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These Regulations implement certain provisions of Regulation (EC) 561/2006 (OJ No L102, 11.4.2006, p.1) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 (on the harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport and amending Council Regulations (EEC) No 3821/85 and (EC) No 2135/98 and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 3820/85) which have not previously been implemented. The subject matter of the European Community legislation is drivers’ hours and the equipment to be used for recording drivers’ activity More
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These Regulations implement in Great Britain Council Directive 2002/73/EC of 23rd September 2002 (“the Directive”), in part, and come into force on 6th April 2008. The Directive concerns the principle of equal treatment of men and women as regards access to employment, vocational training and promotion and working conditions More
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The Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (“the 1975 Act”) and the Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 (“the 1976 Order”) already meet many of the Directive’s requirements. However, to fully implement the Directive amendments are needed to the 1975 Act and 1976 Order, in particular to reflect the provisions of the Directive which deal with: discrimination, harassment and sexual harassment, the burden of proof in court proceedings, and the amendment of statutory provisions which would otherwise be contrary to the requirements of the Directive. The amendments to the 1975 Act and 1976 Order can be found in Schedules 1 and 2 respectively More
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This Order corrects a drafting error in the Legal Services Act 2007 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitory Provisions) Order 2007 More
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These Regulations amend the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (Fees) Regulations 1988 (“the 1988 Regulations”). The 1988 Regulations prescribe the fees payable in connection with the issue of special certificates of approval for vehicles used to carry dangerous goods, in pursuance of the European Agreement Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR). An “ADR certificate” is a special certificate of approval as defined in regulation 2 of the 1988 Regulations. “ADR” is the acronym for “Accord European Relatif au Transports International des Marchandises Dangereuses par Route” More
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This Order makes various amendments to the framework legislation for the regulation of nurses and midwives, the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001 (“the principal Order”), and contains some consequential changes. Many of the amendments relate to the governance arrangements for the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) More
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An Act to make provision for the establishment of the Legal Services Board and in respect of its functions; to make provision for, and in connection with, the regulation of persons who carry on certain legal activities; to make provision for the establishment of the Office for Legal Complaints and for a scheme to consider and determine legal complaints; to make provision about claims management services and about immigration advice and immigration services; to make provision in respect of legal representation provided free of charge; to make provision about the application of the Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007; to make provision about the Scottish legal services ombudsman; and for connected purposes More
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An Act to make provision for the establishment of the National Consumer Council and its functions; to make provision for the abolition of other consumer bodies; to make provision about the handling of consumer complaints by certain providers; to make provision requiring certain providers to be members of redress schemes in respect of consumer complaints; to amend the Estate Agents Act 1979; to make provision about the cancellation of certain contracts concluded away from business premises; and for connected purposes More
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An Act to amend the law relating to the sale of goods; to make provision as to the terms to be implied in certain agreements for the transfer of property in or the hire of goods, in hire-purchase agreements and on the exchange of goods for trading stamps and as to the remedies for breach of the terms of such agreements; and for connected purposes More
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This Order may be cited as the Solicitors’ (Non-Contentious Business) Remuneration Order 2009. More
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These Regulations implement Directive 2005/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices (OJ No L 149, 11.6.2005, p22) (“the Directive”). These Regulations also implement article 6.2 of Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain aspects of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantees (OJ No L171, 7.7.1999, p12) (“the Sale of Goods Directive”). More
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These Regulations implement Council Directive 90/314/EEC on package travel, package holidays, and package tours (OJ No. L158, 13 June 1990, p.59).
The Regulations control the sale and performance of packages sold or offered for sale in the UK. Packages are defined as the pre-arranged combination of at least two of the following when sold or offered for sale at an inclusive price and when the service covers a period of 24 hours or more or includes overnight accommodation More
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An Act to consolidate the law relating to the sale of goods More
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An Act to make provision for and in connection with a national minimum wage; to provide for the amendment of certain enactments relating to the remuneration of persons employed in agriculture; and for connected purposes More
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A minimum set of common consumer rights on faulty goods in each EU country is provided for by Directive 1999/44/EC on the Sale of Consumer Goods (“the Directive”). One aim of the Directive is to encourage people to shop across borders, knowing they have protection if anything is wrong with the products they buy. Existing UK law has been retained but slightly amended, mainly to give effect to specific remedies which, although they have been in use for many years, have not previously been part of the law More
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The Regulations make amendments to existing legislation on the sale and supply of goods and unfair terms in order to provide additional remedies to consumers in certain circumstances. The Regulations also contain provisions on the legal status of guarantees offered to consumers and place obligations on guarantors in relation to such guarantees More
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An Act to make new provision for the regulation of the processing of information relating to individuals, including the obtaining, holding, use or disclosure of such information More
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An Act to impose further limits on the extent to which under the law of England and Wales and Northern Ireland civil liability for breach of contract, of for negligence or other breach of duty, can be avoided by means of contract terms and otherwise, and under the law of Scotland civil liability can be avoided by means of contract terms More
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These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(1). More
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An Act to amend the law with respect to the terms to be implied in certain contracts for the transfer of the property in goods, in certain contracts for the hire of goods and in certain contracts for the supply of a service; and for connected purposes More
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These Regulations revoke and replace the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/3159) which came into force on 1st July 1995. Those Regulations implemented Council Directive 93/13/EEC on unfair terms in consumer contracts (O.J. No. L95, 21.4.93, p. 29). Regulations 3 to 9 of these Regulations re-enact regulations 2 to 7 of the 1994 Regulations with modifications to reflect more closely the wording of the Directive More
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