Section 277 — Power to make further provision in connection with this Chapter
Extent: E+W+S+N.I.
This version in force from 2024-05-24
Snapshot: 2026-08-24
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(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision—
(a) about how and when information or a notice that a trader is required to give to a consumer under this Chapter may or must be given;
(b) about the information that is to be contained in a notice given under this Chapter;
(c) about the arrangements that a trader must make under section 260 to enable a consumer to exercise a right to bring a subscription contract to an end, and about when a consumer may exercise such a right;
(d) specifying the period of time within which the refund of an overpayment must be made under section 261(2)(b);
(e) specifying descriptions of cases for the purposes of section 273(2) (and about the day on which a contract renews for those purposes).
(2) Regulations under subsection (1)(c) may include (among other things) provision restricting the period of notice that a trader may require a consumer to give to bring a subscription contract to an end.
(3) Regulations under this section are subject to the negative procedure.