European Communities (Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts) (Amendment) Regulations, 2000
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I, Mary Harney, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act, 1972 (No. 27 of 1972), and for the purpose of giving further effect to Council Directive No. 93/13/EEC of 5 April 1993 on unfair terms in consumer contracts(a) hereby make the following Regulations: | ||||
1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts) (Amendment) Regulations, 2000. | ||||
(2) The Principal Regulations and these Regulations may be cited together as the European Communities (Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts) Regulations, 1995 and 2000. | ||||
(3) These Regulations shall apply to contracts concluded after 2 October, 2000. | ||||
2. In these Regulations “Principal Regulations” means the European Communities (Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts) Regulations, 1995 ( S.I. No. 27 of 1995 ). | ||||
3. Regulation 2 of the Principal Regulations is amended by the insertion of the following definition after the definition of “consumer”: | ||||
“ ‘consumer organisation’ means - | ||||
(a) a company, the memorandum of association of which states the company's main object or objects to be the protection of consumer interests, | ||||
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(b) a body corporate (other than a company) or an unincorporated body of persons in relation to which there exists a constitution or a deed of trust which states the body's main object or objects to be the protection of consumer interests;”. | ||||
4. Regulation 5 of the Principal Regulations is amended - | ||||
(a) In paragraph (2) by the substitution for “Where there is a doubt” of “Subject to paragraph (3) of this Regulation, where there is a doubt”. | ||||
and | ||||
(b) by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (2): | ||||
“(3) Paragraph (2) of this Regulation does not apply to proceedings under Regulation 8(1) of these Regulations.”. | ||||
5. Regulation 8 of the Principal Regulations is amended: | ||||
(a) in paragraph (1) by the insertion of “or a consumer organisation” after “The Director”, | ||||
(b) in paragraph (2) by the insertion of “or the consumer organisation” after “The Director”, and | ||||
(c) in paragraph (4) by the insertion of “, the consumer organisation” after “the Director”. | ||||
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Explanatory Note | ||||
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation) | ||||
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