Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 1
14. Interpretation of this Part
Feedback & supportIn this Part —“business” includes a profession and the activities of any Government department or local or public authority;“goods” has the same meaning as in the Sale of Goods Act 1979;“hire-purchase agreement” has the same meaning as in the Hire‑Purchase Act 1969;“negligence” has the meaning given to it by section 1(1);“notice” includes an announcement, whether or not in writing, and any other communication or pretended communication;“personal injury” includes any disease and any impairment of physical or mental condition.
negligence
“negligence” means the breach —(a)of any obligation, arising from the express or implied terms of a contract, to take reasonable care or exercise reasonable skill in the performance of the contract; or(b)of any common law duty to take reasonable care or exercise reasonable skill (but not any stricter duty).(2) This Part is subject to Part 3; and in relation to contracts, the operation of sections 2 to 4 and 7 is subject to the exceptions made by the First Schedule.(3) In the case of both contract and tort, sections 2 to 7 apply (except where the contrary is stated in section 6(4)) only to business liability, that is liability for breach of obligations or duties arising from things done or to be done by a person in the course of a business (whether his own business or another’s), and references to liability are to be read accordingly.(4) In relation to any breach of duty or obligation, it is immaterial for any purpose of this Part whether the breach was inadvertent or intentional, or whether liability for it arises directly or vicariously. For the purposes of this Part,
“business” includes a profession and the activities of any Government department or local or public authority;
“goods” has the same meaning as in the Sale of Goods Act 1979;
“hire-purchase agreement” has the same meaning as in the Hire‑Purchase Act 1969;
“negligence” has the meaning given to it by section 1(1);
“notice” includes an announcement, whether or not in writing, and any other communication or pretended communication;
“personal injury” includes any disease and any impairment of physical or mental condition.