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Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

Supply of services - Provisions relating to cancellation

40: Saving

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“This section keeps other important rules in place”

This part of the law doesn’t change other rules that might be stricter for suppliers. It also doesn’t change any rules that add extra terms to contracts for services. The law doesn’t affect other rules about rights and duties for different types of services. It doesn’t change laws about work contracts or apprenticeships. Finally, it doesn’t change any rules that protect lawyers from being sued for work they do in court or tribunal cases.

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Part 4 Supply of services
Provisions relating to cancellation

40Saving

  1. Nothing in this Part limits or affects—

  2. any rule of law or any enactment which imposes on the supplier a duty stricter than that imposed by this Part; or
    1. any rule of law whereby any term not inconsistent with this Part is to be implied in a contract for the supply of a service; or
      1. any enactment which defines or restricts the rights, duties, or liabilities arising in connection with a service of any description; or
        1. any rule of law or any enactment relating to contracts of employment or contracts of apprenticeship; or
          1. any rule of law conferring immunity from suit on a barrister or solicitor for work done in the course of, or in connection with, proceedings before any court or Tribunal.