In this Act the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them, that is to say:—

• “Goods” and “property” have the meanings respectively assigned to them by the Sale of Goods Act, 1893 [1893 c.71] ;

• Definition rep. by 1974 c. 39

• “Hire-purchase price” means the total sum payable by the hirer under a hire-purchase agreement in order to complete the purchase of goods to which the agreement relates, exclusive of any sum payable as a penalty or as compensation or damages for a breach of the agreement;

• “Innkeeper” has the same meaning as in the Innkeepers' Liability Act, 1863 [1863 c.41] F1;

• “Loss by war” and “damage by war” mean respectively loss (including destruction) and damage caused by, or in repelling, enemy action, or by measures taken to avoid the spreading of the consequences of damage caused by, or in repelling, enemy action, and the expressions “lost by war” and “damaged by war” shall be construed accordingly.

Subs. (2) rep. by 1954 c. 33 (NI)