Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is false about the Consumer Protection Act, 1987?

  1. The act came into force on 1 March, 1988 and applies to damage caused by defective goods circulated after that date.

  2. The act imposes liability on businesses and private individuals.

  3. The act places strict liability for defective products on a number of possible defendants.

  4. Liability under the act cannot be limited or excluded.
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The Consumer Protection Act does not impose liability on businesses and private individuals. Section 2 imposes civil liability in tort for damage caused wholly or partly by a defect in a product on producers, persons holding themselves out as producers and importers into the European Union (EU) for commercial sale.

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