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;

the producer of the product;

any person who, by putting his name on the product or using a trade mark or other distinguishing mark in relation to the product, has held himself out to be the producer of the product;

any person who has imported the product into a member State from a place outside the member States in order, in the course of any business of his, to supply it to another.

the person who suffered the damage requests the supplier to identify one or more of the persons (whether still in existence or not) to whom subsection (2) above applies in relation to the product;

that request is made within a reasonable period after the damage occurs and at a time when it is not reasonably practicable for the person making the request to identify all those persons; and

the supplier fails, within a reasonable period after receiving the request, either to comply with the request or to identify the person who supplied the product to him.

the manner in which, and purposes for which, the product has been marketed, its get-up, the use of any mark in relation to the product and any instructions for, or warnings with respect to, doing or refraining from doing anything with or in relation to the product;

what might reasonably be expected to be done with or in relation to the product; and

the time when the product was supplied by its producer to another;

that the defect is attributable to compliance with any requirement imposed by or under any enactment or with any Community obligation; or

that the person proceeded against did not at any time supply the product to another; or

that the defect did not exist in the product at the relevant time; or

that the state of scientific and technical knowledge at the relevant time was not such that a producer of products of the same description as the product in question might be expected to have discovered the defect if it had existed in his products while they were under his control; or

if the person proceeded against is a person to whom subsection (2) of section 2 above applies in relation to the product, the time when he supplied the product to another;

if that subsection does not apply to that person in relation to the product, the time when the product was last supplied by a person to whom that subsection does apply in relation to the product.

of a description of property ordinarily intended for private use, occupation or consumption; and

intended by the person suffering the loss or damage mainly for his own private use, occupation or consumption.

from facts observable or ascertainable by him; or

from facts ascertainable by him with the help of appropriate expert advice which it is reasonable for him to seek;

for the purposes of the M1Fatal Accidents Act 1976, by that person’s wrongful act, neglect or default;

for the purposes of section 3 of the M2Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1940 (contribution among joint wrongdoers), by that person’s wrongful act or negligent act or omission;

for the purposes of section 1 of the M34Damages (Scotland) Act 1976 (rights of relatives of a deceased), by that person’s act or omission; and

for the purposes of Part II of the M3Administration of Justice Act 1982 (damages for personal injuries, etc.—Scotland), by an act or omission giving rise to liability in that person to pay damages.

a person’s death is caused wholly or partly by a defect in a product, or a person dies after suffering damage which has been so caused;

a request such as mentioned in paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 2 above is made to a supplier of the product by that person’s personal representatives or, in the case of a person whose death is caused wholly or partly by the defect, by any dependant or relative of that person; and

the conditions specified in paragraphs (b) and (c) of that subsection are satisfied in relation to that request,

a person were answerable to a child in respect of an occurrence caused wholly or partly by a defect in a product if he is or has been liable under section 2 above in respect of any effect of the occurrence on a parent of the child, or would be so liable if the occurrence caused a parent of the child to suffer damage;

the provisions of this Part relating to liability under section 2 above applied in relation to liability by virtue of paragraph (a) above under the said section 1; and

subsection (6) of the said section 1 (exclusion of liability) were omitted.

supplies any consumer goods which fail to comply with the general safety requirement;

offers or agrees to supply any such goods; or

exposes or possesses any such goods for supply.

the manner in which, and purposes for which, the goods are being or would be marketed, the get-up of the goods, the use of any mark in relation to the goods and any instructions or warnings which are given or would be given with respect to the keeping, use or consumption of the goods;

any standards of safety published by any person either for goods of a description which applies to the goods in question or for matters relating to goods of that description; and

the existence of any means by which it would have been reasonable (taking into account the cost, likelihood and extent of any improvement) for the goods to have been made safer.

