# Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982, Section 5: Implied terms where transfer is by sample.

Extent: E+W+N.I.

(1) This section applies where, under a relevant contract for the transfer of goods, the transferor transfers or agrees to transfer the property in the goods by reference to a sample.
(2) In such a case there is an implied condition—
(a) that the bulk will correspond with the sample in quality; and
(b) that the transferee will have a reasonable opportunity of comparing the bulk with the sample; and
(c) that the goods will be free from any defect, making their quality unsatisfactory, which would not be apparent on reasonable examination of the sample.
(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(4) For the purposes of this section a transferor transfers or agrees to transfer the property in goods by reference to a sample where there is an express or implied term to that effect in the contract concerned.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1982/29/section/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/supply-of-goods-and-services-act-1982/section-5
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