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Consumer Protection Act 1987
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- 1987 c. 43
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41Civil proceedings
(1)An obligation imposed by safety regulations shall be a duty owed to any person who may be affected by a contravention of the obligation and, subject to any provision to the contrary in the regulations and to the defences and other incidents applying to actions for breach of statutory duty, a contravention of any such obligation shall be actionable accordingly.
(2)This Act shall not be construed as conferring any other right of action in civil proceedings; apart from the right conferred by virtue of Part I of this Act, in respect of any loss or damage suffered in consequence of a contravention of a safety provision or of a provision made by or under Part III of this Act.
(3)Subject to any provision to the contrary in the agreement itself, an agreement shall not be void or unenforceable by reason only of a contravention of a safety provision or of a provision made by or under Part III of this Act.
(4)Liability by virtue of subsection (1) above shall not be limited or excluded by any contract term, by any notice or (subject to the power contained in subsection (1) above to limit or exclude it in safety regulations) by any other provision.
(5)Nothing in subsection (1) above shall prejudice the operation of section 12 of the [1965 c. 57.] Nuclear Installations Act 1965 (rights to compensation for certain breaches of duties confined to rights under that Act).
(6)In this section "damage" includes personal injury and death.
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