Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008

Statutory Instrument
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Citation	SI 2008/1277
Introduced by	Gareth Thomas
Territorial extent	England and Wales Northern Ireland Scotland
Dates
Made	8 May 2008
Laid before Parliament	3 March 2008
Commencement	26 May 2008 (2008-05-26)
Other legislation
Amends	Trade Descriptions Act 1968 etc.
Repeals/revokes	Fraudulent Mediums Act 1951 Mock Auctions Act 1961 etc.
Made under	European Communities Act 1972
Transposes	Unfair Commercial Practices Directive 2005
Status: Current legislation
Text of the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 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, which it largely repeals. It is designed to implement the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive, as part of a common set of European minimum standards for consumer protection.

Contents

The Regulations introduce new rules about consumer protection and the responsibility of businesses to trade fairly. It places a general duty on traders not to trade unfairly.

The regulations also include a blacklist of 31 banned trading practices.

Enforcement

In February 2011, Safestyle UK became the first company to be prosecuted under the regulations. In an action^[1] brought by North Lincolnshire Council Trading Standards Department they were found guilty under paragraph 25 (ignoring a request not to return)^[2] and fined £4000 with £18,000 costs for repeatedly calling on a consumer in Scunthorpe.