Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008

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
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.

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