12-month period — the period of 12 months beginning with the day before the day on which the consumer will become liable for the renewal payment to which the reminder notice relates Section 259(8)

12-month period — the period of 12 months beginning with the day before the day on which the consumer became liable for the renewal payment Section 265(4)

Accredited ADR provider — a person who is for the time being accredited under this Chapter (whether or not their accreditation is limited to particular descriptions of ADR or special ADR arrangements) Section 291(10)

ADR — any method of securing or facilitating an out-of-court resolution of a consumer contract dispute that is carried out by an independent third party acting in relation to both parties to the dispute Section 291(2)

ADR entity — a person who carries out ADR in compliance with section 293(1) of that Act (which prohibits persons from carrying out ADR unless exempt, accredited, or acting under special ADR arrangements, in accordance with Chapter 4 of Part 4 of that Act); “consumer contract dispute” has the same meaning as in Chapter 4 of Part 4 of that Act Schedule 27, paragraph 1(6)

ADR entity — a person who carries out ADR in compliance with section 293(1) of that Act (which prohibits persons from carrying out ADR unless exempt, accredited, or acting under special ADR arrangements, in accordance with Chapter 4 of Part 4 of that Act); “consumer contract dispute” has the same meaning as in Chapter 4 of Part 4 of that Act Schedule 27, paragraph 2(3)

ADR entity — a person who carries out ADR in compliance with section 293(1) of that Act (which prohibits persons from carrying out ADR unless exempt, accredited, or acting under special ADR arrangements, in accordance with Chapter 4 of Part 4 of that Act); “consumer contract dispute” has the same meaning as in Chapter 4 of Part 4 of that Act Schedule 27, paragraph 3(3)

ADR entity — a person who carries out ADR in compliance with section 293(1) of that Act (which prohibits persons from carrying out ADR unless exempt, accredited, or acting under special ADR arrangements, in accordance with Chapter 4 of Part 4 of that Act); “consumer contract dispute” has the same meaning as in Chapter 4 of Part 4 of that Act; “qualifying request” is a request by a party that another (A) confirm to all parties that A is continuing with the ADR Schedule 27, paragraph 4(7)

ADR entity — a person who carries out ADR in compliance with section 293(1) of that Act (which prohibits persons from carrying out ADR unless exempt, accredited, or acting under special ADR arrangements, in accordance with Chapter 4 of Part 4 of that Act); “consumer contract dispute” has the same meaning as in Chapter 4 of Part 4 of that Act Schedule 27, paragraph 8(3)

ADR information — any information about or relating to— an ADR provider, ADR carried out by an ADR provider, special ADR arrangements made by an ADR provider Section 306(1)

ADR or other arrangement — a scheme or arrangement— that is available to the consumer by virtue of an obligation of the trader to participate in the scheme or arrangement imposed by— legislation, terms of the consumer contract, or other contractual arrangements to which the trader is party, and by virtue of which either or both of the following will happen if the complaint (or any part of it) is duly pursued by the consumer— ADR will be carried out (if or so far as the matters complained of involve a consumer contract dispute between the parties); other action will be taken with a view to securing or facilitating a resolution (if or so far as the matters complained of do not involve a consumer contract dispute between the parties) Section 308(4)

ADR provider — a person who does either or both of the following— carrying out ADR in relation to a consumer contract dispute, or making special ADR arrangements Section 291(6)

applicable period — — in a case where the respondent is a member of, or is represented by, an approved representative body, the period of 28 days beginning with the day after the respondent receives a consultation request; in any other case, the period of 14 days beginning with the day after the respondent receives a consultation request Section 155(7)

applicable period — — in relation to a final false information enforcement notice, the period of 28 days; in relation to any other relevant notice, the period of 60 days Section 202(9)

appropriate appeal court — — in relation to England and Wales or Northern Ireland, the High Court; in relation to Scotland, the Outer House of the Court of Session Section 202(9)

appropriate authority — — in the case of regulations under this section that contain amendments only in relation to tax, the Treasury; in any other case, the Secretary of State Section 336(5)

appropriate court — — in relation to England and Wales or Northern Ireland, the High Court, and in relation to Scotland, the Court of Session or a sheriff court of any sheriffdom Section 101(6)

appropriate policy — a policy— under which the insurer agrees to indemnify consumers in the event of the insolvency of the trader; under which consumers are insured persons in respect of the costs referred to in paragraph (d); which does not contain a condition which provides (in whatever terms) that no liability arises, or that any liability arising ceases— in the event of some specified thing being done or omitted to be done after the happening of the event giving rise to a claim under the policy; in the event of the policy holder not making payments under or in connection with other policies; or unless the policy holder keeps specified records or makes available to, or provides the insurer with, information from those records; and which covers the costs of returning to the consumer any protected payments at the time of the insolvency Section 286(2)

approved estate agents redress scheme — an approved redress scheme within the meaning of section 23A of the Estate Agents Act 1979 Schedule 25, Part 3, paragraph 1

approved postal operators redress scheme — an approved redress scheme for investigating and determining complaints about postal operators (see section 52 of the Postal Services Act 2011) Schedule 25, Part 3, paragraph 1

approved public communications provider dispute procedures — dispute procedures maintained by public communications providers that are approved under section 54 of the Communications Act 2003 for the purposes of section 52(5) of that Act Schedule 25, Part 3, paragraph 1

approved representative body — a representative body that operates a consumer code which has been approved by— a public designated enforcer, a body which represents a public designated enforcer, a group of public designated enforcers, or a community interest company whose objects include the approval of consumer codes Section 155(8)

approved social housing ombudsman scheme — a scheme which is approved for the purposed of Schedule 2 to the Housing Act 1996 Schedule 25, Part 3, paragraph 1

breach investigation — an investigation (including a conduct investigation) into whether an undertaking is breaching or has breached a requirement imposed on the undertaking under this Part by virtue of the undertaking being, or having been, a designated undertaking; “conduct investigation” has the meaning given by section 26(1); “conduct investigation notice” has the meaning given by section 26(3); “conduct investigation period” has the meaning given by section 30(2); “conduct requirements” has the meaning given by section 19(3); “consumer” has the meaning given by section 129(1) of EA 2002; “the court”, except where otherwise stated, means— in relation to England and Wales or Northern Ireland, the High Court, and in relation to Scotland, the Court of Session; “customer” includes a customer who is not a consumer Section 118(1)

business premises — premises (or any part of premises) not used as a dwelling Section 71(7)

