Section 1(2)

In this Part, except in so far as the context otherwise requires— ... “dependant” and “relative” have the same meaning as they have in, respectively, the Fatal Accidents Act 1976 and the Damages (Scotland) Act 2011; “producer”, in relation to a product, means— “product” means any goods or electricity and (subject to subsection (3) below) includes a product which is comprised in another product, whether by virtue of being a component part or raw material or otherwise; and “the product liability Directive” means the Directive of the Council of the European Union, dated 25th July 1985, (No. 85/374/EEC) on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the member States concerning liability for defective products. the person who manufactured it; in the case of a substance which has not been manufactured but has been won or abstracted, the person who won or abstracted it; in the case of a product which has not been manufactured, won or abstracted but essential characteristics of which are attributable to an industrial or other process having been carried out (for example, in relation to agricultural produce), the person who carried out that process;

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-07-30