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Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002 ·

11 Placing of the order

reg. 11 · in force: yes

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11 Placing of the order

(1)Unless parties who are not consumers have agreed otherwise, where the recipient of the service places his order through technological means, a service provider shall–
(a)acknowledge receipt of the order to the recipient of the service without undue delay and by electronic means; and
(b)make available to the recipient of the service appropriate, effective and accessible technical means allowing him to identify and correct input errors prior to the placing of the order.
(2)For the purposes of paragraph (1)(a) above—
(a)the order and the acknowledgement of receipt will be deemed to be received when the parties to whom they are addressed are able to access them; and
(b)the acknowledgement of receipt may take the form of the provision of the service paid for where that service is an information society service.
(3)The requirements of paragraph (1) above shall not apply to contracts concluded exclusively by exchange of electronic mail or by equivalent individual communications.
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(1) Unless parties who are not consumers have agreed otherwise, where the recipient of the service places his order through technological means, a service provider shall–

(a) acknowledge receipt of the order to the recipient of the service without undue delay and by electronic means; and

(b) make available to the recipient of the service appropriate, effective and accessible technical means allowing him to identify and correct input errors prior to the placing of the order.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(a) above—

(a) the order and the acknowledgement of receipt will be deemed to be received when the parties to whom they are addressed are able to access them; and

(b) the acknowledgement of receipt may take the form of the provision of the service paid for where that service is an information society service.

(3) The requirements of paragraph (1) above shall not apply to contracts concluded exclusively by exchange of electronic mail or by equivalent individual communications.

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Service providers must acknowledge electronic orders without undue delay and provide technical error-correction means prior to order placement.

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cross-reference internal_cite · reg. 12

cross-reference internal_cite · reg. 13

cross-reference internal_cite · reg. 15

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synthesis coverage: missing/unverified L2 main

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:uksi/2002/2013#regulation-1

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:uksi/2002/2013#regulation-2

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:uksi/2002/2013#regulation-3

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:uksi/2002/2013#regulation-4

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:uksi/2002/2013#regulation-5

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synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:uksi/2002/2013#regulation-7

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:uksi/2002/2013#regulation-8

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:uksi/2002/2013#regulation-9

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:uksi/2002/2013#regulation-10

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:uksi/2002/2013#regulation-11

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:uksi/2002/2013#regulation-12

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:uksi/2002/2013#regulation-13

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:uksi/2002/2013#regulation-14

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:uksi/2002/2013#regulation-15

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:uksi/2002/2013#regulation-16

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:uksi/2002/2013#regulation-17

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synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:uksi/2002/2013#regulation-19

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:uksi/2002/2013#regulation-20

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:uksi/2002/2013#regulation-21

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:uksi/2002/2013#regulation-22

synthesis coverage: missing/unverified L2 schedule

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:uksi/2002/2013#schedule-paragraph-1

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:uksi/2002/2013#schedule-paragraph-2

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:uksi/2002/2013#schedule-paragraph-3

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synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:uksi/2002/2013#schedule-paragraph-5

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Change history as published

Reg. 5 omitted (7.5.2026) by virtue of The Electronic Commerce (Amendment and Consequential Provision) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/407), regs. 1(2), 2(5)

Sch. omitted (7.5.2026) by virtue of The Electronic Commerce (Amendment and Consequential Provision) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/407), regs. 1(2), 2(6) · repeated 5×

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legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/2013