anything which is shown to be attributable to compliance with any requirement imposed by or under any enactment or with any Community obligation;

that he reasonably believed that the goods would not be used or consumed in the United Kingdom; or

whether or not they are themselves acquired for a person’s private use or consumption, they are supplied in the course of carrying on a business of making a supply of consumer goods available to persons who generally acquire them for private use or consumption; and

the descriptions of goods the supply of which is made available in the course of that business do not, to a significant extent, include manufactured or imported goods which have not previously been supplied in the United Kingdom.

growing crops or things comprised in land by virtue of being attached to it;

water, food, feeding stuff or fertiliser;

gas which is, is to be or has been supplied by a person authorised to supply it by or under section 6, 7 or 8 of the M35Gas Act 1986 (authorisation of supply of gas through pipes);

aircraft (other than hang-gliders) or motor vehicles;

controlled drugs or licensed medicinal products;

tobacco.

that goods to which this section applies are safe;

that goods to which this section applies which are unsafe, or would be unsafe in the hands of persons of a particular description, are not made available to persons generally or, as the case may be, to persons of that description; and

that appropriate information is, and inappropriate information is not, provided in relation to goods to which this section applies.

with respect to the composition or contents, design, construction, finish or packing of goods to which this section applies, with respect to standards for such goods and with respect to other matters relating to such goods;

with respect to the giving, refusal, alteration or cancellation of approvals of such goods, of descriptions of such goods or of standards for such goods;

with respect to the conditions that may be attached to any approval given under the regulations;

for requiring such fees as may be determined by or under the regulations to be paid on the giving or alteration of any approval under the regulations and on the making of an application for such an approval or alteration;

with respect to appeals against refusals, alterations and cancellations of approvals given under the regulations and against the conditions contained in such approvals;

for requiring goods to which this section applies to be approved under the regulations or to conform to the requirements of the regulations or to descriptions or standards specified in or approved by or under the regulations;

with respect to the testing or inspection of goods to which this section applies (including provision for determining the standards to be applied in carrying out any test or inspection);

with respect to the ways of dealing with goods of which some or all do not satisfy a test required by or under the regulations or a standard connected with a procedure so required;

for requiring a mark, warning or instruction or any other information relating to goods to be put on or to accompany the goods or to be used or provided in some other manner in relation to the goods, and for securing that inappropriate information is not given in relation to goods either by means of misleading marks or otherwise;

for prohibiting persons from supplying, or from offering to supply, agreeing to supply, exposing for supply or possessing for supply, goods to which this section applies and component parts and raw materials for such goods;

for requiring information to be given to any such person as may be determined by or under the regulations for the purpose of enabling that person to exercise any function conferred on him by the regulations.

for requiring persons on whom functions are conferred by or under section 27 below to have regard, in exercising their functions so far as relating to any provision of safety regulations, to matters specified in a direction issued by the Secretary of State with respect to that provision;

for securing that a person shall not be guilty of an offence under section 12 below unless it is shown that the goods in question do not conform to a particular standard;

for securing that proceedings for such an offence are not brought in England and Wales except by or with the consent of the Secretary of State or the Director of Public Prosecutions;

for securing that proceedings for such an offence are not brought in Northern Ireland except by or with the consent of the Secretary of State or the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland;

for enabling a magistrates’ court in England and Wales or Northern Ireland to try an information or, in Northern Ireland, a complaint in respect of such an offence if the information was laid or the complaint made within twelve months from the time when the offence was committed;

for enabling summary proceedings for such an offence to be brought in Scotland at any time within twelve months from the time when the offence was committed; and

for determining the persons by whom, and the manner in which, anything required to be done by or under the regulations is to be done.

