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Consumer Protection Act

Great Britain · Government / Conservative Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1961–1987Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1961

Harold Macmillan1961

London · Government / Conservative Party Government

Consumer Protection Act 1961 creates powers to regulate dangerous goods and protect consumers

1987

Margaret Hilda Thatcher1987

London · Government / Conservative Party Government

Consumer Protection Act 1987 introduces product liability and consumer safety provisions

Names involved

Harold MacmillanMargaret Hilda Thatcher

Provenance

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