PART 1

Consumer contracts for goods, digital content and services
CHAPTER 2

Goods

Other rules about goods contracts

Passing of risk
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1
A sales contract is to be treated as including the following provisions as terms.
2
The goods remain at the trader's risk until they come into the physical possession of—
a
the consumer, or
b
a person identified by the consumer to take possession of the goods.
3
Subsection (2) does not apply if the goods are delivered to a carrier who—
a
is commissioned by the consumer to deliver the goods, and
b
is not a carrier the trader named as an option for the consumer.
4
In that case the goods are at the consumer's risk on and after delivery to the carrier.
5
Subsection (4) does not affect any liability of the carrier to the consumer in respect of the goods.
6
See section 2(5) and (6) for the application of this section where goods are sold at public auction.
S. 29 in force at 1.10.2015 by S.I. 2015/1630, art. 3(a) (with art. 6(1))