2.5.2 Legislation

Question 1

Consumer protection -

Consumer protection act 1998

Answer 1

Protects public by prohibiting manufacture and supply of unsafe goods
Making manufacture of defective product responsible for damage
Prohibiting misleading price indications

Question 2

Consumer protection

Unfair trading regulations 2008

Answer 2

Offense - false advertise/ misleading statements
Enforced by Trading Standards Officers
Apply a false description to any good

Question 3

Consumer protection -

Data protection Act

Answer 3

Controls use of consumers information
Businesses must store data securely and avoid any theft or loss
Prevents consumer details being sold
General, Data, Protection, Regulations

Question 4

Consumer protection

Sale of goods act 1979

Answer 4

All products have to be of satisfactory quality - have to be safe

• last for a reasonable amount of time
• be fit for intended purpose

Question 5

Employee rights

Working time regulation act

Answer 5

Limit amount of hours - avg 8hr in 24 hrs
Night workers receive free health assessments
Right to a day pff
Right to breaks
Right to 4 weeks of paid leave per year

Question 6

Employee rights

National minimum wage act 1998

Answer 6

National living wage
Aimed at providing employees with decent minimum standards
Applies to nearly all workers and sets hourly rate below which pay must not be allowed to fall

Question 7

Environmental protection

Environmental legislation act 1990

Answer 7

Introduced a system of integrated control of disposable waste to land, water and air
Business has duty to re-cycle and face criminal penalties if fail to co-operate with council
Applies to all waste and control emissions

Question 8

Competition

Competition policy 1998

Answer 8

Designed to prevent collision - price fixing by businesses get together and agree price for product
CMA - independent regulators - aims to promote competition for customer
Oil
Producing
Exporting
Countries

Question 9

Health and safety

Health and safety 1974

Answer 9

Aims to raise h&s standards - protect work and public
Places responsibility on employees and employers
Fail to comply = taken to court and fined
Backed by HSE

Question 10

Health and safety

Factories act 1961

Answer 10

Applies to all premises where 2 or more people are employed in manual labour
Includes garages to engineering works
Ensures minimum standards of cleanliness