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The Department of Prices and Consumer Protection was established in 1974. This was the first time a government department's title made reference to consumer protection. In 2011 Consumer Minister Edward Davey announced plans within a policy document called Better Choices, Better Deals: Consumers Powering Growth to ensure that businesses would provide key information to their customers on how ...
The Consumer Rights Act 2015 [1] (c. 15) is an act of Parliament of the United Kingdom which consolidates existing consumer protection law legislation and also gives consumers a number of new rights and remedies.
The main consumer protection laws in the UK are the Consumer Protection Act 1987 and the Consumer Rights Act 2015. The United Kingdom has left the European Union, but during the transition period (until end of 2020) the UK was still bound by directives of the European Union.
On March 15, 1962, President John F. Kennedy said, "If consumers are offered inferior products, if prices are exorbitant, if drugs are unsafe or worthless, if the consumer is unable to choose on an...
The Consumer Protection Act 1987 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which made important changes to the consumer law of the United Kingdom. Part 1 implemented European Community (EC) Directive 85/374/EEC, the product liability directive, by introducing a regime of strict liability for damage arising from defective products.
The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/1277) is a statutory instrument in the United Kingdom made under the European Communities Act 1972. It came into force on 26 May 2008. It is effectively the successor to the Trade Descriptions Act 1968 (c. 29), which it largely repeals.
As of May 2014, the UK Government has introduced proposed legislation before Parliament. The bill is the "Consumer Rights Bill", and it will consolidate and develop Unfair Contract Terms provisions and Consumer Protection provisions. [8]
Legislation, particularly regarding consumer protection, has also frequently been updated by the European Union, in laws like the EU Airline Compensation Regulation, [1] or the EU Electronic Commerce Directive, [2] which were subsequently translated into domestic law through a statutory instrument authorised through the European Communities Act ...