§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Attorney-General if the Lord Chancellor will consider introducing legislation to clarify the law relating to occupier's liability so that landowners are not liable for injuries suffered by rock climbers on their land.
§ The Solicitor-GeneralSuch legislation has already been introduced. Clause 2 of the Occupiers' Liability Bill, which received its Second Reading in another place on 12 July 1983, amends the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 to enable landowners to permit recreational access to their land subject to terms which exclude liability for dangers arising from the state of the land. Such an exclusion will not be available where access to the land is given for business purposes.