Part 3: Enforcement of consumer protection law Chapter 1: Overview
Part 3 provides for two regimes for the civil enforcement of consumer protection law to protect the collective interests of consumers: a court-based regime (which simplifies and enhances the regime provided by Part 8 of the Enterprise Act 2002) and a direct enforcement regime which is administered by the CMA (the "Part 3 enforcement regimes"). In particular, Part 3 provides for a single category of infringement to which the Part 3 enforcement regimes apply (instead of the two categories of infringements which feature in Part 8 of the Enterprise Act 2002, domestic infringements and Schedule 13 infringements). Subject to the transitional provisions set out in section 215 and Schedule 19, the Part 3 enforcement regimes replaces the regime provided by Part 8 of the Enterprise Act 2002 for conduct which takes place after commencement.