Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999
The Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999 (Statutory Instrument 1999 No 2083 made under the European Communities Act 1972) implement an EC consumer protection directive aimed at defeating unfair or oppressive small print in consumer contracts.
Full text from OPSI/HMSO:
Related Reckon news items:
- http://www.reckon.co.uk/item/bab122c4Ofcom review of potentially unfair charges] (February 2008)
- Announcement of OFT test case (July 2007)
(some further activity has taken place on this case but nothing conclusive as of early March 2008) - Berwick v Lloyds TSB Bank Plc (court judgment) (May 2007)
- OFT market study into GB personal current bank accounts (April 2007)
- OFT guidance on fair credit card default charges (April 2006)
- OFT investigation into default charges on credit cards (July 2005)
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