Consumer Protection (Trade Descriptions and Safety Requirements) Act 1975 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Prohibition of False Trade Descriptions
5. False trade descriptions
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a false trade description —
trade description
“trade description” means any description, statement or indication which, directly or indirectly and by whatever means given, relates to any of the following matters: (a)quantity, length, width, height, area, volume, capacity or weight of any goods;(b)method of manufacture, production, processing or reconditioning of any goods;(c)composition of any goods;(d)fitness for purpose (including expiry date), strength, performance, behaviour or accuracy of any goods;(e)degree of fineness of gold and silver goods;(f)physical characteristics of any goods not included in paragraphs (a) to (e);(g)testing of any goods by any person and the results of such testing;(h)approval of any goods by any person or their conformity with a type approved by any person;(i)place or date of manufacture, production, processing or reconditioning of any goods;(j)person by whom any goods are manufactured, produced, processed or reconditioned; (k)other history, including previous ownership or use, of any goods.
means a trade description which by reason of anything contained in or omitted from the trade description is false or likely to mislead in a material respect as regards the goods to which it is applied or in connection with which it is used; and
goods
“goods” includes ships, aircraft, vehicles, animals, plants and all kinds of movable property;
includes every alteration of a trade description whether by way of addition, effacement or otherwise which makes the description false or likely to mislead in a material respect; and
a false indication, or anything likely to be taken as an indication which would be false, that any goods comply with a standard specified or recognised by any person or implied by the approval of any person is deemed to be a false trade description, if there is no such person or no standard as specified, recognised or implied.