph
  59. Paragraph
  60. Schedule 3: Standard Information Form for Resale Contracts
  61. 1Part 1
  62. 2Part 2
  63. 3Part 3
  64. Paragraph
  65. Paragraph
  66. Schedule 4: Standard Information Form for Exchange Contracts
  67. 1Part 1
  68. 2Part 2
  69. 3Part 3
  70. Paragraph
  71. Paragraph
  72. Schedule 5Separate Standard Withdrawal Form to facilitate the Right of Withdrawal
  73. Paragraph
  74. Paragraph
  75. Schedule 6: Consequential Amendments
  76. 1Local Government Finance Act 1988
  77. 2Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 Repealed
  78. 3Enterprise Act 2002
  79. 4Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008
  80. 5Consumer Credit (Agreements) Regulations 1983
  81. 6Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations 2000
  82. 7Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001
  83. 8Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Collective Investment Schemes) Order 2001
  84. 9Enterprise Act 2002 (Part 8 Community Infringements Specified UK Laws) Order 2003
  85. 10Enterprise Act 2002 (Part 8 Notice to OFT of Intended Prosecution, Specified Enactments, Revocation and Transitional Provision) Order 2003
  86. 11Enterprise Act 2002 (Part 8 Domestic Infringements) Order 2003
  87. 12Enterprise Act 2002 (Part 9 Restrictions on Disclosure of Information) (Amendment and Specification) Order 2003
  88. 13Financial Services (Distance Marketing) Regulations 2004
  89. 14Legislative and Regulatory Reform (Regulatory Functions) Order 2007
  90. 15Co-ordination of Regulatory Enforcement (Regulatory Functions in Scotland and Northern Ireland) Order 2009
  91. Schedule 7: Transitional and Savings Provisions
  92. 1Enterprise Act 2002 (Part 8 Community Infringements Specified UK Laws) Order 2003
  93. 2Enterprise Act 2002 (Part 8 Notice to OFT of Intended Prosecution, Specified Enactments, Revocation and Transitional Provision) Order 2003
  94. 3Enterprise Act 2002 (Part 8 Domestic Infringements) Order 2003
  95. 4Disclosure of information
  96. Schedule 8: Repeals and Revocations
  97. 1Repeals
  98. 2Revocations
  99. Explanatory note