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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1987/43/section/24</dc:identifier><dc:title>Consumer Protection Act 1987</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to make provision with respect to the liability of persons for damage caused by defective products; to consolidate with amendments the Consumer Safety Act 1978 and the Consumer Safety (Amendment) Act 1986; to make provision with respect to the giving of price indications; to amend Part I of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and sections 31 and 80 of the Explosives Act 1875; to repeal the Trade Descriptions Act 1972 and the Fabrics (Misdescription) Act 1913; and for connected purposes.</dc:description><dc:date>1987-05-15</dc:date><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2024-10-18</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2024-10-14</dct:valid>
					
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