(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Consumer Credit (Conduct of Business) (Credit References) Regulations 1977 and (except regulation 5) shall come into operation on 16th May 1977.
(2) Regulation 5 shall come into operation on 16th November 1977.
(3) In these Regulations -
"the Act" means the Consumer Credit Act 1974;
"agency" means a credit reference agency;
and other expressions used in these Regulations have the same respective meanings as in the Act.
(4) The Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply for the interpretation of these Regulations as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.