CA 1998 — the Competition Act 1998 Section 330

child — a person under the age of 18 Schedule 22, paragraph 12(5)

childcare — any form of care for a child, including— education for a child, and any other supervised activity for a child; “education authority” has the meaning given by section 135(1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980; “governing body”, in relation to a maintained school, means the governing body referred to in relation to the school in section 19 of the Education Act 2002; “grant-aided school”— in relation to Scotland, has the meaning given by section 135(1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980; in relation to Northern Ireland, has the meaning given by Article 2(2) of the of the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986; “independent school”— in relation to Scotland, has the meaning given by section 135(1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980; in relation to Northern Ireland, has the meaning given by Article 2(2) of the of the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 Schedule 22, paragraph 12(5)

CMA chair — the person appointed under paragraph 1(1)(a) of Schedule 4 to ERRA 2013 Section 106(5)

code of conduct — an agreement or set of rules which defines the behaviour of traders who choose to be bound by it; “goods” includes— but includes water, gas and electricity only if they are put up for sale in a limited volume or set quantity; immoveable property, and rights and obligations, “supply”, in relation to a product, includes supply by means of sale, lease, hire or hire purchase Section 249

commencement date — the date on which section 153 comes into force Schedule 19, paragraph 1

commercial information — information relating to any business of an undertaking whose disclosure the public authority concerned or, for the purposes of section 243C the Secretary of State, thinks might significantly harm the undertaking’s legitimate business interests Section 326(5)

commercial practice — an act or omission by a trader relating to the promotion or supply of— the trader’s goods, services or digital content to a consumer, another trader’s goods, services or digital content to a consumer, or a consumer’s goods, services or digital content to the trader or another person Section 148(2)

commercial practice — an act or omission by a trader relating to the promotion or supply of— the trader’s product to a consumer, another trader’s product to a consumer, or a consumer’s product to the trader or another person Section 225(3)

Competition claim — — a claim in respect of loss or damage arising from an infringement of competition law (whatever the legal basis of the claim) which is made by or on behalf of— the person who suffered the loss or damage, or a person who has acquired that person’s right to make the claim (whether by operation of law or otherwise), or a claim for a declaration or a declarator in respect of an infringement of competition law Schedule 3, paragraph 8(3)

concessionary period — a period of time mentioned in section 254(3)(a), and in paragraph (b), the Section 265(4)

confidential information — commercial information, private information or sensitive information Section 326(5)

consumer — an individual acting for purposes that are wholly or mainly outside the individual’s business Section 148(2)

consumer — an individual acting for purposes that are wholly or mainly outside the individual’s business Section 225(3)

consumer — an individual acting for purposes that are wholly or mainly outside the individual’s business Section 280(1)

consumer — an individual acting for purposes that are wholly or mainly outside the individual’s business Section 290

consumer code — an agreement or set of rules regulating, with a view to safeguarding or promoting the interests of consumers, the behaviour of traders who— are engaged in commercial practices, and choose to be bound by the agreement or set of rules Section 155(9)

Consumer contract — (subject to the following provisions of this section) a contract between a trader and a consumer which is— a contract to which Chapter 2 of Part 1 of CRA 2015 (contracts to supply goods) applies; a contract to which Chapter 3 of that Part (contracts to supply digital content) applies; a contract to which Chapter 4 of that Part (contracts to supply services) applies; a mixed contract, that is to say a contract to which any two or three of those Chapters apply (see section 1(3) and (4) of that Act) Section 292(2)

Consumer contract dispute — a dispute between the parties to a consumer contract which relates to the contract, including a dispute concerning— anything done by either party before making the contract, the making of the contract, obligations under or relating to the contract, or the performance by either party of their obligations under or relating to the contract Section 292(11)

consumer review — a review of a product, a trader or any other matter relevant to a transactional decision Schedule 20, paragraph 13(5)

consumer review information — information that is derived from, or is influenced by, consumer reviews; a person “submits” a review or information if they supply it with a view to publication; “writing” includes creating by any means; “commissioning” includes incentivising by any means (and “commissioned” is to be read accordingly); “publishing” includes disseminating, or otherwise making available, by any means; publishing in a “misleading way” includes (for example)— failing to publish, or removing from publication, negative consumer reviews whilst publishing positive ones (or vice versa); giving greater prominence to positive consumer reviews over negative ones (or vice versa); omitting information that is relevant to the circumstances in which a consumer review has been written (including that a person has been commissioned to write the review) Schedule 20, paragraph 13(5)

continuing conduct — an act or omission of a person that— takes place before the commencement date, and is repeated, or continues to take place, on or after that date; “enforcement action”— in relation to the new law, means proceedings or other steps taken by virtue of a power conferred under the new law, and in relation to the old law, means proceedings or other steps taken by virtue of a power conferred under the old law Schedule 19, paragraph 1

cooperation arrangement — an arrangement or agreement relating in whole or in part to cooperation in matters relating to the subject matter of a relevant enactment; “overseas regulator” or “O” means a person or body in a country or territory outside the United Kingdom which appears to R to exercise functions of a public nature corresponding or similar to functions of R Section 319(5)

CPUTR 2008 — the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1277) Section 252(3)

CRA 2015 — the Consumer Rights Act 2015 Section 330

decision period — in relation to the arrangements concerned— in a case where the initial period has not begun, that period, or in a case where the initial period has begun, the period beginning with the day on which the fast-track reference request is made and ending at the end of the initial period; “initial period” has the meaning given by section 34ZA(3) Schedule 5, paragraph 7(5)

Designated cooperation arrangement — an arrangement or agreement that meets all of Conditions A to D. Condition A is that the arrangement or agreement is between— a public authority and an overseas public authority, or the United Kingdom and a country or territory. Condition B is that the arrangement or agreement relates to cooperation between— for the purposes of facilitating the exercise of functions related to anything mentioned in sub-paragraphs (i) to (v) of section 243A(1)(b). the public authority and the overseas public authority, or public authorities in the United Kingdom and persons or bodies in that country or territory, Condition C is that the arrangement or agreement provides for— to provide corresponding or substantially similar assistance to each other for the purposes of facilitating the exercise of functions related to anything mentioned in sub-paragraphs (i) to (v) of section 243A(1)(b). the overseas public authority and the public authority, or a person or body in that country or territory and public authorities in the United Kingdom, Condition D is that the arrangement or agreement is designated in regulations made by the Secretary of State. Before designating an arrangement or agreement in… Section 326(2)

designated undertaking — an undertaking which the CMA has designated as having SMS in respect of a digital activity Section 118(1)

designation — the designation of an undertaking as having SMS in respect of a relevant digital activity; “designation period” has the meaning given by section 15(3)(e); “digital activity” has the meaning given by section 3(1); “digital content” has the meaning given by section 330 Section 118(1)

devolved authority — the Welsh Ministers, the Scottish Ministers or a Northern Ireland Department Section 305(5)

digital content — data which is produced and supplied in digital form Section 330

digital markets functions — — the functions that the CMA has under this Part, and the CMA’s power to do anything that is calculated to facilitate, or is conducive or incidental to, the performance of those functions (see paragraph 20 of Schedule 4 to ERRA 2013 (additional powers)) Section 118(1)

digital markets investigation — — an SMS investigation; a breach investigation (including a conduct investigation); a PCI investigation; the “digital markets investigation powers” are the powers that the CMA has under— section 69 (power to require information); section 71 (power of access); section 72 (power to interview); section 74 (power to enter business premises without a warrant); section 75 (power to enter premises under a warrant); section 79 (reports by skilled persons); “enforcement order” has the meaning given by section 31(1) Section 118(1)

digital markets investigation information — information— prepared by a person other than the CMA for the purpose of a digital markets investigation; sent by the CMA in connection with such an investigation to a person that is the subject of the investigation Section 116(4)

digital markets proceedings — proceedings under section 101 (rights to enforce requirements of Part 1) or proceedings on appeal from such proceedings Section 116(4)

