# Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982, Section 14: Implied term about time for performance.


(1) Where, under a relevant contract for the supply of a service by a supplier acting in the course of a business, the time for the service to be carried out is not fixed by the contract, left to be fixed in a manner agreed by the contract or determined by the course of dealing between the parties, there is an implied term that the supplier will carry out the service within a reasonable time.
(2) What is a reasonable time is a question of fact.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1982/29/section/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/supply-of-goods-and-services-act-1982/section-14
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