Singapore legislation
Section 13
Section 13
Interpretation of this Part
(1)
In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires —
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“applicable contract” means —
a contract of sale of goods;
a contract for the transfer of goods; or
a hire-purchase agreement;
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“contract for the transfer of goods” has the meaning given by the Supply of Goods Act 1982;
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“contract of sale of goods” has the meaning given by the Sale of Goods Act 1979;
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“delivery” has the meaning given by the Sale of Goods Act 1979;
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“goods” —
in relation to a sale, has the meaning given by the Sale of Goods Act 1979; and
in relation to any other transfer, has the meaning given by the Supply of Goods Act 1982;
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“hire-purchase agreement” has the meaning given by the Hire‑Purchase Act 1969;
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“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;
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“transferee” —
in relation to a contract of sale of goods, means the buyer within the meaning of the Sale of Goods Act 1979;
in relation to a contract for the transfer of goods, has the meaning given by the Supply of Goods Act 1982; and
in relation to a hire-purchase agreement, means the hirer within the meaning of the Hire‑Purchase Act 1969;
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“transferor” —
in relation to a contract of sale of goods, means the seller within the meaning of the Sale of Goods Act 1979;
in relation to a contract for the transfer of goods, has the meaning given by the Supply of Goods Act 1982; and
in relation to a hire-purchase agreement, means the owner within the meaning of the Hire‑Purchase Act 1969.
(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.
(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.
(4)
For the purposes of this Part, goods do not conform to —
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;
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
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.
(5)
The following provisions do not apply to this Part:
the definitions of “consumer” and “goods” in section 2(1);
section 2(2); and
the provisions in Part 4.[12A