to consult such organisations as appear to him to be representative of interests substantially affected by the proposal;

to consult such other persons as he considers appropriate; and

in the case of proposed regulations relating to goods suitable for use at work, to consult the Health and Safety Commission in relation to the application of the proposed regulations to Great Britain;

to make different provision for different cases; and

to make such supplemental, consequential and transitional provision as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

growing crops and things comprised in land by virtue of being attached to it;

water, food, feeding stuff and fertiliser;

gas which is, is to be or has been supplied by a person authorised to supply it by or under section 6, 7 or 8 of the M36Gas Act 1986 (authorisation of supply of gas through pipes);

controlled drugs and licensed medicinal products.

to carry out a particular test or use a particular procedure in connection with the making or processing of the goods with a view to ascertaining whether the goods satisfy any requirements of such regulations; or

to deal or not to deal in a particular way with a quantity of the goods of which the whole or part does not satisfy such a test or does not satisfy standards connected with such a procedure,

he fails without reasonable cause to comply with the requirement; or

serve on any person a notice ( “a prohibition notice”) prohibiting that person, except with the consent of the Secretary of State, from supplying, or from offering to supply, agreeing to supply, exposing for supply or possessing for supply, any relevant goods which the Secretary of State considers are unsafe and which are described in the notice;

serve on any person a notice ( “a notice to warn”) requiring that person at his own expense to publish, in a form and manner and on occasions specified in the notice, a warning about any relevant goods which the Secretary of State considers are unsafe, which that person supplies or has supplied and which are described in the notice.

to make different provision for different cases; and

to make such supplemental, consequential and transitional provision as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

in relation to a prohibition notice, any goods to which section 11 above applies; and

in relation to a notice to warn, any goods to which that section applies or any growing crops or things comprised in land by virtue of being attached to it.

describe the goods in a manner sufficient to identify them;

set out the grounds on which the authority suspects that a safety provision has been contravened in relation to the goods; and

state that, and the manner in which, the person on whom the notice is served may appeal against the notice under section 15 below.

proceedings against that person for an offence in respect of a contravention in relation to the goods of a safety provision (not being an offence under this section); or

proceedings for the forfeiture of the goods under section 16 or 17 below,

there has been no contravention in relation to the goods of any safety provision; and

the exercise of the power is not attributable to any neglect or default by that person.

where no such proceedings have been so brought, by way of complaint to a magistrates’ court; or

in Scotland, by summary application to the sheriff.

proceedings for an offence in respect of a contravention in relation to the goods of any safety provision; or

proceedings for the forfeiture of the goods under section 17 below,

in England and Wales, to the Crown Court;

in Northern Ireland, to the county court;

where proceedings have been brought in a magistrates’ court for an offence in respect of a contravention in relation to some or all of the goods of any safety provision, to that court;

where an application with respect to some or all of the goods has been made to a magistrates’ court under section 15 above or section 33 below, to that court; and

where no application for the forfeiture of the goods has been made under paragraph (a) or (b) above, by way of complaint to a magistrates’ court.

in England and Wales, to the Crown Court;

in Northern Ireland, to the county court;

does not supply those goods to any person otherwise than as mentioned in section 46(7)(a) or (b) below; and

complies with any order to pay costs or expenses (including any order under section 35 below) which has been made against that person in the proceedings for the order for forfeiture.

on an application by the procurator-fiscal made in the manner specified in section 310 of the M37Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975; or

where a person is convicted of any offence in respect of any such contravention, in addition to any other penalty which the sheriff may impose.

if any person on whom notice is served under subsection (2) above does not appear, unless service of the notice on that person is proved; or

if no notice under subsection (2) above has been served, unless the court is satisfied that in the circumstances it was reasonable not to serve notice on any person.

until the end of the period of twenty-one days beginning with the day after the day on which the order is made; or

if an appeal is made under subsection (8) above within that period, until the appeal is determined or abandoned.

until the end of the period within which an appeal against the order could be brought under the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975; or

if an appeal is made within that period, until the appeal is determined or abandoned.

to make, vary or revoke any safety regulations; or

to serve, vary or revoke a prohibition notice; or

to serve or revoke a notice to warn,

to furnish to the Secretary of State, within a period specified in the notice, such information as is so specified;

to produce such records as are specified in the notice at a time and place so specified and to permit a person appointed by the Secretary of State for the purpose to take copies of the records at that time and place.

