Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1979/54/part/II
Timestamp: 2018-06-18 08:25:27
Document Index: 109769846

Matched Legal Cases: ['art. 2', 'art 1', 'art. 3', 'art. 6', 'art 1', 'art. 3', 'art. 6', 'art 1', 'art. 3', 'art. 6', 'art 1', 'art. 3', 'art. 6', 'art. 3', 'art. 6', 'art 1', 'art. 3', 'art. 6', 'art. 3', 'art. 6', 'art 1', 'art. 3', 'art. 6', 'art. 3', 'art. 6']

There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Sale of Goods Act 1979, Part II.
Part IIE+W+S+N.I. Formation of the Contract
Contract of saleE+W+S+N.I.
2 Contract of sale.E+W+S+N.I.
(1)A contract of sale of goods is a contract by which the seller transfers or agrees to transfer the property in goods to the buyer for a money consideration, called the price.
(2)There may be a contract of sale between one part owner and another.
(3)A contract of sale may be absolute or conditional.
(4)Where under a contract of sale the property in the goods is transferred from the seller to the buyer the contract is called a sale.
(5)Where under a contract of sale the transfer of the property in the goods is to take place at a future time or subject to some condition later to be fulfilled the contract is called an agreement to sell.
(6)An agreement to sell becomes a sale when the time elapses or the conditions are fulfilled subject to which the property in the goods is to be transferred.
3 Capacity to buy and sell.E+W+S+N.I.
(1)Capacity to buy and sell is regulated by the general law concerning capacity to contract and to transfer and acquire property.
(2)Where necessaries are sold and delivered [F1to a minor or] to a person who by reason of [F2mental incapacity or] drunkenness is incompetent to contract, he must pay a reasonable price for them.
(3)In subsection (2) above “necessaries” means goods suitable to the condition in life of the [F1 minor or other] person concerned and to his actual requirements at the time of the sale and delivery.
F1Words in s. 3(2)(3) repealed (S.) (25.9.1991) by Age of Legal Capacity (Scotland) Act 1991 (c. 50, SIF 49:8), ss. 10, 11(2), Sch. 2
F2Words in s. 3(2) ceased to have effect (E.W.) (1.10.2007) by Mental Capacity Act 2005 (c. 9), ss. 67(1), 68, Sch. 6 para. 24 (with ss. 27-29, 62); S.I. 2007/1897, art. 2(1)
Formalities of contractE+W+S+N.I.
4 How contract of sale is made.E+W+S+N.I.
(1)Subject to this and any other Act, a contract of sale may be made in writing (either with or without seal), or by word of mouth, or partly in writing and partly by word of mouth, or may be implied from the conduct of the parties.
(2)Nothing in this section affects the law relating to corporations.
Subject matter of contractE+W+S+N.I.
5 Existing or future goods.E+W+S+N.I.
(1)The goods which form the subject of a contract of sale may be either existing goods, owned or possessed by the seller, or goods to be manufactured or acquired by him after the making of the contract of sale, in this Act called future goods.
(2)There may be a contract for the sale of goods the acquisition of which by the seller depends on a contingency which may or may not happen.
(3)Where by a contract of sale the seller purports to effect a present sale of future goods, the contract operates as an agreement to sell the goods.
6 Goods which have perished.E+W+S+N.I.
7 Goods perishing before sale but after agreement to sell.E+W+S+N.I.
The priceE+W+S+N.I.
8 Ascertainment of price.E+W+S+N.I.
(1)The price in a contract of sale may be fixed by the contract, or may be left to be fixed in a manner agreed by the contract, or may be determined by the course of dealing between the parties.
(2)Where the price is not determined as mentioned in sub-section (1) above the buyer must pay a reasonable price.
(3)What is a reasonable price is a question of fact dependent on the circumstances of each particular case.
9 Agreement to sell at valuation.E+W+S+N.I.
(1)Where there is an agreement to sell goods on the terms that the price is to be fixed by the valuation of a third party, and he cannot or does not make the valuation, the agreement is avoided; but if the goods or any part of them have been delivered to and appropriated by the buyer he must pay a reasonable price for them.
(2)Where the third party is prevented from making the valuation by the fault of the seller or buyer, the party not at fault may maintain an action for damages against the party at fault.
[F3Implied terms etc.]E+W+S+N.I.
F3Heading preceding ss. 10-14 substituted (3.1.1995) by 1994 c. 35, ss. 7(1), 8(2), Sch. 2 para. 5(10) (with s. 8(3)).
[F4(1)This section does not apply to Scotland.]