Digital markets proceedings — proceedings under section 101 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Act 2024 (rights to enforce requirements of Part 1). in paragraph 28, after “competition proceedings” insert “or digital markets proceedings Section 116(6)

direct enforcement function — — a function of the CMA under this Chapter, or a function of the CMA under paragraph 16B or 16C of Schedule 5 to CRA 2015 Section 197(5)

direction — a direction under this section Section 304(7)

Dispute — a consumer contract dispute Schedule 26, Part 2, paragraph 11

dispute — a legal dispute, that is to say one which may be determined by a court or tribunal in proceedings brought by either of the parties to the contract Section 292(12)

domestic premises — premises (or any part of premises) that are used as a dwelling and are— premises also used in connection with the affairs of an undertaking or, where the undertaking is part of a group, a member of that group, or premises where information relating to the affairs of an undertaking or, where the undertaking is part of a group, a member of that group, is located; “occupier”, in relation to any premises, means a person whom the authorised officer reasonably believes is the occupier of those premises; “premises” includes business premises (see section 71(7)) and domestic premises Section 75(7)

durable medium — paper, email or any other medium that— allows information to be addressed personally to the consumer, enables the consumer to store information in a way accessible for future reference for a period that is long enough for the purposes of the information, and allows the unchanged reproduction of information stored; “goods” includes— immoveable property; rights and obligations; water, gas and electricity if they are put up for sale in a limited volume or set quantity Section 280(1)

durable medium — in relation to the provision of information, paper, email or any other medium that— allows the information to be addressed personally to the consumer, enables the consumer to store the information in a way accessible for future reference for a period that is long enough for the purposes of the information, and allows the unchanged reproduction of the information stored; “excluded arrangement” is to be read in accordance with section 284; “goods” includes vouchers, rights and obligations but does not include buildings or other structures or immovable property Section 290

EA 2002 — the Enterprise Act 2002 Section 330

electricity supplier — a person who is authorised to supply electricity— by a licence under Part 1 of the Electricity Act 1989 or Part 2 of the Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/231 (N.I. 1)), by virtue of an exemption granted under the Electricity (Class Exemptions from the Requirement for a Licence) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3270), or by virtue of an exemption granted under the Electricity (Class Exemptions from the Requirement for a Licence) Order (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.I. 2013/93 (N.I. 1)) Schedule 22, paragraph 1(7)

electricity supplier — a person who is authorised to supply electricity by a licence or exemption under Part 1 of the Electricity Act 1989 or Part 2 of the Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 Section 292(4)

electricity supply licence — a licence granted under section 6 of the Electricity Act 1989 or Article 10 of the Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/231 (N.I.1)) Schedule 24, paragraph 2(2)

enactment — an enactment whenever passed or made and includes— an enactment contained in any Order in Council, order, rules, regulations, scheme, warrant, byelaw or other instrument made under an Act, an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, an Act of the Scottish Parliament, an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, a Measure or Act of Senedd Cymru, an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, Northern Ireland legislation, and any assimilated direct legislation Section 330

enforcement direction — a direction given in— a final infringement notice, an online interface notice, or a final breach of undertakings enforcement notice Section 191(6)

enforcement order — an order made under section 156 Section 222

enforcer — a public designated enforcer or a private designated enforcer; “goods” includes— immoveable property, and rights and obligations Section 222

enterprise — the activities, or part of the activities, of a business Schedule 10, Part 3, paragraph 33

ERRA 2013 — the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 Section 330

exempt ADR provider — a person who— is listed (or of a description of persons listed) in Part 1 of Schedule 25, or is (when carrying out ADR or making special ADR arrangements) acting under or for the purposes of an exempt redress scheme Section 295(1)

exempt redress scheme — a scheme or other similar arrangement which is listed (or of a description listed) in Part 2 of Schedule 25 Section 295(1)

existing conditions — the existing conditions disregarding any previous variations made under subsection (4)(a) or (9)(b) Section 298(8)

fake consumer review — a consumer review that purports to be, but is not, based on a person’s genuine experience; a consumer review conceals the fact it has been incentivised if— a person has been commissioned to submit or write the review, and that fact is not made apparent (whether through the contents of the review or otherwise) Schedule 20, paragraph 13(5)

fast-track reference request — a request that the CMA makes a reference under section 22(1A) or 33(1A) in relation to the arrangements concerned Schedule 5, paragraph 7(3)

final notice — — a final infringement notice, an online interface notice, or a final breach of directions enforcement notice Section 200(8)

firm — any entity, whether or not a legal person, that is not an individual and includes a body corporate, a corporation sole and a partnership or other unincorporated association Schedule 17, paragraph 6

firm — any entity, whether or not a legal person, that is not an individual and includes a body corporate, a corporation sole and a partnership or other unincorporated association Section 330

foreign country or territory — a country or territory outside the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or the British Overseas Territories Schedule 7, Chapter 3A, paragraph 70E(3)

foreign country or territory — a country or territory outside the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or the British Overseas Territories Schedule 7, paragraph 2(3)

foreign government — the government of a foreign country or territory; a “government” includes persons exercising the functions of a government; “territory” includes the constituent territories of a federal state Schedule 7, Chapter 3A, paragraph 70E(3)

foreign government — the government of a foreign country or territory; a “government” includes persons exercising the functions of a government; “territory” includes the constituent territories of a federal state Schedule 7, paragraph 2(3)

foreign power — — the sovereign or other head of a foreign state in their public or private capacity, a foreign government or part of a foreign government, the head or senior members of a foreign government in their private capacity, an agency or authority of a foreign government, or of part of a foreign government, the head or senior members of an agency or authority of a foreign government, or of part of a foreign government, in their private capacity, an authority responsible for administering the affairs of an area within a foreign country or territory, or persons exercising the functions of such an authority, a political party which is a governing political party of a foreign government, or the officers of a political party, which is a governing political party of a foreign government, in their private capacity Schedule 7, Chapter 3A, paragraph 70E(1)

