Explanatory note

Section 13 of the Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982 provides that, in a contract for the supply of a service where the supplier is acting in the course of a business, there is an implied term that the supplier will carry out the service with reasonable care and skill.

The Secretary of State has power, under section 12(4), to provide by order that this section shall not apply to services of a description specified in the order.

The Order provides that section 13 shall not apply to the services of an advocate in court or before any tribunal, inquiry or arbitrator and in carrying out certain preliminary work, or to services rendered by a company director to his company.