(4)[F5Subject to section 35A below] Where a contract of sale is not severable and the buyer has accepted the goods or part of them, the breach of a condition to be fulfilled by the seller can only be treated as a breach of warranty, and not as a ground for rejecting the goods and treating the contract as repudiated, unless there is an express or implied term of the contract to that effect.
[F6(4A)Subsection (4) does not apply to a contract to which Chapter 2 of Part 1 of the Consumer Rights Act 2015 applies (but see the provision made about such contracts in sections 19 to 22 of that Act).]
F4S. 11(1) substituted (3.1.1995) by 1994 c. 35, ss. 7(1), 8(2), Sch. 2 para. 5(2)(a) (with s. 8(3)).
F5Words in s. 11(4) inserted (3.1.1995) by 1994 c. 35, ss. 3(2), 8(2) (with s. 8(3)).
F6S. 11(4A) inserted (1.10.2015) by Consumer Rights Act 2015 (c. 15), s. 100(5), Sch. 1 para. 10; S.I. 2015/1630, art. 3(g) (with art. 6(1))
F7S. 11(5) repealed (3.1.1995) by 1994 c. 35, ss. 7, 8(2), Sch. 2 para. 5(2)(b), Sch.3 (with s. 8(3)).
(1)In a contract of sale, other than one to which subsection (3) below applies, there is an implied [F8term] on the part of the seller that in the case of a sale he has a right to sell the goods, and in the case of an agreement to sell he will have such a right at the time when the property is to pass.
(2)In a contract of sale, other than one to which subsection (3) below applies, there is also an implied [F8term] that—
(4)In a contract to which subsection (3) above applies there is an implied [F8term] that all charges or encumbrances known to the seller and not known to the buyer have been disclosed to the buyer before the contract is made.
(5)In a contract to which subsection (3) above applies there is also an implied [F8term] that none of the following will disturb the buyer’s quiet possession of the goods, namely—
[F9(5A)As regards England and Wales and Northern Ireland, the term implied by subsection (1) above is a condition and the terms implied by subsections (2), (4) and (5) above are warranties.]
[F10(7)This section does not apply to a contract to which Chapter 2 of Part 1 of the Consumer Rights Act 2015 applies (but see the provision made about such contracts in section 17 of that Act).]
F8Words in s. 12(1)(2)(4)(5) substituted (3.1.1995) by 1994 c. 35, ss. 7(1), 8(2), Sch. 2 para. 5(3)(a) (with s. 8(3)).
F9S. 12(5A) inserted (3.1.1995) by 1994 c. 35, ss. 7(1), 8(2), Sch. 2 para. 5(3)(b) (with s. 8(3)).
F10S. 12(7) inserted (1.10.2015) by Consumer Rights Act 2015 (c. 15), s. 100(5), Sch. 1 para. 11; S.I. 2015/1630, art. 3(g) (with art. 6(1))
(1)Where there is a contract for the sale of goods by description, there is an implied [F11term] that the goods will correspond with the description.
[F12(1A)As regards England and Wales and Northern Ireland, the term implied by subsection (1) above is a condition.]
[F13(5)This section does not apply to a contract to which Chapter 2 of Part 1 of the Consumer Rights Act 2015 applies (but see the provision made about such contracts in section 11 of that Act).]
F11Word in s. 13(1) substituted (3.1.1995) by 1994 c. 35, ss. 7(1), 8(2), Sch. 2 para. 5(4)(a) (with s. 8(3)).
F12S. 13(1A) inserted (3.1.1995) by 1994 c. 35, ss. 7(1), 8(2), Sch. 2 para. 5(4)(b) (with s. 8(3)).
F13S. 13(5) inserted (1.10.2015) by Consumer Rights Act 2015 (c. 15), s. 100(5), Sch. 1 para. 12; S.I. 2015/1630, art. 3(g) (with art. 6(1))
(1)Except as provided by this section and section 15 below and subject to any other enactment, there is no implied [F14term] about the quality or fitness for any particular purpose of goods supplied under a contract of sale.
[F15(2)Where the seller sells goods in the course of a business, there is an implied term that the goods supplied under the contract are of satisfactory quality.
F16( 2D ). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F16( 2E ). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F16( 2F ). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
any particular purpose for which the goods are being bought, there is an implied [F14term] that the goods supplied under the contract are reasonably fit for that purpose, whether or not that is a purpose for which such goods are commonly supplied, except where the circumstances show that the buyer does not rely, or that it is unreasonable for him to rely, on the skill or judgment of the seller or credit-broker.
(4)An implied [F14term] about quality or fitness for a particular purpose may be annexed to a contract of sale by usage.
[F17(6)As regards England and Wales and Northern Ireland, the terms implied by subsections (2) and (3) above are conditions.]
