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An Index of the Misccellaneous Legislation is shown below.

Index

The Data Protection Act 1998
Significant Issues
Manual Records
Eight Principals
Sensitive Personal Data
Transitional Arrangements
Further information

Freedom of Information Act

Trade Descriptions Act 1968
Enforcement
Description
Offer to Supply
Price
Orders
Prosecutions
Defences
Penalties
Advice

Origin Marking: The Trade Descriptions Act 1972

Consumer Protection Act 1987 - Product Liability
Consumer Protection Act 1987 (Part 1)
Safety Data Sheets

Consumer Safety Act 1978 and Consumer Safety (Amendment) Act 1986
Enforcement
Defence

Consumer Credit Act 1974

Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982

Sale and Supply of Goods Act 1994
(a) Quality
Defences
(b) Acceptance/Examinations
(c) Partial Rejection
(d) Remedies In Non-Consumer Contracts

Sale of Goods (Amendment) Act 1995
S.16 Goods Must Be Ascertained
S.20 A
S.20 B

The Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977
1. Liability for Negligence in both Contract and Tort
2. Liability for Breach of Contract
3. The Rules about the Supply of Goods (Fitness for Purpose, Merchantable Quality and Correspondence with any Sample)
4. Indemnity Clauses
`The Reasonableness Test'

The Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1994

The Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998
Purpose
Contracts
Definitions of key terms
Guidance

Weights and Measures Act 1985, Part IV (Regulation of Transactions in Goods), Part VII (Enforcement) and Secondary Legislation
Subordinate Legislation
Purpose of the Act

The Insolvency Act 1985
The Director and Corporate Insolvency
Company Administration
Receivership
Company Winding Up
Common Provisions
Company Voluntary Arrangements
Bankruptcy

The Insolvency Act 1986 and the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986

Competition Act 1998
Further information

Financial Services Act 1986

The Business Names Act 1985

The Commercial Agents (Council Directive) Regulations 1993