foreign power — — the sovereign or other head of a foreign state in their public or private capacity, a foreign government or part of a foreign government, the head or senior members of a foreign government in their private capacity, an agency or authority of a foreign government, or of part of a foreign government, the head or senior members of an agency or authority of a foreign government, or of part of a foreign government, in their private capacity, an authority responsible for administering the affairs of an area within a foreign country or territory, or persons exercising the functions of such an authority, a political party which is a governing political party of a foreign government, or the officers of a political party, which is a governing political party of a foreign government, in their private capacity Schedule 7, paragraph 2(1)

foreign state intervention notice — a notice under section 70A(1); “foreign state newspaper merger situation” is to be interpreted in accordance with section 70A(3) Schedule 7, paragraph 4(11)

gas supplier — a person who is authorised to supply gas— by a licence under Part 1 of the Gas Act 1986 or Part 2 of the Gas (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/275 (N.I. 2)), or by virtue of the exemption in paragraph 1 of Schedule 2A to the Gas Act 1986 Schedule 22, paragraph 1(7)

gas supplier — a person who is authorised to supply gas by a licence or exemption under Part 1 of the Gas Act 1986 or Part 2 of the Gas (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/275 (N.I.2)) Section 292(4)

gas supply licence — a licence granted under section 7A(1) of the Gas Act 1986 or Article 8(1)(c) of the Gas (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/275 (N.I.2)) Schedule 24, paragraph 2(2)

health care professional — a member of a profession which is regulated by— a body mentioned in section 25(3) of the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 but as if subsection (3A) of that section were omitted; Social Care Wales; the Scottish Social Services Council; the Northern Ireland Social Care Council Schedule 22, paragraph 4(2)

health service — the health service or system of health care continued under— section 1(1) of the National Health Service Act 2006; section 1(1) of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006; section 1(1) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978; section 2(1) of the Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 Schedule 22, paragraph 4(2)

heat network authorisation — an authorisation conferred under regulations made under section 219 of the Energy Act 2023 Schedule 24, paragraph 2(2)

heat supplier — a person who is authorised to supply heating, cooling or hot water by an authorisation conferred under regulations made under Chapter 1 of Part 8 of the Energy Act 2023 Schedule 22, paragraph 1(7)

heat supplier — a person who charges for making a supply of heating, cooling or hot water by means of thermal energy provided from a heat network Section 292(6)

illness — physical or mental illness; “medicinal product” has the meaning given by regulation 2(1) of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/ 1916); “prescriber”— in relation to a prescription or directions given, or a medicinal product administered, in England, has the meaning given by regulation 2(1) of the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/349); in relation to a prescription or directions given, or a medicinal product administered, in Wales, has the meaning given by regulation 2 of the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Wales) Regulations 2020 (S.I 2020/1073 (W. 241); in relation to a prescription or directions given, or a medicinal product administered, in Scotland, has the meaning given by regulation 2 of the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Scotland) Regulations 2009 (S.S.I. 2009/183) but as if that definition included “a dentist Schedule 22, paragraph 3(2)

implementation trial measure — an undertaking accepted, or order made, under section 161C (and references to the imposition of such a measure are to be read as the acceptance of an undertaking or the making of an order, as the case may be) Schedule 9, paragraph 4(3)

implementation trial period — in relation to an implementation trial measure, the period— beginning with the day on which the relevant authority begins the implementation trial, and ending with the last day on which the implementation trial measure is to have effect (see subsections (4) and (5)) Schedule 9, paragraph 4(3)

information notice — a notice given under paragraph 14 of Schedule 5 to CRA 2015 Schedule 19, paragraph 5(2)

information notice — a notice given under paragraph 14 of Schedule 5 to CRA 2015 Section 208(2)

interim enforcement order — an order made under section 159 Section 222

interim online interface order — an order made under section 162 Section 222

invitation to purchase — a commercial practice involving the provision of information to a consumer— which indicates the characteristics of a product and its price, and which enables, or purports to enable, the consumer to decide whether to purchase the product or take another transactional decision in relation to the product Section 230(10)

legacy information — information which— comes to a public authority in connection with the exercise of its functions under or by virtue of paragraphs 15 to 18 of Schedule 24 relating to investigations under Parts 4 or 6 of the 1973 Act; came to a public authority— before the coming into force of this section, and in connection with the exercise of its functions under or by virtue of paragraphs 15 to 18 of Schedule 24 relating to investigations under Part 5 of the 1973 Act; came to a public authority— before 1 July 2021, and in connection with an investigation under Part 3 of the Enterprise Act 2002. A public authority which holds information to which section 237 applies (“the discloser”) may disclose that information to an overseas public authority for the purpose mentioned in section 243A(1)(b). Subsection (2) of section 243A applies for the purposes of subsection (1) of this section as it applies for the purposes of subsection (1) of that section. A public authority which holds information to which section 237 applies (“the discloser”) may disclose that information to an overseas public authority for a purpose permitted under or by virtue of a designated cooperation arrangement Section 326(2)

licensed sewerage supplier — — in relation to England and Wales, a sewerage licensee within the meaning of the Water Industry Act 1991; in relation to Scotland, a person supplying sewerage services under a sewerage services licence within the meaning of the Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 3) Schedule 22, paragraph 1(7)

licensed water supplier — — in relation to England and Wales, a water supply licensee within the meaning of the Water Industry Act 1991; in relation to Scotland, a person supplying water under a water services licence within the meaning of the Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005; “relevant heat network” has the same meaning as in Chapter 1 of Part 8 of the Energy Act 2023; “sewerage undertaker” and “water undertaker” have the same meanings as in the Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 Schedule 22, paragraph 1(7)

maintained school — — a community, foundation or voluntary school (within the meaning of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998); a community or foundation special school (within the meaning of that Act); a maintained nursery school (as defined by section 22(9) of that Act); “proprietor”— in relation to a maintained school, has the meaning given by section 579(1) of the Education Act 1996; in relation to an educational institution registered under section 95 of the Education and Skills Act 2008, has the meaning given by section 138(1) of that Act; in relation to an independent school in Scotland, has the meaning given by section 135(1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980; in relation to an independent school in Northern Ireland, has the meaning given by Article 2(2) of the of the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986; “public school” has the meaning given by section 135(1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 Schedule 22, paragraph 12(5)

material information — information that the average consumer needs to take an informed transactional decision Section 227(2)

monetary penalty — a monetary penalty imposed under Chapter 3 or 4 Section 207(9)

OFCOM — the Office of Communications Schedule 22, paragraph 7

OFCOM — the Office of Communications Schedule 24, paragraph 3(2)

