Question: what are the main differences between the occupiers’ liability acts of 1957 and 1984?
Answer: Exclusion of liability - s. 2(1) OLA 1957 allows an occupier to extend, restrict, exclude or modify his duty to visitors in so far as he is free to do so. The Occupiers Liability Act 1984 imposes a duty on occupiers in relation to persons 'other than his visitors' (S.