fails, without reasonable cause, to comply with a notice served on him under this section; or

in the case of an offence under paragraph (a) of that subsection, be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale; and

any medicinal product within the meaning of the M16Medicines Act 1968 in respect of which a product licence within the meaning of that Act is for the time being in force; or

any other article or substance in respect of which any such licence is for the time being in force in pursuance of an order under section 104 or 105 of that Act (application of Act to other articles and substances);

the goods;

the keeping, use or consumption of the goods;

the assembly of any of the goods which are, or are to be, supplied unassembled;

any emission or leakage from the goods or, as a result of the keeping, use or consumption of the goods, from anything else; or

reliance on the accuracy of any measurement, calculation or other reading made by or by means of the goods,

the keeping, use or consumption of the goods by the persons by whom, and in all or any of the ways or circumstances in which, they might reasonably be expected to be kept, used or consumed; and

the keeping, use or consumption of the goods either alone or in conjunction with other goods in conjunction with which they might reasonably be expected to be kept, used or consumed.

in the course of any business of his, he has given an indication to any consumers which, after it was given, has become misleading as mentioned in subsection (1) above; and

some or all of those consumers might reasonably be expected to rely on the indication at a time after it has become misleading; and

he fails to take all such steps as are reasonable to prevent those consumers from relying on the indication.

whether the person who gives or gave the indication is or was acting on his own behalf or on behalf of another;

whether or not that person is the person, or included among the persons, from whom the goods, services, accommodation or facilities are available; and

whether the indication is or has become misleading in relation to all the consumers to whom it is or was given or only in relation to some of them.

on conviction on indictment, to a fine;

on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum.

the end of the period of three years beginning with the day on which the offence was committed; and

the end of the period of one year beginning with the day on which the person bringing the prosecution discovered that the offence had been committed.

in relation to any goods, means any person who might wish to be supplied with the goods for his own private use or consumption;

in relation to any services or facilities, means any person who might wish to be provided with the services or facilities otherwise than for the purposes of any business of his; and

in relation to any accommodation, means any person who might wish to occupy the accommodation otherwise than for the purposes of any business of his;

the aggregate of the sums required to be paid by a consumer for or otherwise in respect of the supply of the goods or the provision of the services, accommodation or facilities; or

except in section 21 below, any method which will be or has been applied for the purpose of determining that aggregate.

that the price is less than in fact it is;

that the applicability of the price does not depend on facts or circumstances on which its applicability does in fact depend;

that the price covers matters in respect of which an additional charge is in fact made;

that the facts or circumstances by reference to which the consumers might reasonably be expected to judge the validity of any relevant comparison made or implied by the indication are not what in fact they are.

that the method is not what in fact it is;

that the applicability of the method does not depend on facts or circumstances on which its applicability does in fact depend;

that the method takes into account matters in respect of which an additional charge will in fact be made;

that the facts or circumstances by reference to which the consumers might reasonably be expected to judge the validity of any relevant comparison made or implied by the indication are not what in fact they are.

any price or value which is stated or implied to be, to have been or to be likely to be attributed or attributable to the goods, services, accommodation or facilities in question or to any other goods, services, accommodation or facilities; or

any method, or other method, which is stated or implied to be, to have been or to be likely to be applied or applicable for the determination of the price or value of the goods, services, accommodation or facilities in question or of the price or value of any other goods, services, accommodation or facilities.

the provision of credit or of banking or insurance services and the provision of facilities incidental to the provision of such services;

the purchase or sale of foreign currency;

the supply of electricity;

the provision of a place, other than on a highway, for the parking of a motor vehicle;

the making of arrangements for a person to put or keep a caravan on any land other than arrangements by virtue of which that person may occupy the caravan as his only or main residence.

