# Sale of Goods Act 1979, Section 34: Buyer’s right of examining the goods.

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

(1) . . .
Unless otherwise agreed, when the seller tenders delivery of goods to the buyer, he is bound on request to afford the buyer a reasonable opportunity of examining the goods for the purpose of ascertaining whether they are in conformity with the contract and, in the case of a contract for sale by sample, of comparing the bulk with the sample.
(2) Nothing in this section affects the operation of section 22 (time limit for short-term right to reject) of the Consumer Rights Act 2015.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1979/54/section/34 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sale-of-goods-act-1979/section-34
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