- Section 253Overview
(1) This Chapter— (a) imposes duties on traders in relation to subscription contracts, (b) provides rights for consumers if those duties are breached, and (c) provides rights for…
- Section 254Meaning of “subscription contract”
(1) For the purposes of this Chapter, a subscription contract is a contract between a trader and a consumer— (a) for the supply of goods, services or digital…
- Section 255Excluded contracts
(1) A contract is an excluded contract for the purposes of this Chapter if, and to the extent that, it is of a description set out in Schedule…
- Section 256Pre-contract information
(1) Before a trader enters into a subscription contract with a consumer, the trader must— (a) give to the consumer the information set out in Part 1 of…
- Section 257Pre-contract information: additional requirements
(1) Subsections (2) and (3) apply in relation to a subscription contract entered into online. (2) The trader must ensure that the final step which the consumer is…
- Section 258Reminder notices
(1) Where a trader enters into a subscription contract with a consumer that does not include a concessionary period, the trader must give to the consumer a notice…
- Section 259Content and timing etc of reminder notices
(1) A reminder notice must contain— (a) the information set out in Part 3 of Schedule 23 , and (b) any other information required by regulations under section…
- Section 260Arrangements for consumers to exercise right to end contract
(1) A trader must make arrangements to enable a consumer to exercise a right to bring a subscription contract to an end— (a) in a way which is…
- Section 261Duties of trader on cancellation or end of subscription contract
(1) This section applies where a consumer— (a) has exercised a right under this Chapter to cancel a subscription contract, or (b) has exercised a right to bring…
- Section 262Terms implied into contracts
A trader’s compliance with the following duties is an implied term in every subscription contract— (a) the duty set out in section 256(1) (a) (key pre-contract information); (b)…
- Section 263Right to cancel for breach of implied term
(1) This section applies where a trader is in breach of the term implied into a subscription contract by section 262 (a), (c), (d) or (e). (2) The…
- Section 264Right to cancel during cooling-off periods
(1) A consumer has the right to cancel a subscription contract during— (a) the initial cooling-off period, and (b) any renewal cooling-off period. (2) The right conferred by…
- Section 265Meaning of “initial cooling-off period” and “renewal cooling-off period”
(1) In this Chapter, the “initial cooling-off period”, in relation to a subscription contract, means the period— (a) beginning with the day the contract is entered into, and…
- Section 266Cooling-off notice
(1) In relation to each renewal cooling-off period, a trader must give the consumer a notice (referred to in this Chapter as a “cooling-off notice”). (2) A cooling-off…
- Section 267Cancellation of subscription contract: further provision
(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision— (a) about the exercise of the rights of a consumer to cancel a subscription contract under this Chapter;…
- Section 268Offence of failing to provide information about initial cooling-off rights
(1) A trader commits an offence if the trader— (a) enters into an off-premises subscription contract, and (b) fails to— (i) give the consumer the information listed in…
- Section 269Defence of due diligence
(1) It is a defence for a person (“the defendant”) charged with an offence under section 268(1) to prove— (a) that the commission of the offence was due…
- Section 270Offences by officers of a body corporate etc
(1) If an offence under section 268(1) committed by a body corporate is proved— (a) to have been committed with the consent or connivance of an officer of…
- Section 271Penalty for offence and enforcement
(1) A person who is guilty of an offence under section 268(1) is liable— (a) on summary conviction in England Wales, to a fine; (b) on summary conviction…
- Section 272Information and notices: timing and burden of proof
(1) This section applies for the purposes of this Chapter. (2) Where a trader gives any information or notice under this Chapter by email, by a message sent…
- Section 273Terms of a subscription contract which are of no effect
(1) Any term of a subscription contract that is in contravention of this Chapter is, to that extent, of no effect (including any term that seeks to exclude…
- Section 274Other remedies for breach by trader
(1) Nothing in this Chapter is to be taken as limiting the taking of any other remedies available to a consumer for breach of any term (whether express,…
- Section 275Application of this Chapter
(1) Subsection (2) applies if— (a) the law of a country or territory other than the United Kingdom or any part of the United Kingdom is chosen by…
- Section 276Crown application
(1) Subject to subsection (2) , this Chapter binds the Crown. (2) The Crown is not criminally liable as a result of anything in this Chapter. (3) Subsection…
- Section 277Power to make further provision in connection with this Chapter
(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision— (a) about how and when information or a notice that a trader is required to give to a…
- Section 278Consequential amendments to the Consumer Rights Act 2015
(1) CRA 2015 is amended as follows. (2) In section 11 (goods to be as described)— (a) in subsection (4), after “( SI 2013/3134 )” insert “, or…
- Section 279Other consequential amendments
(1) In Schedule 3 to the Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008 , at the appropriate place insert— “ Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, Chapter 2…
- Section 280Interpretation
(1) In this Chapter— “business” includes— (a) a trade, craft or profession, (b) any other undertaking carried on for gain or reward, and (c) the activities of any…
- Section 281Index of defined expressions
In this Part, the expressions listed in the left-hand column have the meaning given by, or are to be interpreted in accordance with, the provisions listed in the…
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