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Section 8 Interpretation of Part I.

United Kingdom

(1)

In this Part of this Act—

  • “goods” includes ships and aircraft, minerals, substances and animals (including fish);

  • “price” includes a charge of any description;

  • “supply” includes supply by way of lease or hire, and “acquire” shall be construed accordingly.

(2)

This Part applies to the construction or carrying out of buildings, structures and other works by contractors, as it applies to the supply of goods, and for the purposes of this Part any buildings, structures or other works so constructed or carried out shall be deemed to be delivered at the place where they are constructed or carried out.

(3)

For the purposes of this Part a person shall not be deemed to carry on a business within the United Kingdom by reason only of the fact that he is represented for the purposes of that business by an agent within the United Kingdom.

(4)

For the purposes of any provision of this Part referring to two or more or not more than two persons, two or more persons being interconnected bodies corporate or individuals carrying on business in partnership with each other shall be treated as a single person.

Notes on the whole Act

Textual amendments

F1

Act repealed (1.3.2000) by 1998 c. 41, ss. 1(c), 74(2)(3), Sch. 14 Pt. I (with s. 73, Sch. 13); S.I. 2000/344, art. 2, Sch.