Consumer Rights Act 2022

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PART 9

Amendment of Consumer Protection Act 2007

Amendment of section 2 of Act of 2007

152. Section 2 of the Act of 2007 is amended, in subsection (1)—

(a) by the substitution of the definition “authorised officer” for the following definition:

“‘authorised officer’—

(a) in relation to the functions performed by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission under this Act, has the same meaning as it has in the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 , and

(b) in relation to the functions performed by the Commission for Communications Regulation under this Act, has the same meaning as it has in section 39 of the Communications Regulation Act 2002 ;”,

(b) by the substitution for the definition of “product” of the following definition:

“‘product’ means any goods or services including immovable property, a digital service and digital content, as well as rights and obligations;”,

(c) in the definition of “relevant statutory provisions”—

(i) by the deletion of paragraphs (k) and (l),

(ii) by the deletion of “and”, where it occurs immediately after paragraph (m), and

(iii) by the insertion after paragraph (n) of the following:

“, and

(o) the Act of 2022.”,

and

(d) by the insertion of the following definitions:

“‘Act of 2022’ means the Consumer Rights Act 2022;

‘digital content’ has the same meaning as it has in the Act of 2022;

‘digital service’ has the same meaning as it has in the Act of 2022;

‘distance contract’ has the same meaning as it has in Part 5 of the Act of 2022;

‘online marketplace’ means a service using software, including a website, part of a website or an application, operated by or on behalf of a trader which allows consumers to conclude distance contracts with other traders or consumers;

‘ranking’ means the relative prominence given to products, as presented, organised or communicated by the trader, irrespective of the technological means used for such presentation, organisation or communication;”.