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    Early Experiences of the Enforcement of the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive in Scotland

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    Date
    2010-12
    Author
    Williams, Jane
    Hare, Caroline
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    Williams, J. & Hare, C. (2010) Early Experiences of the Enforcement of the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive in Scotland, Journal of Consumer Policy, vol. 33, , pp. 377-401,
    Abstract
    This exploratory study examines the early impact of the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive 2005/29/EC on enforcers in Scotland within the context of current policy developments regarding the use of civil and criminal enforcement mechanisms within the UK. The Directive has been implemented in the UK by means of the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 SI 1277 and the duty to enforce the Regulations falls primarily to local authority trading standards services. Twenty-one in-depth interviews were conducted with a range of officers employed within the trading standards service based in eight local authorities in Scotland on their perceptions of the new Regulations. The main findings were that officers' views of the new Regulations and the civil and criminal enforcement routes available to them was affected by structural, operational, and cultural issues which varied from one authority to another. A number of officers were finding the Regulations a challenge to old ways and there was evidence that many felt unprepared for the Regulations. A number of positive views were expressed regarding the flexibility of the new Regulations and the advantages of the provisions relating to misleading omissions. Overall officers' experiences of the Regulations were heavily influenced by the complaints received by their particular local authority service. 2010 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.
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    http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10603-010-9142-5
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    https://eresearch.qmu.ac.uk/handle/20.500.12289/1762
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