STAUTORY INSTRUMENTS

                                                                 2005 No. 689

                                                       CONSUMER PROTECTION

                  The Consumer Protection (Distance Sellimg)(Amendment) Regulations 2005

                                    Made                                                    11th March 2005

                           Laid Before Parliament                                 16th March 2005

                                Coming into Force                                     6th April 2005

The Secretary of State, being a Minster designated[1] for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities

Act 1972[2] in relation to matters relating to consumer protection, in exercise of the powers conferred on her by section 2(2) of the act, hereby makes the following Regulations:

                                               Citation, commencement and extent

1.-(1) These Regulatios may be cited as The Consumer Protection (Distance Sellimg)(Amendment) Regulations 2005 and shall come into force on 6th April 2005.

(2) These Regulations extend to Northern Ireland.

                     Amendments to the The Consumer Protection (Distance Sellimg) Regulations 2000

2.The Consumer Protection (Distance Sellimg) Regulations 2000[3] are amended in accordance with schedule to these Regulations......Gary Sutcliffe Parliamentary Under Secretary of Employment Relations, Postal Services and Consumers Department of Trade and Industry 14th March 2005.

                                                                         SCHEDULE

                                                                        Regulation 2

                      Amendments to the The Consumer Protection (Distance Sellimg) Regulations 2000

1.-(1) Regulation 8 (written and additional information) is amended as follows.

                                        (2) In paragraph (2)(b)-

(a) the word "and" at the end of sub-paragraph(ii) there is inserted -

"(iii) in the case of a contract for the supply of services, information as to how the right to cancel may be affected by the consumer agreeing to performance of the services beginning before the end of the seven working day period refeerred to in regulation 12.

                                        (3) Paragrapgh (3) is omitted.

2.-(1) Regulation 12 (cancellation period in the case of contracts for the supply of services) is amended as follows.

                                       (2)  In paragraph (3) -

(a) before the words "Where a supplier" there is inserted "Subject to paragraph (3A)"; and

(b) after the words "in regulation 8(2)" the words "and (3)" are omitted.

                                       (3) After paragrph (3) there is inserted -

"(3A) Where the performance of the contract has begun with the consumer's agreement before the expiry of of the period of seven working days beginning with day after the day on which the contract was concluded and the supplier has not complied with regulation 8 on or before the day on which performance began, but provides to the consumer the information referred to in regulation 8(2) in good time during the performance of the contract, the cancellation period ends -

(a) on the expiry of the period of seven working days beginning with the day after the day on which the consumer receives the information; or

(b) if the performance of the contract is completed before the expiry of the period referred to in sub-paragraph (a), on the day when the performance of the contract is completed.".

(4) In paragraph (4) for the words "neither paragraph (2) nor (3) applies" there is substitued "none of paragraphs (2) to (3A) applies".

3.- (1) Regulation 13 (exceptions to the right to cancel) is amended as follows.

                                        (2) For paragraph (1)(a) there is substituted -

" (a) for the supply of services if the performance of the contract has begun with the consumer's agreement -

(i) before the end of the cancellation period applicable under regulation 12(2); and

(ii) after the supplier has provided the information referred to in regulation 8(2).".

CANCELATION POLICY