the person who is to create or dispose of the interest will do so in the course of any business of his; and

the interest to be created or disposed of is a relevant interest in a new dwelling and is to be created or disposed of for the purpose of enabling that dwelling to be occupied as a residence, or one of the residences, of the person acquiring the interest.

the supply of any goods as part of the same transaction as any creation or disposal of an interest in land; or

the provision of any services or facilities for the purposes of, or in connection with, any transaction for the creation or disposal of such an interest.

has been constructed or adapted to be occupied as a residence; and

has not previously been so occupied or has been so occupied only with other premises or as more than one residence,

in relation to a new dwelling in England and Wales, means the freehold estate in the dwelling or a leasehold interest in the dwelling for a term of years absolute of more than twenty-one years, not being a term of which twenty-one years or less remains unexpired;

in relation to a new dwelling in Scotland, means thedominium utile of the land comprising the dwelling, or a leasehold interest in the dwelling where twenty-one years or more remains unexpired.

he is a person who carries on a business of publishing or arranging for the publication of advertisements;

he received the advertisement for publication in the ordinary course of that business; and

at the time of publication he did not know and had no grounds for suspecting that the publication would involve the commission of the offence.

the indication did not relate to the availability from him of any goods, services, accommodation or facilities;

a price had been recommended to every person from whom the goods, services, accommodation or facilities were indicated as being available;

the indication related to that price and was misleading as to that price only by reason of a failure by any person to follow the recommendation; and

it was reasonable for the person who gave the indication to assume that the recommendation was for the most part being followed.

giving practical guidance with respect to any of the requirements of section 20 above; and

promoting what appear to the Secretary of State to be desirable practices as to the circumstances and manner in which any person gives an indication as to the price at which any goods, services, accommodation or facilities are available or indicates any other matter in respect of which any such indication may be misleading.

any contravention by that person of such a code may be relied on in relation to any matter for the purpose of establishing that that person committed the offence or of negativing any defence; and

compliance by that person with such a code may be relied on in relation to any matter for the purpose of showing that the commission of the offence by that person has not been established or that that person has a defence.

approve any modification of the code; or

withdraw his approval;

for the purpose of facilitating the enforcement of the provisions of section 20 above or of any regulations made under this section.

indications given by persons in the course of business; and

prohibit an indication as to a price from referring to such matters as may be prescribed by the regulations;

require an indication as to a price or other matter to be accompanied or supplemented by such explanation or such additional information as may be prescribed by the regulations;

require information or explanations with respect to a price or other matter to be given to an officer of an enforcement authority and to authorise such an officer to require such information or explanations to be given;

require any information or explanation provided for the purposes of any regulations made by virtue of paragraph (b) or (c) above to be accurate;

prohibit the inclusion in indications as to a price or other matter of statements that the indications are not to be relied upon;

provide that expressions used in any indication as to a price or other matter shall be construed in a particular way for the purposes of this Part;

apply any provision of this Act which relates to a criminal offence to an offence created by virtue of paragraph (g) above.

to make different provision for different cases; and

to make such supplemental, consequential and transitional provision as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

it shall be the duty of every weights and measures authority in Great Britain to enforce within their area the safety provisions and the provisions made by or under Part III of this Act; and

it shall be the duty of every district council in Northern Ireland to enforce within their area the safety provisions.

wholly or partly transfer any duty imposed by subsection (1) above on a weights and measures authority or a district council in Northern Ireland to such other person who has agreed to the transfer as is specified in the regulations;

relieve such an authority or council of any such duty so far as it is exercisable in relation to such goods as may be described in the regulations.

to make different provision for different cases; and

to make such supplemental, consequential and transitional provision as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

to make, or to authorise an officer of the authority to make, any purchase of any goods; or

to secure, or to authorise an officer of the authority to secure, the provision of any services, accommodation or facilities.

