The Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

Question 1

Define consumer guarantees act 1993

Answer 1

• This law is written to protect consumers when they are purchasing goods and services for household or personal use.
• This law doesn’t protect you from unwise purchases or private sales.

Question 2

Under the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 goods must be:

Answer 2

Under this law, goods must be:
* Of acceptable quality
* Fit for their particular purpose
* Match the description given (e.g. buying from a catalogue)
* Be like the sample
* Must be spare parts available
* At a reasonable price

Question 3

The CGA 1993 does not cover:

Answer 3

• private sales
• goods purchased at auction
• goods purchased by tender

Question 4

Caveat Emptor

Answer 4

Let the buyer beware