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| (1) In every contract for the supply by a trader in the course of a business of services to a consumer there is an implied warranty that the services will be rendered with due care and skill and that any materials supplied in connection with those services will be reasonably fit for the purpose for which they are supplied. |
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| (2) Where a trader supplies services to a consumer in the course of a business and the consumer, expressly or by implication, makes known to the trader any particular purpose for which the services are required or the result that he desires the services to achieve, there is an implied warranty that the services supplied under the contract for the supply of the services and any materials supplied in connection with those services will be reasonably fit for that purpose or are of such a nature and quality that they might reasonably be expected to achieve that result, except where circumstances show the consumer does not rely, or that it is unreasonable for him to rely, on the trader's skill or judgment. |
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| (3) In this section, " services " means services by way of-
| | (a) the construction, maintenance, repair, treatment, processing, cleaning or alteration of goods; or | | |
| | (b) the distribution of goods; or | | |
| | (c) transportation of goods. | | |
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