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"Consumer contract law is changing at a frightening pace. 1994 was a significant year for the development of consumer sales legislation, and saw the enactment of four major pieces of legislation: The Sale and Supply of Goods Act 1994; The Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1994; The General Product Safety Regulations 1994; and The Sale of Goods (Amendment) Act 1994. The scope of the new legislation is such that it will not only affect lawyers, but all financial institutions (for example, insurance and banking), Trading Standards officers and any manufacting or retail businesses providing a product or service to the public. The main change made by this legislation include: changing the merchantable quality implied condition to one of satisfactory quality, and altering the remedies available in sales contracts; introducing new rules to prevent the use of unfair terms in consumer contracts, which not only render such terms non-binding but also allow the Director General of Fair Trading to obtain injunctions against their use; extending the scope and amending the content of the general safety obligation in Part II of The Consumer Protection Act 1987; and changes to the rules on the passing of title in sales contracts. This book explains these changes in clear language, and relates them to the pre-existing law. Geraint Howells is the editor of ""Consumer Law Journal"" and ""European Business Law Library""."

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Author:   Professor Geraint Howells
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Blackstone Press Ltd
ISBN:  

9781854314703

ISBN 10:   185431470
Pages:   268
Publication Date:   01 November 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"Part 1 Introduction: Sale and Supply of Goods Act 1994; Sale of Goods (Amendment) Act 1994; Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1994; General Product Safety Regulations 1994; laws of European origin; an improvement? Part 2 Sale and Supply of Goods Act 1994: application of the new law; implied term as to quality; remedies for breach of condition; the future. Part 3 Sale of Goods (Amendment) Act 1994: nemo dat quod non habet; exceptions; market overt; reform. Part 4 Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1994: a new layer; scope of application of the regulations; unfair terms; construction of written contracts; enforcement. Part 5 General Product Safety Regulations 1994: background; EEC Directive; scope of the changes; ""producers"" and ""distributers""; products covered; relationship to vertical regulations; definition of ""safe product""; obligations of producers and distributors; new offences; due diligence defence; persons liable; enforcement; penalties. Appendices: text of The Sale and Supply of Goods Act 1994; text of key legislative provisions in amended form Sale of Goods Act 1979 sections 14, 15, 15A, 30, 34, 35 and 35A, Sale of Goods (Implied Terms) Act 1973 sections 10, 11 and 11A, Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982 sections 4, 5, 5A, 9, 10 and 10A; text of The Sale of Goods (Amendment) Act 1994; text of The Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1994; text of The Unfair Terms in Consumer Contract Directive; text of The General Product Safety Regulations 1994; text of The General Product Safety Directive."

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