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Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982

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Contracts for the hire of goodsE+W+N.I.

6 The contracts concerned.E+W+N.I.

(1)In this Act [F1in its application to England and Wales and Northern Ireland] a “[F2relevant contract for the hire of goods]” means a contract under which one person bails or agrees to bail goods to another by way of hire, other than [F3 a hire-purchase agreement][F4, and other than a contract to which Chapter 2 of Part 1 of the Consumer Rights Act 2015 applies.]

(2)F5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3)For the purposes of this Act [F1in its application to England and Wales and Northern Ireland]a contract is a [F2relevant contract for the hire of goods] whether or not services are also provided or to be provided under the contract, and F6... whatever is the nature of the consideration for the bailment or agreement to bail by way of hire.

7 Implied terms about right to transfer possession, etc.E+W+N.I.

(1)In a [F2relevant contract for the hire of goods] there is an implied condition on the part of the bailor that in the case of a bailment he has a right to transfer possession of the goods by way of hire for the period of the bailment and in the case of an agreement to bail he will have such a right at the time of the bailment.

(2)In a [F2relevant contract for the hire of goods] there is also an implied warranty that the bailee will enjoy quiet possession of the goods for the period of the bailment except so far as the possession may be disturbed by the owner or other person entitled to the benefit of any charge or encumbrance disclosed or known to the bailee before the contract is made.

(3)The preceding provisions of this section do not affect the right of the bailor to repossess the goods under an express or implied term of the contract.

Textual Amendments

8 Implied terms where hire is by description.E+W+N.I.

(1)This section applies where, under a [F2relevant contract for the hire of goods], the bailor bails or agrees to bail the goods by description.

(2)In such a case there is an implied condition that the goods will correspond with the description.

(3)If under the contract the bailor bails or agrees to bail the goods by reference to a sample as well as a description it is not sufficient that the bulk of the goods corresponds with the sample if the goods do not also correspond with the description.

(4)A contract is not prevented from falling within subsection (1) above by reason only that, being exposed for supply, the goods are selected by the bailee.

Textual Amendments

9 Implied terms about quality or fitness.E+W+N.I.

(1)Except as provided by this section and section 10 below and subject to the provisions of any other enactment, there is no implied condition or warranty about the quality or fitness for any particular purpose of goods bailed under a [F2relevant contract for the hire of goods].

[F7(2)Where, under such a contract, the bailor bails goods in the course of a business, there is an implied condition that the goods supplied under the contract are of satisfactory quality.

(2A)For the purposes of this section and section 10 below, goods are of satisfactory quality if they meet the standard that a reasonable person would regard as satisfactory, taking account of any description of the goods, the consideration for the bailment (if relevant) and all the other relevant circumstances.

F8( 2B ). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F8( 2C ). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F8( 2D ). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

( 3 )The condition implied by subsection (2) above does not extend to any matter making the quality of goods unsatisfactory—

(a)which is specifically drawn to the bailee’s attention before the contract is made,

(b)where the bailee examines the goods before the contract is made, which that examination ought to reveal, or

(c)where the goods are bailed by reference to a sample, which would have been apparent on a reasonable examination of the sample.]

(4)Subsection (5) below applies where, under a [F2relevant contract for the hire of goods], the bailor bails goods in the course of a business and the bailee, expressly or by implication, makes known—

(a)to the bailor in the course of negotiations conducted by him in relation to the making of the contract, or

(b)to a credit-broker in the course of negotiations conducted by that broker in relation to goods sold by him to the bailor before forming the subject matter of the contract,

any particular purpose for which the goods are being bailed.

(5)In that case there is (subject to subsection (6) below) an implied condition 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.

(6)Subsection (5) above does not apply where the circumstances show that the bailee does not rely, or that it is unreasonable for him to rely, on the skill or judgment of the bailor or credit-broker.

(7)An implied condition or warranty about quality or fitness for a particular purpose may be annexed by usage to a [F2relevant contract for the hire of goods].

(8)The preceding provisions of this section apply to a bailment by a person who in the course of a business is acting as agent for another as they apply to a bailment by a principal in the course of a business, except where that other is not bailing in the course of a business and either the bailee knows that fact or reasonable steps are taken to bring it to the bailee’s notice before the contract concerned is made.

F9(9). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F7S. 9(2)(2A)(3) substituted (3.1.1995) for s. 9(2)(3) by 1994 c. 35, ss. 7, 8(2), Sch. 2 para. 6(7) (with s. 8(3))

F8S. 9(2B)-(2D) omitted (1.10.2015) by virtue of Consumer Rights Act 2015 (c. 15), s. 100(5), Sch. 1 para. 43; S.I. 2015/1630, art. 3(g) (with art. 6(1))

F9S. 9(9) repealed (3.1.1995) by 1994 c. 35, ss. 7, 8(2), Sch. 2 para. 6(7), Sch. 3 (with s. 8(3))

10 Implied terms where hire is by sample.E+W+N.I.

(1)This section applies where, under a [F2relevant contract for the hire of goods], the bailor bails or agrees to bail the goods by reference to a sample.

(2)In such a case there is an implied condition—

(a)that the bulk will correspond with the sample in quality; and

(b)that the bailee will have a reasonable opportunity of comparing the bulk with the sample; and

(c)that the goods will be free from any defect, [F10making their quality unsatisfactory], which would not be apparent on reasonable examination of the sample.

F11(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(4)For the purposes of this section a bailor bails or agrees to bail goods by reference to a sample where there is an express or implied term to that effect in the contract concerned.

Textual Amendments

F10Words in s. 10(2)(c) substituted (3.1.1995) by 1994 c. 35, ss. 7, 8(2), Sch. 2 para. 6(8)(a) (with s. 8(3))

F11S. 10(3) repealed (3.1.1995) by 1994 c. 35, ss. 7, 8(2), Sch. 2 para. 6(8)(b), Sch. 3 (with s. 8(3))

[F1210A Modification of remedies for breach of statutory condition in non-consumer cases.E+W+N.I.

(1)Where in the case of a [F2relevant contract for the hire of goods]

(a)the bailee would, apart from this subsection, have the right to treat the contract as repudiated by reason of a breach on the part of the bailor of a term implied by section 8, 9 or 10(2)(a) or (c) above, but

(b)the breach is so slight that it would be unreasonable for him to do so,

F13... the breach is not to be treated as a breach of condition but may be treated as a breach of warranty.

(2)This section applies unless a contrary intention appears in, or is to be implied from, the contract.

(3)It is for the bailor to show that a breach fell within subsection (1)(b) above.]

Textual Amendments

F12S. 10A inserted (3.1.1995) by 1994 c. 35, ss. 7, 8(2), Sch. 2 para. 6 (9) (with s. 8(3))

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