{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sale-of-goods-act-1979/section-10",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sale-of-goods-act-1979/section-10.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1979/54",
  "legislation_title": "Sale of Goods Act 1979",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sale-of-goods-act-1979",
  "path": "section/10",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "10",
  "heading": "Stipulations about time.",
  "text": "(1) Unless a different intention appears from the terms of the contract, stipulations as to time of payment are not of the essence of a contract of sale.\n(2) Whether any other stipulation as to time is or is not of the essence of the contract depends on the terms of the contract.\n(3) In a contract of sale “month” prima facie means calendar month.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1979/54/section/10",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:17:01.865333+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}