Supply of Goods (Implied Terms) Act 1973

[F1 11 Samples. U.K.

[F2 (1)]Where under a [F3 relevant hire-purchase agreement] goods are bailed or (in Scotland) hired by reference to a sample, there is an implied [F4 term]—

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

(b) that the person to whom the goods are bailed or hired will have a reasonable opportunity of comparing the bulk with the sample; and

(c) that the goods will be free from any defect, [F5 making their quality unsatisfactory], which would not be apparent on reasonable examination of the sample.]

[F6 (2) As regards England and Wales and Northern Ireland, the term implied by subsection (1) above is a condition.]

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 11 substituted by Consumer Credit Act 1974 (c. 39), s. 192(4), Sch. 4 para. 35

F2 Word in s. 11 inserted (3.1.1995) by 1994 c. 35, ss. 7, 8(2), Sch.2 para. 4(5)(a) (with s. 8(3))

F3 Words in Act substituted (1.10.2015) by Consumer Rights Act 2015 (c. 15), s. 100(5), Sch. 1 para. 2; S.I. 2015/1630, art. 3(g) (with art. 6(1))

F4 Word in s. 11 inserted (3.1.1995) by 1994 c. 35, ss. 7, 8(2), Sch. 2 para. 4(5)(b) (with s. 8(3))

F5 Words in s. 11(1)(c) substituted (3.1.1995) by 1994 c. 35, ss. 7, 8(2), Sch. 2 para. 4(5)(c) (with s. 8(3))

F6 S. 11(2) inserted (3.1.1995) by 1994 c. 35, ss. 7, 8(2), Sch. 2 para. 4(5)(d) (with s. 8(3))

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 11 amended by Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 (c. 50, SIF 30), ss. 6(2)(b), 20(2)(b)