UK Statutory Instrument 2002 United Kingdom

Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002

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At a glance

Enforced by

ICO, CMA, Trading Standards

What's here

6 compliance obligations, 3 practical guides · 4 journeys

Who this Act binds

Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.

  • Operator 4
  • Any Person 1

Plus 1 non-business duty on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.

Step-by-step journeys using this legislation

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Relevant guidance

Practical guides for businesses affected by this Act, ordered by how closely they engage with it.

Supporting — topic alignment

3 guides

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Operators also bound by 125 other Acts (top 5 shown)
Any Person also bound by 749 other Acts (top 5 shown)

What this Act requires

Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.

s.014

Compliance with Regulation 9(3)

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Courts may order you to provide contract information and order acknowledgments Tribunal / Court
Browse 17 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
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Enforcement and responsible bodies

The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.

ICO

Primary

Information Commissioner's Office

Data protection, freedom of information, privacy and electronic communications regulation. Enforces UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018. Issues fines for breaches. …

CMA

Competition and Markets Authority

Promotes competitive markets and tackles unfair behaviour. Investigates mergers, enforces competition law, and has specific digital markets powers. Digital Markets Unit (DMU) …

Trading Standards

Trading Standards (Local Authority)

Enforces consumer protection legislation including food labelling, weights and measures, product safety, and fair trading. Part of local authority structure. Investigates food …

Connected legislation

parent Act

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Made under

European Communities Act 1972 1972 Primary Act

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