In force1999 Revised EditionCurrent version · 1999 Revised EditionSee versions on Attorney General's Chambers(opens the publisher’s site)
Sale of Goods Act · 1999 Revised Edition · Part II · Formation of the Contract
Sale of Goods Act · 1999 Revised Edition · Part II · Formation of the Contract
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
A contract of sale is a contract for sale by sample
Saleby where there is an express or implied term to that effect in the sample contract.
In the caseof a contract for saleby sample,there is an impliedcondition -
that the bulk will correspond with the sample in quality;
that the buyer will have a reasonable opportunity of comparing the bulk with the sample;
that the goods will be free from any defect, rendering them unmerchantable, which would not be apparent on reasonable examination of the sample.
In subsection (2)(c), "unmerchantable"
is to be construed in accordance with section 16(6).
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