Sale of Goods and Supply of Services Act 1980

1st January 1980  |   Acts, Regulation, SIs

This legislation governs contracts for the sale of goods and supply of services to consumers. The Act provides, inter alia, that goods must be of merchantable quality, fit for their purpose and as described.

In the case of contracts for the supply of services the Act provides that a consumer is entitled to expect that the supplier has the necessary skill to provide the service, that the service will be provided with proper care and diligence and that materials used will be sound and goods supplied as part of the service will be of merchantable quality.

Related Links

• Sale of Goods and Supply of Services Act 1980 (No. 16 of 1980)
• Sale of Goods Act 1893 (1893, c. 71)
• Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations
• Consumer Contracts Regulations
• Timeshare Regulations
• European Communities (Certain Aspects of the Sale of Consumer Goods and Associated Guarantees) Regulations 2003 (S.I. No. 11 of 2003) 

Published by Commerce, Consumer and Competition

Topics: Your Consumer Rights