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The Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 — to its users, “[[UCTA]]” — is a plank of {{t|United Kingdom}} consumer protection legislation. It limits and in some places overrides basic [[common law]] principles as to what kind of losses or damages a contractual party can  be liable to.
The [[Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977]] — to its users, “[[UCTA]]” — is a plank of {{t|United Kingdom}} consumer protection legislation. It limits and in some places overrides basic [[common law]] principles as to what kind of losses or damages a contractual party can  be liable to. Relevant for [[exclusion clause]]s which seek to ludicrously restrict the liability a merchant can have for doing what it promised to do.