any goods purchased under this section by or on behalf of an enforcement authority are submitted to a test; and

the authority is requested to do so and it is practicable for the authority to comply with the request,

be carried out at the expense of the authority in a manner and by a person prescribed by or determined under the regulations; or

be carried out either as mentioned in paragraph (a) above or by the authority in a manner prescribed by the regulations.

to make different provision for different cases; and

to make such supplemental, consequential and transitional provision as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

for the purpose of ascertaining whether there has been any contravention of any safety provision in relation to the goods, require any person carrying on a business, or employed in connection with a business, to produce any records relating to the business;

for the purpose of ascertaining (by testing or otherwise) whether there has been any such contravention, seize and detain the goods;

take copies of, or of any entry in, any records produced by virtue of paragraph (a) above.

for the purpose of ascertaining whether there has been any such contravention, require any person carrying on a business, or employed in connection with a business, to produce any records relating to the business;

for the purpose of ascertaining (by testing or otherwise) whether there has been any such contravention, seize and detain the goods;

take copies of, or of any entry in, any records produced by virtue of paragraph (a) above.

any goods or records which he has reasonable grounds for believing may be required as evidence in proceedings for an offence in respect of a contravention of any safety provision or of any provision made by or under Part III of this Act;

any goods which he has reasonable grounds for suspecting may be liable to be forfeited under section 16 or 17 above.

require any person having authority to do so to open any container or to open any vending machine; and

himself open or break open any such container or machine where a requirement made under paragraph (a) above in relation to the container or machine has not been complied with.

the person from whom they are seized; and

in the case of imported goods seized on any premises under the control of the Commissioners of Customs and Excise, the importer of those goods (within the meaning of the M18Customs and Excise Management Act 1979).

proceedings are brought for an offence in respect of a contravention in relation to the goods of any safety provision or of any provision made by or under Part III of this Act or for the forfeiture of the goods under section 16 or 17 above, or a suspension notice is served in respect of any goods; and

the officer is requested to do so and it is practicable to comply with the request,

be carried out at the expense of the authority in a manner and by a person prescribed by or determined under the regulations; or

be carried out either as mentioned in paragraph (a) above or by the authority in a manner prescribed by the regulations.

to make different provision for different cases; and

to make such supplemental, consequential and transitional provision as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

intentionally obstructs any officer of an enforcement authority who is acting in pursuance of any provision of this Part or any customs officer who is so acting; or

intentionally fails to comply with any requirement made of him by any officer of an enforcement authority under any provision of this Part; or

without reasonable cause fails to give any officer of an enforcement authority who is so acting any other assistance or information which the officer may reasonably require of him for the purposes of the exercise of the officer’s functions under any provision of this Part,

he makes any statement which he knows is false in a material particular; or

he recklessly makes a statement which is false in a material particular.

on conviction on indictment, to a fine;

on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum.

where no such proceedings have been so brought, by way of complaint to a magistrates’ court; or

in Scotland, by summary application to the sheriff.

where no such proceedings have been brought, that more than six months have elapsed since the goods were seized.

in England and Wales, to the Crown Court;

in Northern Ireland, to the county court;

there has been no contravention in relation to the goods of any safety provision or of any provision made by or under Part III of this Act; and

the exercise of the power is not attributable to any neglect or default by that person.

convicts a person of an offence in respect of a contravention in relation to any goods of any safety provision or of any provision made by or under Part III of this Act; or

makes an order under section 16 or 17 above for the forfeiture of any goods.

in connection with any seizure or detention of the goods by or on behalf of the authority; or

in connection with any compliance by the authority with directions given by the court for the purposes of any order for the forfeiture of the goods.

which was obtained by him in consequence of its being given to any person in compliance with any requirement imposed by safety regulations or regulations under section 26 above;

which was obtained by him in consequence of the exercise by the Secretary of State of the power conferred by section 18 above;

which was obtained by him in consequence of the exercise by any person of any power conferred by Part IV of this Act; or

which was disclosed to or through him under section 37 above.

