Section 15Part 2 — Formation of the Contract
Implied conditions as to quality or fitness
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Save as provided by this or any other law, there is no implied condition or warranty as to the quality or fitness for any particular purpose of goods supplied under a contract of sale.
Where the seller sells goods in the course of business, there is an implied condition that the goods supplied under the contract are of a merchantable quality, except that there is no such condition —
as regards defects specifically drawn to the buyer's attention before the contract is made; or
if the buyer examines the goods before the contract is made, as regards defects which that examination ought to reveal.
Where the seller sells goods in the course of a business and the buyer, expressly or by implication, makes known to the seller any particular purpose for which the goods are being bought, there is an implied condition that the goods supplied under the contract are reasonably fit for that purpose, whether or not there is a purpose for which such goods are commonly supplied, except where the circumstances show that the buyer does not rely, or that it is unreasonable for him to rely, on the seller's skill or judgment.
An implied condition or warranty as to quality or fitness for a particular purpose may be annexed to a contract of sale by usage.
Subsections (1) to (4) apply to a sale by a person who, in the course of business, is acting as agent for another as they apply to a sale by a principal in the course of a business, except where the other is not selling in the course of a business and either the buyer knows that fact or reasonable steps are taken to bring it to the notice of the buyer before the contract is made.
In the application of subsection (3) to an agreement for the sale of goods under which the purchase price or part of it is payable by instalments, any reference to the seller shall include a reference to the person by whom the antecedent negotiations are conducted.
Defined Terms
merchantable qualityfitness for particular purpose