This section has effect for the purposes of this Part.
"Relevant person", in relation to a relevant connectable product, means any of the following—
a manufacturer of the product (see subsection (3));
an importer of the product (see subsection (4));
a distributor of the product (see subsection (5)).
"Manufacturer" means any of the following—
any person who—
manufactures a product, or has a product designed or manufactured, and
markets that product under that person's name or trade mark;
any person ("P") who markets a product manufactured by another person under P's name or trade mark.
"Importer", in relation to a product, means any person who—
imports the product from a country outside the United Kingdom into the United Kingdom, and
is not a manufacturer of the product.
"Distributor", in relation to a product, means any person who—
makes the product available in the United Kingdom, and
is not a manufacturer or an importer of the product.
But a person is not to be regarded as a distributor of a product if—
the person makes the product available by performing a contract for the carrying out of works that consist of or include the installation of the product into a building or structure, and
products identical to the product are or have been made available to consumers in the United Kingdom otherwise than by the performance of such a contract.