34Contract of supply not illegal etc.

34 Contract of supply not illegal etc. (1) A contract of supply of goods or services is not illegal, void or unenforceable by reason only that the supplier is guilty of an offence under this Part. (2) If a supplier commits an offence referred to in subsection (1), the purchaser does not, by reason only of having been a party to the contract, aid, abet, counsel or procure the commission of the offence. Part 3.2—Frustrated contracts Division 1—Introductory 35 Contracts to which this Part applies (1) This Part applies to a contract if the parties to the contract are discharged from the further performance of the contract because— (a) performance of the contract becomes impossible; or (b) the contract is otherwise frustrated; or (c) the contract is avoided by the operation of section 12 of the **Goods Act 1958**. (2) This Part applies to contracts made before or after 1 July 2008 if the time of discharge of the contract is after 29 September 1959. (3) This Part does not apply to— (a) any charter-party, except a time charter-party or a charter-party by way of demise; or (b) any contract (other than a charter-party) for the carriage of goods by sea; or (c) any contract of insurance except as provided for in section 40. Division 2—Consequences of frustrated contract