Section 49: Service to be performed with reasonable care and skill

Consumer Rights Act 2015 · 2015 c. 15View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 1: Consumer contracts for goods, digital content and services — CHAPTER 4: Services

Every contract to supply a service is to be treated as including a term that the trader must perform the service with reasonable care and skill.

See section 54 for a consumer's rights if the trader is in breach of a term that this section requires to be treated as included in a contract.

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