OFCOM — the Office of Communications; “officer”, in relation to a body corporate, means a director, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the body; “PCI” stands for “pro-competition intervention”; “PCI decision” has the meaning given by section 49(1); “PCI investigation” has the meaning given by section 47(1); “PCI investigation notice” has the meaning given by section 48(1); “PCI investigation period” has the meaning given by section 50(1); “person”, in addition to the meaning given by the Interpretation Act 1978, includes an undertaking Section 118(1)

off-premises subscription contract — a subscription contract— entered into in person, in a place which is not the business premises of the trader, entered into by any means immediately after the consumer was individually and personally addressed by the trader in person in a place which is not the business premises of the trader, or entered into during an excursion organised by the trader with the aim or effect of promoting and selling goods or services to the consumer Section 268(5)

online interface — any software, including a website, part of a website, an application or other digital content which— is operated by a person (“P”) acting for purposes relating to P’s business or by a person acting in the name of, or on behalf of, P, and is operated for or in connection with the purposes of giving access to, or promoting, goods, services or digital content that P or another person supplies Section 161(5)

online interface — any software, including a website, part of a website, an application or other digital content which— is operated by a person (“P”) acting for purposes relating to P’s business or by a person acting in the name of, or on behalf of, P, and is operated for or in connection with the purposes of giving access to, or promoting, the goods, services or digital content that P or another person supplies Section 184(10)

online interface order — an order made under section 161; “subsidiary” has the meaning given by section 1159 of the Companies Act 2006; “supply” includes supply by means of sale, lease, hire or hire purchase Section 222

overseas public authority — a person or body in any country or territory outside the United Kingdom which appears to the discloser (within the meaning of any of sections 243A to 243C) to exercise functions of a public nature in relation to anything mentioned in sub-paragraphs (i) to (v) of section 243A(1)(b) Section 326(5)

particular features — features specified in the reference. in subsection (2), for the words before paragraph (a) substitute “For the purposes of subsection (1A), a reference may (for example) specify or describe features that exist in connection with— Section 136(2)

penalty — a penalty imposed under paragraph 16A or 16C Schedule 17, paragraph 2(3)

post commencement conduct — so much of a person’s continuing conduct as takes place on or after the commencement date Schedule 19, paragraph 3(6)

pre-commencement conduct — so much of a person’s continuing conduct as takes place before the commencement date Schedule 19, paragraph 3(6)

pre-emptive action — action which might prejudice a foreign state intervention notice or a report under section 70B, or might impede the taking of any action under this Part in relation to such a notice or report Schedule 7, Chapter 3A, paragraph 70C(5)

pre-emptive action — action which might prejudice a foreign state intervention notice or a report under section 70B, or might impede the taking of any action under this Part in relation to such a notice or report Schedule 7, paragraph 2(5)

prescribed — prescribed by regulations under section 300 Section 299(2)

primary legislation — — an Act of Parliament (including this Act); an Act of the Scottish Parliament; a Measure or Act of Senedd Cymru; Northern Ireland legislation Section 336(5)

private information — information relating to the private affairs of an individual whose disclosure the public authority concerned, or for the purposes of section 243C the Secretary of State, thinks might significantly harm the individual’s interests Section 326(5)

producer — — and includes a producer acting personally or through another person acting in the producer’s name or on the producer’s behalf. a manufacturer of the goods or digital content, an importer of the goods or digital content into the United Kingdom, or a person purporting to be such a manufacturer or importer by placing the person’s name, trade mark or other distinctive sign on the goods or by using it in connection with the digital content Section 232(6)

product — — goods; services; digital content; the “regulatory digital markets functions” are— the power to open an SMS investigation under section 9(1) (initial SMS investigation) or section 10(1) or (2) (further SMS investigation); the power to designate an undertaking as having SMS under Chapter 2 (strategic market status); the power to revoke a designation under Chapter 2 (strategic market status); the power to impose or revoke conduct requirements under Chapter 3 (conduct requirements); the power to make, replace or revoke PCIs under Chapter 4 (pro-competition interventions); “relevant digital activity” in relation to a designated undertaking means a digital activity in respect of which the undertaking has been designated as having SMS; the “relevant service or digital content” in relation to a digital activity means the service or digital content the provision of which constitutes (together with any other activity carried out for the purposes of that provision) the digital activity; “SMS” stands for “strategic market status”; “SMS conditions” are the conditions set out in section 2(2); “SMS decision notice” has the meaning given by section 14(2) Section 118(1)

product — — goods; a service; digital content Section 248(1)

prohibited — prohibited by section 293(1) or (2) Section 295(6)

prohibited practice — an unfair commercial practice involving— a misleading action, or an aggressive practice Section 232(7)

provisional notice — — a provisional infringement notice, a provisional breach of undertakings enforcement notice, or a provisional breach of directions enforcement notice Section 195(4)

qualifying cooperation arrangement — any cooperation arrangement— to which the United Kingdom and the country or territory of O are parties, and which provides for the provision of mutual assistance as between the United Kingdom and that country or territory, or as between R and persons or bodies in that country or territory, in relation to matters relating to— functions of R under a relevant enactment, or functions of O which correspond or are similar to those functions Section 319(5)

qualifying lettings agency work redress scheme — a redress scheme which is approved as mentioned in section 83(1)(a), or is a government scheme for the purposes of section 83(1)(b), of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 Schedule 25, Part 3, paragraph 1

qualifying property management work redress scheme — a redress scheme which is approved as mentioned in section 84(1)(a), or is a government administered redress scheme for the purposes of section 84(1)(b), of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 Schedule 25, Part 3, paragraph 1

qualifying redress scheme for the gas or electricity sector — a redress scheme which is approved as mentioned in section 47(1)(a), or is administered and designated as mentioned in section 47(1)(b), of the Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007 Schedule 25, Part 3, paragraph 1

qualifying remedial action — remedial action in respect of— a matter concerning the provision or publication of information to consumers (whether directly or through an intermediary), or any other matter specified in regulations made by the Secretary of State Schedule 9, paragraph 4(3)

regulator — a person who has responsibility for, or oversight of, an area of activity by virtue of any legislation Section 306(6)

relative — a brother, sister, uncle, aunt, nephew, niece, lineal ancestor or lineal descendant Section 220(7)

relevant adverse effect — — where the relevant authority is the CMA, an adverse effect on competition identified in the report mentioned in section 138(1); where the relevant authority is the Secretary of State— an adverse effect on competition identified in the report mentioned in section 146(1); an effect adverse to the public interest identified in the report mentioned in section 146A(1) Schedule 9, paragraph 4(3)

relevant authorities — the Secretary of State and any persons with functions conferred by regulations under this section Section 307(4)

relevant authority — the CMA or the Secretary of State Schedule 9, paragraph 4(2)

