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Sale of Goods (Amendment) Act 1994

1994 c. 32 · Enacted 3 November 1994 · Extends to United Kingdom

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An Act to abolish the rule of law relating to the sale of goods in market overt.

[3rd November 1994] E1

I1Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Annotations to the whole text

Commencement

I1

Act wholly in force at 3.1.1995 see s.3(3)

Extent

E1

For extent of ss. 1 and 3 see s.3(4)

Contents

  1. 1Repeal of s. 22(1) of the Sale of Goods Act 1979.
  2. 2Consequential Repeals.
  3. 3Short title, commencement and extent.

1Repeal of s. 22(1) of the Sale of Goods Act 1979.

Section 22 (1) (relating to the sale of goods in market overt) of the M1Sale of Goods Act 1979 is hereby repealed.

2Consequential Repeals. E+W+S

(1)

Section 47 of the M1Laws in Wales Act 1542 (sale of stolen goods in a fair or market in Wales) is hereby repealed.

(2)

In section 7(3) of the M2Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967 (protection of fisheries for shellfish), the words “sold in market overt or” shall be omitted.

3Short title, commencement and extent.

(1)

This Act may be cited as the Sale of Goods (Amendment) Act 1994.

(2)

This Act shall apply to any contract for sale of goods which is made after this Act comes into force.

(3)

This Act shall come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which it is passed.

(4)

Section 1 and this section extend to Northern Ireland.