Consumer Rights Act 2015
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The Consumer Rights Act 2015 is a key UK law that consolidates and clarifies consumer protection rules on goods, services, and digital content, setting out core rights and remedies when purchases go wrong.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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consumer protection law ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
consumers
ⓘ
traders ⓘ |
| cameIntoForceDate | 2015-10-01 ⓘ |
| citation | 2015 c. 15 ⓘ |
| containsPart |
Part 1 – Consumer contracts for goods, digital content and services
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Part 2 – Unfair terms ⓘ Part 3 – Miscellaneous and general ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| definesRemedy |
final right to reject
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right to a price reduction for inadequate services ⓘ right to price reduction ⓘ right to repair or replacement of faulty goods ⓘ right to repeat performance of services ⓘ short-term right to reject faulty goods ⓘ |
| definesRight |
right to digital content of satisfactory quality
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right to goods as described ⓘ right to goods fit for a particular purpose ⓘ right to goods of satisfactory quality ⓘ right to services performed with reasonable care and skill ⓘ |
| definesTerm |
consumer
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trader ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
Competition and Markets Authority
NERFINISHED
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local authority Trading Standards services ⓘ sector regulators in specific industries ⓘ |
| implements | elements of EU consumer rights directives ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
England and Wales
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Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ |
| languageOfText | English ⓘ |
| legislature | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
to consolidate and clarify consumer rights
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to provide remedies when consumer rights are breached ⓘ to regulate contracts between traders and consumers ⓘ |
| regulates |
contracts for digital content
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contracts for goods ⓘ contracts for services ⓘ unfair contract terms in consumer contracts ⓘ |
| replaced |
Sale of Goods Act 1979 (as regards consumer contracts in the UK)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982 (as regards consumer contracts in the UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 2015-03-26 ⓘ |
| sectionFocus |
Part 1 focuses on statutory rights relating to goods, digital content and services
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Part 2 focuses on fairness of consumer contract terms and notices ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Consumer Rights Act 2015 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
consumer protection
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contract law ⓘ digital content rights ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 2015 ⓘ |
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