Accredited Businesses are obligated to accept the Code of Practice in its entirety and ensure that their staff are aware of their responsibilities under the relevant Code, as well as their statutory, legal, and trading liabilities including, but not limited to, those listed below.
Information on the legislation referred to in our Codes can be found at: www.legislation.gov.uk
Applicable Legislation
- Alternative Dispute Resolution for Consumer Disputes (Amendment) Regulations 2015
- Consumer Credit Act 1974 (as amended by the Consumer Credit Act 2006)
- Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008
- Consumer Rights Act 2015
- Consumer Transactions (Restrictions on Statements) Order 1976
- Data Protection Act 2018
- Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002
- Emissions Information) Regulations 2001
- Equality Act 2010
- Financial Services and Markets Act 2000
- General Product Safety Regulations 2005
- General Product Safety Regulations 2005 and the ‘Vehicle Safety Defects and Recalls: Code of Practice’ published by the DVSA
- Misrepresentation Act 1967
- Ofcom Broadcasting Code (TV/Advertising)
- Road Traffic Act 1988
- Sale of Goods Act 1979
- Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982
- The Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013
- The Passenger Car (Fuel Consumption and CO2
- The UK Code of Broadcast Advertising
- The UK Code of Non-Broadcast Advertising, Sales Promotion and Direct Marketing
