UK Statutory Instrument SI 2008/1816 United Kingdom

The Cancellation of Contracts made in a Consumer's Home or Place of Work etc. Regulations 2008

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Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

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Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

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Trader — also bound by 825 other Acts
Companies Act 2006 243 duties
Companies Act 1985 85 duties

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.007 Right to cancel a contract to which these Regulations apply Regulated
  • Give consumers a written notice of their right to cancelTrader
s.010 Recovery of money paid by consumer Regulated
  • Return security property immediately upon contract cancellationTrader
s.011 Automatic cancellation of related credit agreement Regulated
  • Inform the creditor when a consumer cancels a doorstep contractTrader
21 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation and commencement
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Consequential amendments, revocations and saving
s.004 (1) Schedule 2 (Revocations) shall have effect.
s.005 Scope of application
s.006 reg.6
s.008 Exercise of the right to cancel a contract
s.009 Cancellation of specified contracts commenced before expiry of the right to cancel
s.012 Repayment of credit and interest
s.013 Return of goods by consumer after cancellation
s.014 Goods given in part-exchange
s.015 No contracting-out of contracts to which these Regulations apply
s.016 Service of documents
s.017 Offence relating to the failure to give notice of the right to cancel
s.018 Defence of due diligence
s.019 Liability of persons other than the principal offender
s.020 Offences committed by bodies of persons
s.021 Duty to enforce
s.022 Powers of investigation
s.023 Obstruction of authorised officers
s.024 Nothing in regulation 22 or 23 shall be construed as...
Schedules

Schedules

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s.sch004 The identity of the trader including trading name if any.... Regulated
  • Include your business name and trading name in consumer contractsTrader
20 other schedules
s.sch001 The Consumer Credit Act 1974
s.sch001 The Enterprise Act 2002 (Part 8 Community Infringements Specified UK Laws) Order 2003
s.sch001 The Enterprise Act 2002 (Part 8 Notice to OFT of Intended Prosecution Specified Enactments, Revocation and Transitional Provision) Order 2003
s.sch001 The Enterprise Act 2002 (Part 9 Restrictions on Disclosure of Information) (Amendment and Specification) Order 2003
s.sch001 The Uncertificated Securities (Amendment) (Eligible Debt Securities) Regulations 2003
s.sch001 The Legislative and Regulatory Reform (Regulatory Functions) Order 2007
s.sch003 A contract for the construction, sale or rental of immovable...
s.sch003 A contract for the supply of foodstuffs or beverages or...
s.sch003 A contract for the supply of goods or services provided...
s.sch003 A contract of insurance.
s.sch003 Any contract under which credit within the meaning of the...
s.sch003 Any contract not falling within paragraph 5 under which the...
s.sch003 Any agreement the making or performance of which by either...
s.sch003 (1) For the purposes of paragraph 7—
s.sch004 The trader's reference number, code or other details to enable...
s.sch004 A statement that the consumer has a right to cancel...
s.sch004 The name and address, (including any electronic mail address as...
s.sch004 A statement that notice of cancellation is deemed to be...
s.sch004 A statement that the consumer can use the cancellation form...
s.schedule/4/part/ii/paragraph/wrapper1n2 If you wish to cancel the contract you MUST DO...

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