The Timeshare, Holiday Products, Resale and Exchange Contracts (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

Made: 12th December 2018

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(1) of, and paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 to, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 .

In accordance with paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 7 to that Act a draft of this instrument has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

PART 1 — Introduction

Citation and commencement

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These Regulations may be cited as the Timeshare, Holiday Products, Resale and Exchange Contracts (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 and come into force on exit day.

PART 2 — Amendment of subordinate legislation

Amendment of the Timeshare, Holiday Products, Resale and Exchange Contracts Regulations 2010

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• (1) The Timeshare, Holiday Products, Resale and Exchange Contracts Regulations 2010 are amended as follows.

• (2) In regulation 5 (holiday accommodation contracts to which these Regulations apply)—

• (a) in paragraph (3)(b), before “an EEA State”, insert “ the United Kingdom or ”;

• (b) in paragraph (5)(b), for “an EEA State”, substitute “ the United Kingdom ”.

• (3) In regulation 12 (key information)—

• (a) for paragraph (6), substitute—

(6) The information must be provided in English and may, in addition, be provided in another language.

• (b) omit paragraph (7).

• (4) In regulation 17 (language of the contract)—

• (a) for paragraph (2), substitute—

(2) The contract must be drawn up in English and may, in addition, be drawn up in another language.

• (b) omit paragraphs (3) and (4);

• (c) in paragraph (5), for “comply with paragraph (4)”, substitute “ draw up the contract in English ”.

• (5) In Schedule 1 (standard information form for timeshare contracts)—

• (a) in Part 2, for “Member State in which the consumer is resident or is habitually domiciled”, in both places where it occurs, substitute “ United Kingdom ”;

• (b) in Part 3, omit “within the territory of the Member States(s) in which the property or properties concerned are situated”.

• (6) In Schedule 2 (standard information form for long-term holiday product contracts) in Part 2, for “Member State in which the consumer is resident or is habitually domiciled”, in both places where it occurs, substitute “ United Kingdom ”.

• (7) In Schedule 3 (standard information form for resale contracts) in Part 2, for “Member State in which the consumer is resident or is habitually domiciled”, in both places where it occurs, substitute “ United Kingdom ”.

• (8) In Schedule 4 (standard information form for exchange contracts) in Part 2, for “Member State in which the consumer is resident or is habitually domiciled”, substitute “ United Kingdom ”, and for “Member State in which the consumer is resident or habitually domiciled”, substitute “ United Kingdom ”.

PART 3 — Supplementary

Transitional provision

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Nothing in these Regulations applies to a contract entered into before IP completion day.

Signed

Kelly Tolhurst — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State — 2018-12-12

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2018 c. 16.

[^f00002]: S.I. 2010/2960 to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

Editorial notes

[^c23531291]: 2018 c. 16.

[^c23531301]: S.I. 2010/2960 to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^key-2b77fd951c5c4cfdfb23e82c17bcd087]: Words in reg. 3 substituted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Consumer Protection (Enforcement) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1347), regs. 1(3), 6(2)

[^M_I_97ac581b-49b7-425f-e1e8-51b2952cbe50]: Reg. 1 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1

[^M_I_f7fbf696-e4af-4734-a48a-b54eb7c144a0]: Reg. 2 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1

[^M_I_644055e0-8e49-4b8b-85ff-48bbee0a8da5]: Reg. 3 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1