relevant childcare provider — — a person who— in relation to England, is registered, or required to be registered, under Part 3 of the Childcare Act 2006 in relation to the childcare provided; in relation to England, is not required to register under that Part in relation to the childcare provided because the childcare is excepted from the definition of “childcare” in section 18 of that Act; in relation to England, is not required to register under that Part in relation to the childcare provided as a result of Article 2 of the Childcare (Exemptions from Registration) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/979) by reference to the circumstances specified in Article 3, 5 or 8 of that Order; in relation to Wales, is registered, or required to be registered, under Part 2 of the Children and Family (Wales) Measure 2010 (nawm 1); in relation to Wales, is not required to register under that Part because the person is not acting as a child minder, or is not providing day care, for the purposes of that Part by virtue of an Order made under section 19 of that Measure; the governing body of a maintained school; the proprietor of an Academy school or an Alternative provision Academy; the proprietor of a school that is approved under… Schedule 22, paragraph 12(2)

relevant childcare provider — — a person who— is registered, or required to be registered, under Part 5 of the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8) in relation to the childcare provided; is not required to register under that Part in relation to the childcare provided because that childcare is excepted from the definition of a care service by Schedule 12 to that Act or by regulations made under that Schedule; an education authority acting in its role as manager of a public school; the proprietor of an independent school; the managers of a grant-aided school Schedule 22, paragraph 12(3)

relevant childcare provider — — a person who— is registered, or required to be registered, under Part 11 of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/755 (N.I. 2)); is not required to register under that Part in relation to the childcare provided because the person is not acting as a childminder when carrying out that childcare by virtue of Article 119 of that Order, or is not providing day care for children when carrying out that childcare by virtue of Article 120 of that Order; is not required to register under that Part in relation to the childcare provided because of an exemption under Article 121 of that Order; the Board of Governors of a grant-aided school; the proprietor of an independent school Schedule 22, paragraph 12(4)

relevant contract — — a business-to-consumer contract; a consumer-to-business contract Section 233(4)

relevant duty to supply water — the duty imposed by— section 52 of the Water Industry Act 1991; Article 91 of the Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/3336 (N.I. 21)); section 6 of the Water (Scotland) Act 1980; “relevant heat network” has the same meaning as in Chapter 1 of Part 8 of the Energy Act 2023 (see section 216 of that Act) Schedule 24, paragraph 2(2)

relevant enactment — an enactment listed in the first column of the table in subsection (2); “relevant regulator” or “R” means a regulator listed in the second column of the table in subsection (2) Section 319(5)

relevant feature — — any feature of a relevant market which is not excluded from investigation by virtue of section 133(1A), or a combination of such features. in subsection (7), after “features” insert “concerned Section 136(3)

relevant guidance — the statement of policy which was most recently published under section 40B of the 1998 Act at the time when the act or omission concerned occurred Schedule 10, Part 1, paragraph 8(5)

relevant guidance — the statement of policy which was most recently published under section 174E at the time when the act or omission concerned occurred Schedule 10, Part 3, paragraph 27(7)

relevant guidance — the statement of policy which was most recently published under section 35C at the time when the act or omission concerned occurred Schedule 11, Part 1, paragraph 6(6)

relevant guidance — the statement of policy which was most recently published under section 94B at the time when the act or omission concerned occurred Schedule 11, Part 2, paragraph 11(6)

relevant guidance — the statement of policy which was most recently published under section 167C at the time when the act or omission concerned occurred Schedule 11, Part 3, paragraph 18(6)

relevant infringement — an act or omission which is a relevant infringement for the purposes of Chapter 3 of Part 3 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 by virtue of contravening an enactment listed in paragraph 20A of this Schedule Schedule 18, paragraph 11(9)

Relevant insolvency proceedings — — administration within the meaning of the Insolvency Act 1986, administration within the meaning of the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/2405 (N.I. 19)), or proceedings under the insolvency law of another country or territory during which an entity’s assets and affairs are subject to the control or supervision of a third party or creditor Schedule 2, paragraph 5(3)

Relevant insolvency proceedings — — administration within the meaning of the Insolvency Act 1986, administration within the meaning of the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/2405 (N.I. 19)), or proceedings under the insolvency law of another country or territory during which a person’s assets and affairs are subject to the control or supervision of a third party or creditor Schedule 7, paragraph 3(3)

Relevant insolvency proceedings — — administration within the meaning of the Insolvency Act 1986, administration within the meaning of the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/2405 (N.I. 19)), or proceedings under the insolvency law of another country or territory during which a person’s assets and affairs are subject to the control or supervision of a third party or creditor Schedule 7, Part 2, paragraph 13(3)

relevant law — — this Act, any enactment specified in Schedule 14 and such subordinate legislation as is specified by order for the purposes of section 238(1); any enactment, obligation or rule of law specified in Schedule 15 to the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (consumer protection enactments); any legislation, or any obligation or rule of law in a country or territory outside the United Kingdom which appears to the discloser to make provision corresponding or similar to anything within paragraphs (a) and (b). In subsection (2)(d) Section 326(2)

relevant list — — in relation to arrangements which are part of the health service in England— a relevant list for the purposes of the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/349) (see regulation 2(1)); a list maintained under those Regulations; in relation to arrangements which are part of the health service in Wales— a relevant list for the purposes of the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Wales) Regulations 2020 (S.I 2020/1073 (W. 241); a list maintained under those Regulations; in relation to arrangements which are part of the health service in Scotland— the pharmaceutical list prepared under regulation 5 of the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Scotland) Regulations 2009 (S.S.I. 2009/183); the provisional pharmaceutical list prepared under regulation 8 of those Regulations; the primary medical services performers list prepared under regulation 4 of the National Health Service (Primary Medical Services Performers List) (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (S.S.I. 2004/114); the dental list prepared under regulation 4 of the National Health Service (General Dental Services) (Scotland) Regulations (S.S.I… Schedule 22, paragraph 4(2)

relevant notice — — a final infringement notice, an online interface notice, a final breach of undertakings enforcement notice, a final breach of directions enforcement notice, or a final false information enforcement notice Section 202(9)

relevant period — the period of five years beginning with the day on which this Act is passed Section 318(2)

relevant period — — the most recent period of 12 months (“period A”) in respect of which the CMA considers that it is able to make an estimate of the total value of the relevant turnover of the undertaking or group, or if the CMA estimates that the relevant turnover of the undertaking or group in the period of 12 months ending immediately before period A was higher than the relevant turnover of the undertaking or group in period A, that earlier period of 12 months; the “relevant turnover” of the undertaking or group is the UK turnover or, as the case may be, global turnover of the undertaking or group Section 7(6)

relevant person — — in relation to a competition claim within paragraph 2(2)(a), a person who suffered the loss or damages that is the subject of the claim; in relation to a competition claim within paragraph 2(2)(b), the pursuer Schedule 3, paragraph 8(10)

relevant person — — a designated undertaking, or where a designated undertaking is part of a group, any member of that group Section 57(4)

remedial action — an action— where the relevant authority is the CMA, to be taken in accordance with section 138(2) or section 162A(5); where the relevant authority is the Secretary of State, to be taken in accordance with section 147(2) or 147A(2) (as the case may be) Schedule 9, paragraph 4(3)

representative body — an organisation established to represent the interests of two or more businesses in a particular sector or area Section 155(9)

rules — rules made under this section Section 210(4)

sensitive information — information whose disclosure the public authority concerned or, for the purposes of section 243C the Secretary of State, thinks would be contrary to the public interest; “subordinate legislation” has the same meaning as in section 21(1) of the Interpretation Act 1978 and includes an instrument made under— an Act of the Scottish Parliament; Northern Ireland legislation Section 326(5)

