# Sale of Goods Act 1979, Section 1: Contracts to which Act applies.

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) This Act applies to contracts of sale of goods made on or after (but not to those made before) 1 January 1894.
(2) In relation to contracts made on certain dates, this Act applies subject to the modification of certain of its sections as mentioned in Schedule 1 below.
(3) Any such modification is indicated in the section concerned by a reference to Schedule 1 below.
(4) Accordingly, where a section does not contain such a reference, this Act applies in relation to the contract concerned without such modification of the section.
(5) Certain sections or subsections of this Act do not apply to a contract to which Chapter 2 of Part 1 of the Consumer Rights Act 2015 applies.
(6) Where that is the case it is indicated in the section concerned.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1979/54/section/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sale-of-goods-act-1979/section-1
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