for the purpose of facilitating the exercise of a relevant person’s functions under this Act or any enactment or subordinate legislation mentioned in subsection (3) below;

for the purposes of compliance with a Community obligation; or

in connection with the investigation of any criminal offence or for the purposes of any civil or criminal proceedings.

the M45Trade Descriptions Act 1968;

Parts II and III and section 125 of the M46Fair Trading Act 1973;

the relevant statutory provisions within the meaning of Part I of the M47Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 or within the meaning of the M48Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978;

the M49Consumer Credit Act 1974;

the M50Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1976;

the M51Resale Prices Act 1976;

the M52Estate Agents Act 1979;

the M53Competition Act 1980;

the M54Telecommunications Act 1984;

the M55Airports Act 1986;

the M56Gas Act 1986;

any subordinate legislation made (whether before or after the passing of this Act) for the purpose of securing compliance with the Directive of the Council of the European Communities, dated 10th September 1984 (No.84/450/EEC) on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the member States concerning misleading advertising.

the Electricity Act 1989.

the Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992

on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;

on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine or to both.

a Minister of the Crown, Government department or Northern Ireland department;

the Monopolies and Mergers Commission, the Director General of Fair Trading, the Director General of Telecommunications or the Director General of Gas Supply F7or the Director General of Electricity SupplyF8or the Director General of Electricity Supply for Northern Ireland;

the Civil Aviation Authority;

any weights and measures authority, any district council in Northern Ireland or any person on whom functions are conferred by regulations under section 27(2) above;

any person who is an enforcing authority for the purposes of Part I of the M57Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 or for the purposes of Part II of the M58Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978.

to the act or default of another; or

to reliance on information given by another,

to the steps which he took, and those which might reasonably have been taken, for the purpose of verifying the information; and

to whether he had any reason to disbelieve the information.

any expenses incurred or compensation payable by a Minister of the Crown or Government department in consequence of any provision of this Act; and

any increase attributable to this Act in the sums payable out of money so provided under any other Act.

by delivering it to him or by leaving it at his proper address or by sending it by post to him at that address; or

if the person is a body corporate, by serving it in accordance with paragraph (a) above on the secretary or clerk of that body; or

if the person is a partnership, by serving it in accordance with that paragraph on a partner or on a person having control or management of the partnership business.

in the case of service on a body corporate or its secretary or clerk, it shall be the address of the registered or principal office of the body corporate;

in the case of service on a partnership or a partner or a person having the control or management of a partnership business, it shall be the principal office of the partnership;

to make different provision for different cases; and

to make such supplemental, consequential and transitional provision as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

selling, hiring out or lending the goods;

entering into a hire-purchase agreement to furnish the goods;

the performance of any contract for work and materials to furnish the goods;

providing the goods in exchange for any consideration (including trading stamps) other than money;

providing the goods in or in connection with the performance of any statutory function; or

giving the goods as a prize or otherwise making a gift of the goods;

carries on the business of financing the provision of goods for others by means of such agreements; and

in the course of that business acquired his interest in the goods supplied to the customer as a means of financing the provision of them for the customer by a further person ( “the effective supplier”),

references to supplying goods where the person supplied carries on a business of buying goods of the same description as those goods and repairing or reconditioning them;

references to supplying goods by a sale of articles as scrap (that is to say, for the value of materials included in the articles rather than for the value of the articles themselves).

the M27Trade Descriptions Act 1972; and

the M28Fabrics (Misdescription) Act 1913.

the provisions of Parts I and III;

any provision amending or repealing an enactment which does not so extend; and

any other provision so far as it has effect for the purposes of, or in relation to, a provision falling within paragraph (a) or (b) above.

shall not be subject to paragraph 1(4) and (5) of that Schedule (affirmative resolution procedure and procedure in cases of urgency); but

shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.