Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Act 2023

Application

5. (1) Subject to subsection (2), this Act applies to representative actions brought on or after 25 June 2023 in respect of infringements by traders occurring on or after that date that harm or may harm the collective interests of consumers.

(2) This Act applies to domestic and cross-border infringements, including where those infringements ceased before a representative action is brought or where those infringements ceased before a representative action is concluded.

(3) This Act is without prejudice to the provisions of a relevant enactment.

(4) This Act shall not affect rules in the relevant enactments in so far as they establish contractual and non-contractual remedies available to consumers for the infringements referred to in subsections (1) and (2).