CMA

What CMA does

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Types of regulation

Legal framework

Legislation that CMA directly enforces.

Primary legislation

• Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 Act 1977
• Sale of Goods Act 1979 Act 1979
• Water Industry Act 1991 Act 1991
• Competition Act 1998 Act 1998
• Enterprise Act 2002 Act 2002
• Consumer Rights Act 2015 Act 2015
• SBEEA 2015 Act 2015
• Subsidy Control Act 2022 Act 2022
• DMCCA 2024 Act 2024
• Supply and Appropriation (Anticipation and Adjustments) Act 2024 Act 2024

Secondary legislation

• Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999 UK Statutory Instrument 1999
• Competition Act 1998 (Small Agreements and Conduct of Minor Significance) Regulations 2000 UK Statutory Instrument 2000
• Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002 UK Statutory Instrument 2002
• Competition Act 1998 and Other Enactments (Amendment) Regulations 2004 UK Statutory Instrument 2004
• Business Protection from Misleading Marketing Regulations 2008 UK Statutory Instrument 2008
• Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 UK Statutory Instrument 2008
• Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013 UK Statutory Instrument 2013
• The Consumer Protection (Amendment) Regulations 2014 UK Statutory Instrument 2014
• Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018 UK Statutory Instrument 2018
• Competition Act 1998 (Vertical Agreements Block Exemption) Order 2022 UK Statutory Instrument 2022
• ... and 2 more statutory instruments

Related legislation

Legislation connected to CMA's remit but not directly enforced — establishing Acts, amendments, referenced legislation, and context.