[F18(9)This section does not apply to a contract to which Chapter 2 of Part 1 of the Consumer Rights Act 2015 applies (but see the provision made about such contracts in sections 9, 10 and 18 of that Act).]
F14Words in s. 14(1)(3)(4) substituted (3.1.1995) by 1994 c. 35, ss. 7(1), 8(2), Sch. 2 para. 5(5)(a) (with s. 8(3)).
F15S. 14(2)(2A)-(2C) substituted for s. 14(2) (3.1.1995) by 1994 c. 35, ss. 1(1), 8(2) (with s. 8(3)).
F16S. 14(2D)-(2F) omitted (1.10.2015) by virtue of Consumer Rights Act 2015 (c. 15), s. 100(5), Sch. 1 para. 13(2); S.I. 2015/1630, art. 3(g) (with art. 6(1))
F17S. 14(6) substituted (3.1.1995) by 1994 c. 35, ss. 7(1), 8(2), Sch. 2 para. 5(5)(b) (with s. 8(3)).
F18S. 14(9) inserted (1.10.2015) by Consumer Rights Act 2015 (c. 15), s. 100(5), Sch. 1 para. 13(3); S.I. 2015/1630, art. 3(g) (with art. 6(1))
Sale by sampleE+W+S+N.I.
15 Sale by sample.E+W+S+N.I.
(1)A contract of sale is a contract for sale by sample where there is an express or implied term to that effect in the contract.
(2)In the case of a contract for sale by sample there is an implied [F19term]—
(a)that the bulk will correspond with the sample in quality;
(c)that the goods will be free from any defect, [F21making their quality unsatisfactory], which would not be apparent on reasonable examination of the sample.
[F22(3)As regards England and Wales and Northern Ireland, the term implied by subsection (2) above is a condition.]
(4)Paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 below applies in relation to a contract made before 18 May 1973.
[F23(5)This section does not apply to a contract to which Chapter 2 of Part 1 of the Consumer Rights Act 2015 applies (but see the provision made about such contracts in sections 13 and 18 of that Act).]
F19Word in s. 15(2) substituted (3.1.1995) by 1994 c. 35, ss. 7(1), 8(2), Sch. 2 para. 5(6)(a) (with s. 8(3)).
F20S. 15(2)(b) repealed (3.1.1995) by 1994 c. 35, ss. 7, 8(2), Sch. 2 para. 5(6)(a), Sch.3 (with s. 8(3)).
F21Words in s. 15(2)(c) substituted (3.1.1995) by 1994 c. 35, ss. 1(2), 8(2) (with s. 8(3)).
F22S. 15(3) substituted (3.1.1995) by 1994 c. 35, ss. 7(1), 8(2), Sch. 2 para. 5(6)(b) (with s. 8(3)).
F23S. 15(5) inserted (1.10.2015) by Consumer Rights Act 2015 (c. 15), s. 100(5), Sch. 1 para. 14; S.I. 2015/1630, art. 3(g) (with art. 6(1))
[F24 Miscellaneous]E+W+S+N.I.
F24Cross-heading preceding s. 15A inserted (3.1.1995) by 1994 c. 35, ss. 4(1), 8(2) (with s. 8(3)).
F25[15A Modification of remedies for breach of condition in non-consumer cases.E+W+N.I.
F26... the breach is not to be treated as a breach of condition but may be treated as a breach of warranty.
F25S. 15A inserted (3.1.1995) by 1994 c. 35, ss. 4(1), 8(2) (with s. 8(3)).
F26Words in s. 15A(1) omitted (1.10.2015) by virtue of Consumer Rights Act 2015 (c. 15), s. 100(5), Sch. 1 para. 15; S.I. 2015/1630, art. 3(g) (with art. 6(1))
[F2715B Remedies for breach of contract as respects Scotland.S
(1)Where in a contract of sale the seller is in breach of any term of the contract (express or implied), the buyer shall be entitled—
[F28(1A)Subsection (1) does not apply to a contract to which Chapter 2 of Part 1 of the Consumer Rights Act 2015 applies (but see the provision made about such contracts in sections 19 to 22 of that Act).]
F29(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(3)This section applies to Scotland only.]
F27S. 15B inserted (3.1.1995) by 1994 c. 35, ss. 5(1), 8(2) (with s. 8(3)).
F28S. 15B(1A) inserted (1.10.2015) by Consumer Rights Act 2015 (c. 15), s. 100(5), Sch. 1 para. 16(2); S.I. 2015/1630, art. 3(g) (with art. 6(1))
F29S. 15B(2) omitted (1.10.2015) by virtue of Consumer Rights Act 2015 (c. 15), s. 100(5), Sch. 1 para. 16(3); S.I. 2015/1630, art. 3(g) (with art. 6(1))