Consumer Rights Act 2015: Key legislation governing unfair terms, transparency requirements, and reasonableness of contractual terms in consumer contracts. Essential for ensuring the waiver meets fairness and transparency standards.
Health and Safety at Work Act 1974: Establishes duty of care requirements for riding schools and sets safety standards and obligations that must be acknowledged in the waiver.
Animals Act 1971: Governs liability for damage caused by animals, with specific provisions relating to horses. Critical for understanding the scope of liability that can and cannot be waived.
Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977: Sets limitations on excluding liability and establishes the reasonableness test for exclusion clauses in contracts. Essential for ensuring waiver terms are legally enforceable.
Equine Industry Welfare Guidelines Compendium: Industry-specific standards and best practices for horses, ponies, and donkeys that should be considered when drafting liability waivers.
Occupiers' Liability Acts 1957 and 1984: Defines duty of care obligations to visitors and trespassers, and premises safety requirements that must be addressed in the waiver.
Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982: Establishes quality of service provisions and professional standards that must be considered when drafting service-related aspects of the waiver.
