Section 65

This regulation applies in respect of payment instruments which, under the framework contract governing their use— can be used only to execute individual payment transactions of 30 euros or less, or in relation to payment transactions executed wholly within the United Kingdom, 60 euros or less; have a spending limit of 150 euros, or where payment transactions must be executed wholly within the United Kingdom, 300 euros; or store funds that do not exceed 500 euros at any time. Where this regulation applies the parties may agree that— regulations 72(1)(b) (obligation to notify loss or misuse of instrument), 73(1)(c), (d) and (e) (means of notifying loss) and 77(4) (payer not liable for certain losses) do not apply where the payment instrument does not allow for the stopping or prevention of its use; regulations 75 (evidence on authentication and execution), 76 (payment service provider's liability for unauthorised transactions) and 77(1) and (2) (payer's liability for unauthorised transactions) do not apply where the payment instrument is used anonymously or the payment service provider is not in a position, for other reasons concerning the payment instrument, to prove that a payment transaction was authorised; despite regulation 82(1) (refusal of payment orders), the payment service provider is not required to notify the payment service user of the refusal of a payment order if the non-execution is apparent from the context; the payer may not revoke the payment order under regulation 83 after transmitting the payment order or giving their consent to execute the payment transaction to the payee; execution periods other than those provided by regulations 86 (payment transactions to payment account) and 87 (absence of payment account) apply. Subject to paragraph (2)(b), regulations 76 (payment service provider's liability for unauthorised transactions) and 77(1) and (2) (payer's liability for unauthorised transactions) apply to electronic money unless the payer's payment service provider does not have the ability under the contract to— freeze the payment account on which the electronic money is stored; or stop the use of the payment instrument.

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