Consumer Protection Act 1987

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Jurisdiction	UK Non-devolved
Citation	1987 c. 43

(1) This Part ^F90was enacted for the purpose of making such provision as ^F91was necessary in order to comply with the product liability Directive and shall be construed accordingly.the person who manufactured it;in the case of a substance which has not been manufactured but has been won or abstracted, the person who won or abstracted it;in the case of a product which has not been manufactured, won or abstracted but essential characteristics of which are attributable to an industrial or other process having been carried out (for example, in relation to agricultural produce) , the person who carried out that process;(3) For the purposes of this Part a person who

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Consumer Protection Act 1987
Part I: Product Liability

1: Purpose and construction of Part I.

2: Liability for defective products.

3: Meaning of “defect”.

4: Defences.

5: Damage giving rise to liability.

6: Application of certain enactments etc.

7: Prohibition on exclusions from liability.
8: Power to modify Part I.
9: Application of Part I to Crown.

Part II: Consumer Safety

10: The general safety requirement.
11: Safety regulations.

12: Offences against the safety regulations.

13: Prohibition notices and notices to warn.

14: Suspension notices.

15: Appeals against suspension notices.

16: Forfeiture: England and Wales and Northern Ireland.

17: Forfeiture: Scotland.

18: Power to obtain information.

19: Interpretation of Part II.

Part III: Misleading Price Indications

20: Offence of giving misleading indication.
21: Meaning of “misleading”.
22: Application to provision of services and facilities.
23: Application to provision of accommodation etc.
24: Defences.
25: Code of practice.
26: Power to make regulations.

Part IV: Enforcement of Parts II and III

27: Enforcement.

28: Test purchases.
29: Powers of search etc.

30: Provisions supplemental to s. 29.

31: Power of customs officer to detain goods.

32: Obstruction of authorised officer.

33: Appeals against detention of goods.

34: Compensation for seizure and detention.

35: Recovery of expenses of enforcement.

Part V: Miscellaneous and Supplemental

36: Amendments of Part I of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.
37: Power of Commissioners for Revenue and Customs to disclose information

38: Restrictions on disclosure of information.
39: Defence of due diligence.

40: Liability of persons other than principal offender.

41: Civil proceedings.

42: Reports etc.

43: Financial provisions.

44: Service of documents etc.

45: Interpretation.

46: Meaning of “supply”

47: Savings for certain privileges.

48: Minor and consequential amendments and repeals.

49: Northern Ireland.

50: Short title: commencement and transitional provision.

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 Section 6.
Limitation of Actions under Part I

Part I: England and Wales
Part II: Scotland

SCHEDULE 2 Section 13.
Prohibition Notices and Notices to Warn

Part I: Prohibition Notices
Part II: Notices to Warn
Part III: General

SCHEDULE 3 Section 36.
Amendments of Part I of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974

SCHEDULE 4 Section 48.
Minor and Consequential Amendments

The Explosives Act 1875
The Trade Descriptions Act 1968
The Fair Trading Act 1973
The Consumer Credit Act 1974
The Torts (Interference with Goods) Act 1977
The Estate Agents Act 1979
The Competition Act 1980
The Employment Act 1982
The Telecommunications Act 1984
The Airports Act 1986
The Gas Act 1986
The Insolvency Act 1986
The Motor Cycle Noise Act 1987

SCHEDULE 5 Section 48.
Repeals

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