BLAW 2910: Ch 6 Test Questions and
Answers.
Consumer protection law is much narrower in scope than sale of goods law. - Answer False
In BC, the Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act is the principal statute that governs
commercial sales transactions. - Answer True
All the ordinary rules of contract law apply, except where they are modified by the BPCPA. -
Answer True
A seller's breach of an implied condition in a contract for the sale of goods allows the buyer to
reject the goods and ignore all further contractual obligations. - Answer True
The physical transfer of property is deemed transfer of ownership rights. - Answer False
Future goods are goods that are not yet set aside and identifiable as the subject of the contract
at the time the contract is made. - Answer False
Damages are the only remedy for breach of warranty, regardless of whether the warranty is
express or implied by statute. - Answer True
If a seller fails to deliver goods, the buyer can buy the goods elsewhere and sue the seller for
the difference between the contract price and the price that the buyer actually paid. - Answer
True
Clicking an icon may bind you to a legally enforceable contract. - Answer True
A cooling-off period is a period during which consumers can cancel their contracts without
providing businesses with any justification for doing so. - Answer True
When repairing vehicles and other goods, a business is obliged to provide a written estimate
unless the consumer declines the offer, or authorizes a maximum payment that is not exceeded.
- Answer True
Price estimates for repairing vehicles and other goods must be in writing and contain specifics
about the repairer, the vehicle to be repaired, and the parts and services required, and it must
provide an itemized list of costs. - Answer True
, The penalties for failure to comply with the Food and Drugs Act are particularly harsh with
respect to food, in which case the maximum fine is $250,000 and the maximum jail term is
three years. - Answer True
The Hazardous Products Act provides at a variety of categories of "restricted" products that
must be labelled in a specific manner or meet certain standards to be legally sold in Canada. -
Answer True
The Personal Information Protection and Privacy Act applies to businesses that collect, use, or
disclose personal information in the course of commercial activities. - Answer True
Which of the following is not a condition implied into contracts by the British Columbia BPCPA?
a. Any goods sold by description are of reasonable quality, taking into account their price.
b. The seller is liable to the buyer for reasonably discoverable defects if the buyer accepts the
goods after inspecting them.
c. The goods are fit for the purpose for which the buyer purchases them if the seller is aware of
the buyer's purpose.
d. The goods must be owned or will be owned in the future by the seller, when the seller will be
able to transfer ownership in the goods to the buyer. - Answer b. The seller is liable to the
buyer for reasonably discoverable defects if the buyer accepts the goods after inspecting them
A buyer is entitled to the use the goods she has bought without interference from third parties
who might claim an interest in them. This refers to which implied warranty under the BPCPA?
a. goods free of encumbrances
b. fitness for purchase
c. quiet possession of goods
d. right to purchase - Answer c. quiet possession of goods
A consumer inspects a leather couch and agrees to buy it from a business. The business
immediately moves the leather couch to the loading docks for shipping, the title passes to the
consumer
a. as soon as the contract is concluded.
b. whenever the contract obliges the consumer to pay.
c. whenever the contract requires the couch be delivered.
d. as soon as the buyer receives notice that the couch has shipped. - Answer a. as soon as the
contract is concluded.
Answers.
Consumer protection law is much narrower in scope than sale of goods law. - Answer False
In BC, the Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act is the principal statute that governs
commercial sales transactions. - Answer True
All the ordinary rules of contract law apply, except where they are modified by the BPCPA. -
Answer True
A seller's breach of an implied condition in a contract for the sale of goods allows the buyer to
reject the goods and ignore all further contractual obligations. - Answer True
The physical transfer of property is deemed transfer of ownership rights. - Answer False
Future goods are goods that are not yet set aside and identifiable as the subject of the contract
at the time the contract is made. - Answer False
Damages are the only remedy for breach of warranty, regardless of whether the warranty is
express or implied by statute. - Answer True
If a seller fails to deliver goods, the buyer can buy the goods elsewhere and sue the seller for
the difference between the contract price and the price that the buyer actually paid. - Answer
True
Clicking an icon may bind you to a legally enforceable contract. - Answer True
A cooling-off period is a period during which consumers can cancel their contracts without
providing businesses with any justification for doing so. - Answer True
When repairing vehicles and other goods, a business is obliged to provide a written estimate
unless the consumer declines the offer, or authorizes a maximum payment that is not exceeded.
- Answer True
Price estimates for repairing vehicles and other goods must be in writing and contain specifics
about the repairer, the vehicle to be repaired, and the parts and services required, and it must
provide an itemized list of costs. - Answer True
, The penalties for failure to comply with the Food and Drugs Act are particularly harsh with
respect to food, in which case the maximum fine is $250,000 and the maximum jail term is
three years. - Answer True
The Hazardous Products Act provides at a variety of categories of "restricted" products that
must be labelled in a specific manner or meet certain standards to be legally sold in Canada. -
Answer True
The Personal Information Protection and Privacy Act applies to businesses that collect, use, or
disclose personal information in the course of commercial activities. - Answer True
Which of the following is not a condition implied into contracts by the British Columbia BPCPA?
a. Any goods sold by description are of reasonable quality, taking into account their price.
b. The seller is liable to the buyer for reasonably discoverable defects if the buyer accepts the
goods after inspecting them.
c. The goods are fit for the purpose for which the buyer purchases them if the seller is aware of
the buyer's purpose.
d. The goods must be owned or will be owned in the future by the seller, when the seller will be
able to transfer ownership in the goods to the buyer. - Answer b. The seller is liable to the
buyer for reasonably discoverable defects if the buyer accepts the goods after inspecting them
A buyer is entitled to the use the goods she has bought without interference from third parties
who might claim an interest in them. This refers to which implied warranty under the BPCPA?
a. goods free of encumbrances
b. fitness for purchase
c. quiet possession of goods
d. right to purchase - Answer c. quiet possession of goods
A consumer inspects a leather couch and agrees to buy it from a business. The business
immediately moves the leather couch to the loading docks for shipping, the title passes to the
consumer
a. as soon as the contract is concluded.
b. whenever the contract obliges the consumer to pay.
c. whenever the contract requires the couch be delivered.
d. as soon as the buyer receives notice that the couch has shipped. - Answer a. as soon as the
contract is concluded.
