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UK Statutory Instrument
2010
United Kingdom
Consumer Credit (Disclosure of Information) Regulations 2010
At a glance
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What's here
7 compliance obligations, 1 practical guide · 3 journeys
Penalty landscape
1 of 7 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 6 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
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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.
Direct — cites this Act
1 guidesOther Acts binding the same actors
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Traders also bound by 826 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Value Added Tax Regulations 1995 1995 413 duties
- Companies Act 2006 2006 243 duties
- The Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 2008 114 duties
- Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 2016 62 duties
- Building Societies Act 1986 1986 56 duties
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.
Schedules
Pre-contract Consumer Credit Information (Overdrafts)
Unlimited fine- Provide a standardized pre-contract information form for overdrafts Trader
Browse 18 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
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Wherever “if applicable” is indicated, the creditor must give the...
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Wherever “if applicable” is indicated, the creditor must give the...
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If applicable 5. Additional information in the case of distance...
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Information to be disclosed: telephone contracts
- Provide specific credit information during telephone sales Trader
Information to be disclosed: non-telephone distance contracts
- Disclose credit information after making distance agreements Trader
Information to be disclosed: distance contracts for the purpose of a business
- Provide pre-contract credit information for business distance contracts Trader
Information about contractual terms and conditions: regulations 3, 4 and 5
- Provide full contract terms for consumer distance credit agreements Trader
Information to be disclosed: pawn agreements
- Inform existing customers of their right to pre-contract pawn information Trader
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- Use correct formats for pre-contract overdraft information Trader
Browse 6 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Citation, commencement and interpretation
Agreements to which these Regulations apply
Information to be disclosed: agreements other than telephone contracts, non-telephone distance contracts, excluded pawn agreements and overdraft agreements
Manner of disclosure
Information to be disclosed: overdraft agreements
Modifying agreements
Official guidance
Authoritative sources published by regulators or government explaining this legislation.
- Status disclosure: consumer credit | FCA (opens in a new tab) from FCA Detailed Guidance
- CONC 4: Pre-contractual requirements (opens in a new tab) from FCA Detailed Guidance
- FCA CONC 5 - Responsible lending (opens in a new tab) from FCA Detailed Guidance
Enforcement and responsible bodies
The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.
Financial Conduct Authority
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Connected legislation
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Made under
Consumer Credit Act 1974 1974 Primary Act
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