PART 2 U.K.Competent Authorities and ADR Entities

[F1 Binding outcome requirements U.K.

14C.— (1) Where an ADR entity aims at resolving a dispute by imposing a solution, the solution will not be binding on a party to the dispute unless—

(a) the ADR entity notifies the party that the outcome will be binding; and

(b) the party specifically accepts that the outcome will be binding.

(2) The requirements under paragraph (1) must be met before the ADR entity notifies the party of the outcome of the alternative dispute resolution procedure.

(3) Paragraph (1)(b) does not apply in relation to a trader where an enactment, the rules of a trade association, or term of a contract, provides that the solution will be binding on the trader.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Regs. 14A-14C inserted (9.7.2015) by The Alternative Dispute Resolution for Consumer Disputes (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1392), regs. 1(2), 2(8)