Interpretation of this Part
13.—(1)  In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires —
“applicable contract” means —
(a)a contract of sale of goods;
(b)a contract for the transfer of goods; or
(c)a hire-purchase agreement;
“contract for the transfer of goods” has the meaning given by the Supply of Goods Act 1982;
“contract of sale of goods” has the meaning given by the Sale of Goods Act 1979;
“delivery” has the meaning given by the Sale of Goods Act 1979;
“goods”  —
(a)in relation to a sale, has the meaning given by the Sale of Goods Act 1979; and
(b)in relation to any other transfer, has the meaning given by the Supply of Goods Act 1982;
“hire-purchase agreement” has the meaning given by the Hire‑Purchase Act 1969;
“repair” means, in cases where there is a lack of conformity in goods within the meaning of subsection (4), to bring the goods into conformity with the contract;
“transferee”  —
(a)in relation to a contract of sale of goods, means the buyer within the meaning of the Sale of Goods Act 1979;
(b)in relation to a contract for the transfer of goods, has the meaning given by the Supply of Goods Act 1982; and
(c)in relation to a hire-purchase agreement, means the hirer within the meaning of the Hire‑Purchase Act 1969;
“transferor”  —
(a)in relation to a contract of sale of goods, means the seller within the meaning of the Sale of Goods Act 1979;
(b)in relation to a contract for the transfer of goods, has the meaning given by the Supply of Goods Act 1982; and
(c)in relation to a hire-purchase agreement, means the owner within the meaning of the Hire‑Purchase Act 1969.
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(2)  References in this Part to dealing as consumer are to be construed in accordance with Part 1 of the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977.
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(3)  For the purposes of this Part, it is for a transferor claiming that the transferee does not deal as consumer to show that the transferee does not.
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(4)  For the purposes of this Part, goods do not conform to —
(a)a contract of sale of goods if there is, in relation to the goods, a breach of an express term of the contract or a term implied by section 13, 14 or 15 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979;
(b)a contract for the supply or transfer of goods if there is, in relation to the goods, a breach of an express term of the contract or a term implied by section 3, 4 or 5 of the Supply of Goods Act 1982; and
(c)a hire-purchase agreement if there is, in relation to the goods, a breach of an express term of the contract or a term implied by section 6A, 6B or 6C of the Hire‑Purchase Act 1969.
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(5)  The following provisions do not apply to this Part:
(a)the definitions of “consumer” and “goods” in section 2(1);
(b)section 2(2); and
(c)the provisions in Part 4.
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