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(1)This section has effect for the purposes of this Part.
(2)“Relevant person”, in relation to a relevant connectable product, means any of the following—
(a)a manufacturer of the product (see subsection (3));
(b)an importer of the product (see subsection (4));
(c)a distributor of the product (see subsection (5)).
(3)“Manufacturer” means any of the following—
(a)any person who—
(i)manufactures a product, or has a product designed or manufactured, and
(ii)markets that product under that person’s name or trade mark;
(b)any person (“P”) who markets a product manufactured by another person under P’s name or trade mark.
(4)“Importer”, in relation to a product, means any person who—
(a)imports the product from a country outside the United Kingdom into the United Kingdom, and
(b)is not a manufacturer of the product.
(5)“Distributor”, in relation to a product, means any person who—
(a)makes the product available in the United Kingdom, and
(b)is not a manufacturer or an importer of the product.
(6)But a person is not to be regarded as a distributor of a product if—
(a)the person makes the product available by performing a contract for the carrying out of works that consist of or include the installation of the product into a building or structure, and
(b)products identical to the product are or have been made available to consumers in the United Kingdom otherwise than by the performance of such a contract.
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