Section 51

The payment service user may terminate the framework contract at any time unless the parties have agreed on a period of notice not exceeding one month. Any charges for the termination of the contract must reasonably correspond to the actual costs to the payment service provider of termination. The payment service provider may not charge the payment service user for the termination of a framework contract after the expiry of 6 months of the contract. Where charges for the payment service are levied on a regular basis, such charges must be apportioned up until the time of the termination of the contract and any charges paid in advance must be reimbursed proportionally. Subject to paragraph (6), this regulation and regulations 51A to 51D (termination of framework contract and exceptions to termination requirements) do not affect any right of a party to the framework contract to treat it, in accordance with the general law of contract, as unenforceable, void or discharged. Discharge by agreement may not be relied upon to avoid the requirements in regulations 51B (termination of framework contract entered into on or after 28th April 2026) and 51D(1)(b) (exceptions to regulation 51B(3) in relation to certain public order offences etc.).

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-09-04