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Product Liability (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2001

2001 nia 13 · Enacted 20 July 2001 · Extends to Northern Ireland

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An Act to amend Part II of the Consumer Protection (Northern Ireland) Order 1987.

[20th July 2001]

Contents

  1. 1Product liability: repeal of exclusion for game and agricultural produce
  2. 2Power to modify enactments in consequence of modification of product liability Directive
  3. 3Short title

1Product liability: repeal of exclusion for game and agricultural produce

The following provisions of Part II of the Consumer Protection (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 (NI 20) (product liability) shall cease to have effect, namely—

(a)

in Article 4(2) the definition of “agricultural produce”; and

(b)

Article 5(4) (exclusion of defect in any game or agricultural produce).

2Power to modify enactments in consequence of modification of product liability Directive

In Article 11(1) of the Consumer Protection (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 (NI 20) (power of Secretary of State to modify enactments in consequence of modification of product liability Directive)—

(a)

for “Secretary of State” there shall be substituted “Department”; and

(b)

for “him” there shall be substituted “it”.

3Short title

This Act may be cited as the Product Liability (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2001.