SCHEDULE 4 Amendments Consequential on Part 2
Consumer Rights Act 2015 (2015 c 15) | Legislation

SCHEDULE 4 Amendments Consequential on Part 2

Section 75

Misrepresentation Act 1967 (c 7)

1

(1)     Section 3 of the Misrepresentation Act 1967 (avoidance of provision excluding liability for misrepresentation) is amended as follows.

(2)     At the beginning insert “(1)â€.

(3)     At the end insert—

“(2)     This section does not apply to a term in a consumer contract within the meaning of Part 2 of the Consumer Rights Act 2015 (but see the provision made about such contracts in section 62 of that Act).â€

Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 (c 50)

2

The Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 is amended as follows.

3

In section 1(2) (scope of Part 1) for “to 4†substitute “, 3â€.

4

In section 2 (negligence liability), after subsection (3) insert—

“(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).â€

5

(1)     Section 3 (liability arising in contract) is amended as follows.

(2)     In subsection (1) omit “as consumer

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