The act received the royal assent on may 15, 1987 and shall come into force on such day as the secretary of. The consumer protection act 1987 shifts the burden of defending a product on to the manufacturer or producer once the plaintiff has prima facie evidence that his or her injury was caused by a. A full list of the product safety regulations made under the consumer. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. The consumer protection amendment act, 1991 34 of 1991. In the united kingdom, the consumer protection act 1987 was passed in order to protect consumers from predatory or fraudulent commercial activity undertaken by suppliers or vendors. I subject to the following provisions of this section, there is a meaning of. The consumer protection act, 1986 updated, download. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. The consumer protection act 1987 was a piece of english legislation that was passed in its titular year of 1987 by the parliament of the united kingdom. An act to make provision with respect to the liability of persons for. Your rights under the consumer protection act 1987 in britain the sale of goods act 1979 says we have a right to buy products that.
This guide explains in general terms how the product liability and consumer safety provisions of the consumer protection act 1987 i work. The consumer protection department of consumer affairs. The uk consumer rights act 2015 key changes that every. Jammu and kashmir consumer protection act 1987 act no. The act provides the same rights to anyone injured by a defective product, whether or not the product was sold to them. It came on the statutes book as the consumer protection act, 1986 68 of 1986. Application of part ii of the consumer protection act 1987. Act 68 of 1986 the consumer protection bill, 1986 was passed by both the houses of parliament and it received the assent of the president on 24th december, 1986. Application of part ii of the consumer protection act 1987 consumer safety.
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