SMS investigation — an initial SMS investigation and a further SMS investigation; “SMS investigation notice” has the meaning given by section 11(1); “SMS investigation period” has the meaning given by section 14(2); “submission date” has the meaning given by section 40(2)(d); “subsidiary” has the meaning given by section 1159 of the Companies Act 2006 Section 118(1)

specified — specified in the regulations Section 295(6)

specified — — specified, or described, in the information notice, or falling within a category which is specified, or described, in the information notice; “United Kingdom” includes a part of the United Kingdom Section 311(8)

specified — specified in a condition imposed by the Secretary of State under subsection (6) Section 322(8)

specified — specified in the direction. The Secretary of State must take such steps as the Secretary of State thinks are appropriate to bring a direction under subsection (1) to the attention of persons likely to be affected by it. This section applies when a public authority is deciding whether to make a disclosure under section 243A or 243B. In deciding whether to make a disclosure under section 243A, the public authority must have regard in particular to the following considerations— whether the law and practice of the country or territory to whose authority the disclosure would be made provides appropriate protection against self-incrimination in criminal proceedings; whether the law and practice of that country or territory provides appropriate protection in relation to the storage and disclosure of confidential information. In deciding whether to make a disclosure under section 243B, the public authority must have regard in particular to the considerations in subsection (2) and the following additional considerations— whether the matter in respect of which the disclosure is sought is sufficiently serious to justify making the disclosure; whether the disclosure would further the aims or… Section 326(2)

specified — — specified, or described, in the information notice, or falling within a category which is specified, or described, in the information notice Section 69(6)

statutory rate — the rate for the time being specified in section 17 of the Judgments Act 1838. References to “turnover” of a person in paragraphs 16A and 16C include— turnover both in and outside the United Kingdom; where the person controls another person, the turnover of that other person; where the person is controlled by another person, the turnover of that other person. The Secretary of State may by regulations— make provision for determining when a person is to be treated as controlled by another person for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1); make provision for determining the turnover of a person for those purposes. Regulations under this paragraph may, in particular, make provision as to— the amounts which are, or which are not, to be treated as comprising a person’s turnover or daily turnover; the date or dates by references to which a person’s turnover or daily turnover is to be determined. Regulations under this paragraph may include provision enabling the court (within the meaning of paragraph 16A) or the CMA to determine matters of a description specified in the regulations (including any of the matters mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b) of sub-paragraph(3)). Regulations under this… Schedule 17, paragraph 2(3)

the applicable period — — in the case of an order or a final false information enforcement notice, the period of 28 days; in any other case, the period of 60 days Section 203(2)

the appropriate authority — — the CMA; the Secretary of State; OFCOM. But the appropriate authority may not proceed against a person under this section in relation to an act or omission which constitutes an offence under section 116A or 117 if the person has, by reason of that act or omission, been found guilty of that offence Schedule 10, Part 2, paragraph 15(3)

the appropriate authority — — in relation to an enforcement undertaking or enforcement order made by the Secretary of State under Schedule 7, the Secretary of State; in relation to any other enforcement undertaking or enforcement order, the CMA Schedule 11, Part 2, paragraph 11(2)

the appropriate court — — in relation to England and Wales or Northern Ireland, the High Court, and in relation to Scotland, the Outer House of the Court of Session. This paragraph applies where a penalty imposed by a final enforcement notice given under paragraph 16C, or any part of such a penalty, has not been paid by the date on which it is required to be paid and— an appeal under paragraph 16D has not been brought before the end of the period mentioned in sub-paragraph (5) of that paragraph, or any such appeal that was brought has been determined, withdrawn or otherwise disposed of. The CMA may recover from the person on whom the penalty was imposed any of the penalty and any interest which has not been paid. Any such penalty and interest may be recovered summarily (or, in Scotland, recovered) as a civil debt by the CMA. The CMA must prepare and publish a statement of policy in relation to the use of its power to impose penalties under paragraph 16C. The statement must include a statement about the considerations relevant to the determination of— whether to impose a penalty under that paragraph, and the nature and amount of any such penalty. The CMA may revise its statement of policy and, where it… Schedule 17, paragraph 2(3)

the appropriate court — — in relation to England and Wales or Northern Ireland, the Court of Appeal, or in relation to Scotland, the Court of Session Section 103(8)

the CMA — the Competition and Markets Authority; “the data protection legislation” has the same meaning as in the Data Protection Act 2018 (see section 3 of that Act) Section 330

the commencement date — — for the purposes of the saving by subsection (2) of Part 4A of the CPUTR 2008 (and other provisions of those Regulations so far as relating to that Part), the date on which the first regulations made under section 233 come into force; for all other purposes, the date on which section 225 comes into force Section 252(3)

the designated undertaking — the undertaking mentioned in subsection (1) Section 38(6)

the FCA — the Financial Conduct Authority; “final offer initiation notice” has the meaning given by section 40(1); “final offer order” has the meaning given by section 41(2); “final offer payment terms” has the meaning given by section 38(1); “final offer period” has the meaning given by section 41(3); “further SMS investigation” has the meaning given by section 10(3); “grouped third parties” has the meaning given by section 39(3); “grouped transactions” has the meaning given by section 39(3); “information” includes— information in the form of a document, whether in draft or final form; information in any other form; data, code, algorithms, estimates, forecasts, returns and explanations; “information notice” has the meaning given by section 69(2); “initial SMS investigation” has the meaning given by section 9(2); “interim enforcement order” has the meaning given by section 32(1); “joined third parties” has the meaning given by section 39(1) Section 118(1)

the new law — Chapters 3 and 4 of Part 3 (and any provisions of law relating to those Chapters, including Schedule 5 to CRA 2015 as amended by this Act) Schedule 19, paragraph 1

the old law — — Part 8 of EA 2002, as that Part had effect immediately before the commencement date, and any provisions of law (including in particular Schedule 5 to CRA 2015) relating to Part 8 of EA 2002, as those provisions had effect immediately before the commencement date Schedule 19, paragraph 1

the PRA — the Prudential Regulation Authority; “pro-competition order” has the meaning given by section 46(3)(a) Section 118(1)

