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Changes over time for: Section 2


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Point in time view as at 01/10/2016.
Changes to legislation:
There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977, Section 2.

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2 Negligence liability.E+W+N.I.
(1)A person cannot by reference to any contract term or to a notice given to persons generally or to particular persons exclude or restrict his liability for death or personal injury resulting from negligence.
(2)In the case of other loss or damage, a person cannot so exclude or restrict his liability for negligence except in so far as the term or notice satisfies the requirement of reasonableness.
(3)Where a contract term or notice purports to exclude or restrict liability for negligence a person’s agreement to or awareness of it is not of itself to be taken as indicating his voluntary acceptance of any risk.
[(4)This section does not apply to—
(a)a term in a consumer contract, or
(b)a notice to the extent that it is a consumer notice,
(but see the provision made about such contracts and notices in sections 62 and 65 of the Consumer Rights Act 2015).]
Textual Amendments
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
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