Which one of the following statements accurately describes the legal relationship between the principle of caveat emptor ("buyer beware") and the effect on a sale-of-goods contract of the Sale of Goods Act?
A) The buyer must be particularly careful to make it an express term of the contract that he get good title to the goods.
B) When there is a conflict between the principle of caveat emptor and the provisions of the Act, the principle prevails over the Act.
C) Because caveat emptor applies to the quality of goods, the buyer's only protection is to examine them carefully and only accept them if he finds them to his liking.
D) The Act provides a number of implied contractual terms to supplement those expressed in the contract, and those implied terms override the principle of caveat emptor, when in conflict with it.
E) The sale of goods provisions with respect to fitness and quality always override a different stated intention in a contract for the sale of goods.

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The Sale of Goods Act introduces implied terms into sale-of-goods contracts regarding title, quality, and fitness for purpose among others, which serve to protect the buyer beyond the traditional caveat emptor principle. When these implied terms conflict with the principle of caveat emptor, the provisions of the Act take precedence, offering protections that the principle of caveat emptor does not.

Which One of the Following Statements Accurately Describes the Legal