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(1)This Act may be cited as the Consumer Arbitration Agreements Act 1988.
(2)This Act shall have effect in relation to contracts made on or after such day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint; and different days may be so appointed for different provisions and different purposes.
(3)In this Act “theAct of 1977” means the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977.
(4)Sections 1 to 5 above do not extend to Scotland, sections 6 to 8 extend to Scotland only, and this Act, apart from sections 6 to 8, extends to Northern Ireland.
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C1Power of appointment conferred by s. 9(2) exercised: 1.10.1988 appointed day for ss. 1–5 and 1.2.1989 appointed day for ss. 6–8 by arts. 2 of S.I. 1988/1598 and 2291 respectively
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