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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Sale of goods - Performance of contract - Rules about delivery

160: Goods must be sent within reasonable time if no time is fixed

You could also call this:

“Send goods quickly if no delivery date is set”

When you buy something and the seller needs to send it to you, but you haven’t agreed on when it should arrive, the seller has to send it in a reasonable amount of time. This means they can’t wait too long before sending your goods. They should send them as soon as they can, without unnecessary delay. This rule helps make sure you get what you bought without having to wait for ages.

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Part 3 Sale of goods
Performance of contract: Rules about delivery

160Goods must be sent within reasonable time if no time is fixed

  1. If, under the contract of sale, the seller must send the goods to the buyer but no time for sending them is fixed, the seller must send them within a reasonable time.

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