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The Sale of Goods Act imposes terms relating to goods matching samples or descriptions, and meeting standards of fitness, quality, and title. Explain the nature of these implied terms and their effect on the parties. Indicate which terms are conditions

With respect to the implied term relating to description, the Sale of Goods Act (SGA) states that, when a sale is accomplished by description, there is an implied condition that the goods delivered must correspond with the description or illustration provided. This includes the sale of all manufactured goods, even when sold in a self-serve context, because the consumer must rely on the description provided by the manufacturer in order to assess the goods and make a decision to purchase. This implied term signifies that the manufacturer must ensure that the description associated with a given product accurately represents the product in question. As for sale by sample, the SGA asserts that there is an implied condition that necessitates that the goods purchased correspond with the sample and that they not have any considerable hidden defects that would have influenced the consumer not to purchase them at the agreed upon price had h...

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