... Satisfactory quality The requirements of the Sale of Goods Act 1979, the Supply of Goods (Implied Terms) Act 1973 and the Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982, that goods supplied in the course of a business be of 'merchantable quality' is replaced by the phrase 'satisfactory quality' in preference over the Law Commission's recommendation of acceptable quality. The term implied by s14(2) of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 is now such that the goods are of satisfactory quality and the definition of that expression is to be found in the new subsection 14(2A) as amplified by subsection 14(2B) and (2C). Goods are defined as of satisfactory quality if they 'meet the standard that a reasonable person would regard as satisfactory, taking account of any description of the goods, the price (if relevant) and all the other relevant circumstances.' The change in definition probably means little in practice. It continues ...

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