After section 47A of the 1998 Act (which is inserted by section 18), there is inserted -
"47B Claims brought on behalf of consumers
(1) A specified body may (subject to the provisions of this Act and Tribunal rules) bring proceedings before the Tribunal which comprise consumer claims made or continued on behalf of at least two individuals.
(2) In this section "consumer claim" means a claim to which section 47A applies which an individual has in respect of an infringement affecting (directly or indirectly) goods or services to which subsection (7) applies.
(3) A consumer claim may be included in proceedings under this section if it is -
(a) a claim made in the proceedings on behalf of the individual concerned by the specified body; or
(b) a claim made by the individual concerned under section 47A which is continued in the proceedings on his behalf by the specified body;
and such a claim may only be made or continued in the proceedings with the consent of the individual concerned.
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