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General Product Safety
Consumer Protection “Supply” includes doing any of the following whether as principal or as agent:
Where goods are supplied as part of the letting of accommodation, specific trading standards safety regulation will also apply. It is therefore important that any contract between a property owner and the managing agent identifies who is responsible for these goods. Agents may also be liable for the safety of goods in let holiday accommodation if the contract identifies them as the supplier of those goods. Particular Guidance Particular Reference should be had to the guidance on: Electrical Appliances The General Product Safety Regulation 1994 require all other goods not mentioned above, which are supplied in the course of a business to be reasonably safe. In a holiday let, this would mean ensuring, for example, that all furniture is stable and sturdy, that ironing boards, clothes dryers and the like have no sharp edges and would not cause injury. Package Travel The Package Travel Regulations relate to “packaged holidays”. A packaged holiday is one where several travel-related components are combined, for example travel arrangements combined with accommodation, or accommodation combines with a leisure activity. Most providers of self catering holiday accommodation will be unaffected by the Regulations. However, if you offer holiday accommodation combine with a holiday activity eg diving or sailing courses or organised tours or events, these regulations may affect your business and you should contact the Trading Standards team for further information and advice.
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