[140AA Extension of time limits because of alternative dispute resolution in certain cross border or domestic contractual [consumer contract] disputes]

[140AA  Extension of time limits because of alternative dispute resolution in certain cross border or domestic contractual [consumer contract] disputes]

[(1)     In this section—

(a)     . . .

[(b)     “ADR entity” means a person whose name appears on a list maintained in accordance with regulation 10 of the Alternative Dispute Resolution for Consumer Disputes (Competent Authorities and Information) Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/542);]

(c)     . . .

[(d)     “ADR procedure” means a procedure for the out-of-court resolution of disputes through the intervention of an ADR entity which proposes or imposes a solution or brings the parties together with the aim of facilitating an amicable solution;]

[(da)     “consumer” means an individual acting for purposes which are wholly or mainly outside that individual's trade, business, craft or profession;]

(e)     “non-binding ADR procedure” means an ADR procedure the outcome of which is not binding on the parties;

[(f)     “relevant dispute” means a dispute that—

(a)     concerns obligations under a sales contract or a service contract, and

(b)     is between a trader established in the United Kingdom or the European Union and a consumer resident in the United

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