the relevant authority — — the CMA; the Secretary of State; the appropriate Minister (so far as the Minister is not the Secretary of State acting alone). But the relevant authority may not proceed against a person under this section in relation to an act or omission which constitutes an offence under section 116A or 117 as applied by section 180 if the person has, by reason of that act or omission, been found guilty of that offence Schedule 10, Part 3, paragraph 27(3)

the relevant authority — — in the case of a restricted PI reference or a full PI reference, the Secretary of State; in any other case, the CMA Schedule 11, Part 3, paragraph 16(2)

the relevant authority — — in the case of a restricted PI reference or a full PI reference, the Secretary of State; in any other case, the CMA Schedule 11, Part 3, paragraph 18(2)

the relevant date — the date on which section 143 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 came into force Schedule 30, Part 1, paragraph 10(5)

the relevant date — the date on which section 143 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 came into force Schedule 30, Part 1, paragraph 12(4)

the relevant date — the date on which section 143 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 came into force Schedule 30, Part 1, paragraph 13(4)

the relevant date — the date on which section 143 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 came into force Schedule 30, Part 1, paragraph 14(4)

the relevant date — the date on which section 143 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 came into force Schedule 30, Part 1, paragraph 15(4)

the relevant date — the date on which section 143 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 came into force Schedule 30, Part 1, paragraph 18(5)

the relevant date — the date on which section 143 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 came into force Schedule 30, Part 1, paragraph 19(5)

the relevant date — the date on which section 143 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 came into force Schedule 30, Part 1, paragraph 22(5)

the relevant date — the date on which section 143 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 came into force Schedule 30, Part 1, paragraph 23(5)

the relevant date — the date on which section 143 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 came into force Schedule 30, Part 1, paragraph 8(5)

the relevant date — the date on which section 143 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 came into force Schedule 30, Part 2, paragraph 36(5)

the relevant date — the date on which section 143 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 came into force Schedule 30, Part 2, paragraph 38(4)

the relevant date — the date on which section 143 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 came into force Schedule 30, Part 2, paragraph 39(4)

the relevant date — the date on which section 143 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 came into force Schedule 30, Part 2, paragraph 41(4)

the relevant date — the date on which section 143 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 came into force Schedule 30, Part 2, paragraph 42(4)

the relevant guidance — — in the case of a penalty imposed on a person by the CMA, the statement of policy which was most recently published under section 116 at the time when the act or omission concerned occurred; in the case of a penalty imposed on a person by OFCOM, the statement of policy which was most recently published under section 392 of the Communications Act 2003 (penalties imposed by OFCOM) at the time when the act or omission concerned occurred Schedule 10, Part 2, paragraph 20(7)

the relevant guidance — the statement of policy which was most recently published under section 314 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 at the time of the act or omission giving rise to the penalty Section 313(2)

the relevant guidance — the statement of policy which was most recently published under section 91 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 at the time of the act or omission giving rise to the penalty Section 89(2)

the relevant person — the person given the notice under section 109 Schedule 28, paragraph 2(11)

the statutory rate — the rate for the time being specified in section 17 of the Judgments Act 1838 Section 207(9)

the third party — the third party mentioned in subsection (1) Section 38(6)

the transaction — the transaction mentioned in subsection (1) Section 38(6)

the Tribunal — the Competition Appeal Tribunal Section 118(1)

trader — — a person (“P”) acting for purposes relating to P’s business, or a person acting in the name of, or on behalf of, P for purposes relating to P’s business Section 148(2)

trader — — a person (“P”) acting for purposes relating to P’s business, or a person acting in the name of, or on behalf of, P for purposes relating to P’s business Section 225(3)

trader — a person (“P”) acting for purposes relating to P’s business, whether acting personally or through another person acting in P’s name or on P’s behalf Section 280(1)

trader — a person (“P”) acting for purposes relating to P’s business whether acting personally or through another person acting in P’s name or on P’s behalf; “turnover” has the same meaning as in section 204 (determination of turnover) and references to “this Part” in section 204 are to be read, for the purposes of this Chapter, as references to this Chapter Section 290

transaction — — whether in accordance with a contract or otherwise. a future transaction, or the future performance of an ongoing transaction Section 38(5)

transactional decision — any decision made by a consumer relating to— the purchase or supply of a product (including whether, how or on what terms to make the purchase or supply); the retention, disposal or withdrawal of a product (including whether, how or on what terms to retain or dispose of it); the exercise of contractual rights in relation to a product (including whether, how or on what terms to exercise such rights) Section 245

Tribunal rules — rules under section 15 of EA 2002; “the turnover condition” has the meaning given by section 7; “UK user” and Section 118(1)

UK customer — any user or, as the case may be, customer who it is reasonable to assume— in the case of an individual, is normally in the United Kingdom, and in any other case, is established in the United Kingdom; “undertaking” has the same meaning as it has for the purposes of Part 1 of CA 1998 (competition: agreements, abuse of dominant position etc); “user” includes any person, legal or natural, and, in relation to a digital activity, means any user of the relevant service or digital content Section 118(1)

undertaking — an undertaking given under section 156(5) Section 157(8)

undertakings — undertakings given under section 185; “enforcement directions” includes directions given in a notice under section 192(5)(b) Section 201(4)

undue influence — exploiting a position of power in relation to a consumer so as to apply pressure in a way which significantly limits the consumer’s ability to make an informed decision Section 228(3)

United Kingdom national — — a British citizen, a British overseas territories citizen, a British National (Overseas) or a British Overseas citizen; a person who is a British subject under the British Nationality Act 1981; a British protected person within the meaning of that Act Schedule 13, paragraph 15(6)

United Kingdom national — — a British citizen, a British overseas territories citizen, a British National (Overseas) or a British Overseas citizen; a person who is a British subject under the British Nationality Act 1981; a British protection person within the meaning of that Act Schedule 17, paragraph 3(7)

United Kingdom national — — a British citizen, a British overseas territories citizen, a British National (Overseas) or a British Overseas citizen; a person who is a British subject under the British Nationality Act 1981; a British protected person within the meaning of that Act Section 330

water supplier — — a water undertaker or a water supply licensee within the meaning of the Water Industry Act 1991, a person supplying water under a water services licence within the meaning of the Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 3), or a water undertaker within the meaning of the Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/3336 (N.I.21)) Section 292(4)

working day — any day other than— a Saturday or Sunday, or a day that is a bank holiday in any part of the United Kingdom under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971. in section 130 (index of defined expressions), at the appropriate place insert— Section 146(5)

working day — any day other than— a Saturday or Sunday, or a day that is a bank holiday in any part of the United Kingdom under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 Section 146(6)

working day — any day other than— a Saturday or Sunday, or a day that is a bank holiday in any part of the United Kingdom under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 Section 146(7)

working day — any day other than— a Saturday or Sunday, or a day that is a bank holiday in any part of the United Kingdom under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 Section 330