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Sale and Supply of Goods Act 1994
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· 1994-11-03
2015-10-01
Sale and Supply of Goods Act 1994
Changes on 2015-10-01
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- (8) In section 55 (exclusion of implied terms) in subsection (2) for “condition or warranty” (in both places) there is substituted “ term ”.
- (9) In section 61 (interpretation)—
- (a) in subsection (1)—
- (i) after the definition of “buyer” there is inserted—
> “*consumer contract*” has the same meaning as in section 25(1) of the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977; and for the purposes of this Act the onus of proving that a contract is not to be regarded as a consumer contract shall lie on the seller
; and
- (ii) the definition of “quality” is omitted;
- (b) subsection (2) is omitted; and
- (c) after subsection (5) there is inserted—
> (5A) References in this Act to dealing as consumer are to be construed in accordance with Part I of the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977; and, for the purposes of this Act, it is for a seller claiming that the buyer does not deal as consumer to show that he does not.
- (9) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- (10) For the heading “*Conditions and warranties*” that precedes sections 10 to 14 there is substituted the heading “ *Implied terms etc.* ”.
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#### Right of partial rejection.
#### Remedies for breach of contract.
#### Modification of remedies in non-consumer cases.
## Editorial notes
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[^key-932364dc41ccdb216cddf625a9d0b475]: Sch. 2 para. 1 repealed (E.W.S.) (6.4.2005) by [The Regulatory Reform (Trading Stamps) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/871)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/871), [art. 1](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/871/article/1), [Sch.](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/871/schedule)
[^key-84aa880a6c628487203d57054a264449]: Sch. 2 para. 2 repealed (N.I.) (15.11.2005) by [The Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/1452)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2005/1452), [art. 1(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2005/1452/article/1/2), [Sch. 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2005/1452/schedule/2); [S.R. 2005/494](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2005/494), [art. 2(1)(d)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2005/494/article/2/1/d)
[^key-88506eac1784a74e043ad3d84b9675d2]: [Sch. 2 para. 5(9)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/35/schedule/2/paragraph/5/9) omitted (1.10.2015) by virtue of [Consumer Rights Act 2015 (c. 15)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2015/15), [s. 100(5)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2015/15/section/100/5), [Sch. 1 para. 55(a)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2015/15/schedule/1/paragraph/55/a); [S.I. 2015/1630](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/1630), [art. 3(g)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/1630/article/3/g) (with [art. 6(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/1630/article/6/1))
2005-11-15
Sale and Supply of Goods Act 1994
2005-04-06
Sale and Supply of Goods Act 1994
1994-11-03
Sale and Supply of Goods Act 1994
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