Sale of Goods and Supply of Services Act, 1980
Interpretation generally. |
2.—(1) In this Act— | |
“Act of 1893” means the Sale of Goods Act, 1893 ; | ||
“business” includes profession and the activities of any State authority or local authority; | ||
“deals as consumer” shall be construed in accordance with section 3; | ||
“fair and reasonable” shall be construed in accordance with subsection (3); | ||
“hire-purchase agreement” has the meaning assigned to it by section 1 of the Hire-Purchase Act, 1946 ; | ||
“the Minister” means the Minister for Industry, Commerce and Tourism; | ||
“service” does not include meteorological or aviation services provided by the Minister for Transport or anything done under a contract of service; | ||
“State authority” means a Minister of the Government, the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland and the Irish Land Commission. | ||
(2) A reference in this Act to the supply of a service includes reference to the rendering or provision of a service or facility and to an offer to supply. | ||
(3) Where, under section 13 , 31 , 40 or 46 of this Act or under section 55 of the Act of 1893 (inserted by section 22 of this Act), a question arises as to whether a term, agreement or provision is fair and reasonable regard shall be had to the criteria set out in the Schedule in deciding it. |