Consumer Rights Act 2022
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Chapter 2 Consumer rights in sales contracts | ||
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Right to terminate sales contract where trader has no right to sell | ||
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14. (1) Where a sales contract is concluded between a trader and a consumer, the trader shall ensure that, at the time when the ownership of the goods is to be transferred under the sales contract, the trader has the right to sell the goods. | ||
(2) Where the trader does not have the right to sell goods in accordance with subsection (1), the consumer shall have the right to terminate the sales contract. | ||
(3) Where the consumer has the right to terminate the sales contract under subsection (2) and wishes to exercise that right— | ||
(a) the consumer shall exercise that right in accordance with section 28 , and | ||
(b) the trader shall comply with the obligations in section 30 . | ||
(4) In case of dispute, it shall be for the trader to show that the trader has the right to sell the goods in accordance with subsection (1). |