What UK Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/1277, CPRs/CPUT) requires
The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/1277, the CPRs) transpose EU Directive 2005/29/EC on Unfair Commercial Practices (UCPD) into UK domestic law. The Regulations were in force from 26 May 2008 and were materially amended by the Consumer Protection (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (SI 2014/870) introducing private consumer rights of redress. The Regulations are organised in five Parts and four Schedules. Part 1 contains citation and interpretation including the average consumer concept. Part 2 contains the substantive prohibitions: Regulation 3 (general prohibition of unfair commercial practices contrary to professional diligence), Regulation 5 (misleading actions about product characteristics, price, trader identity), Regulation 6 (misleading omissions of material information), Regulation 7 (aggressive practices using harassment, coercion or undue influence), and Regulation 9 cross-references the Schedule 1 blacklist of 31 commercial practices always considered unfair (pyramid schemes, false code-compliance claims, unwanted persistent solicitations, exhortations directed at children). Regulations 27A to 27L (inserted by SI 2014/870) provide private consumer rights of redress: right to unwind, right to discount and damages. Part 3 establishes offences punishable on indictment by up to 2 years imprisonment and an unlimited fine. Regulation 17 provides the due-diligence defence. Part 4 vests enforcement in trading standards authorities and the Competition and Markets Authority. From April 2025 the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (DMCC Act) supplements the CPRs with direct CMA enforcement powers and turnover-based fines up to 10 percent of global turnover.
Pillar: Sales, Marketing & PR · Authority: The National Archives via legislation.gov.uk (Crown copyright) · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/1277/contents/made
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- Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/1277), Regulation 2 - Interpretation including average consumer
- Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008, Regulation 3 - Prohibition of unfair commercial practices
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