Consumer Rights Act 2022
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PART 2 Sales contracts | ||
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Chapter 1 Interpretation and application (Part 2) | ||
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Interpretation (Part 2) | ||
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10. (1) In this Part— | ||
“free of charge” means free of any costs necessarily incurred in remedying the lack of conformity of goods with the sales contract, including the cost of postage, carriage, labour or materials; | ||
“guarantor” means a producer, trader or any other person who provides a commercial guarantee in relation to goods sold under a sales contract; | ||
“relevant time” has the meaning assigned to it by section 15 (4); | ||
“Sale of Goods Directive” means Directive (EU) 2019/771 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 20194 on certain aspects concerning contracts for the sale of goods, amending Regulation (EU) 2017/2394 and Directive 2009/22/EC, and repealing Directive 1999/44/EC. | ||
(2) A reference in this Part to goods being in conformity with a sales contract is to be construed in accordance with section 15 (2). | ||
(3) A word or expression used in this Part that is also used in the Sale of Goods Directive has, unless the context otherwise requires, the same meaning in this Part as it has in the Sale of Goods Directive. | ||
(4) A court shall construe this Part in a manner that gives effect to the Sale of Goods Directive, and for this purpose the court shall have regard to the provisions of the Sale of Goods Directive, including its preamble. | ||