THE SALE OF GOODS ACT, 1930
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ARRANGMENT OF SECTIONS
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CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY
SECTIONS
1. Short title, extent and commencement.
2. Definitions.
3. Application of provisions of Act 9 of 1872.
CHAPTER II
FORMATION OF THE CONTRACT
Contract of Sale
4. Sale and agreement to sell.
Formalities of the Contract
5. Contract of sale how made.
Subject-matter of contract
6. Existing or future goods.
7. Goods perishing before making of contract.
8. Goods perishing before sale but after agreement to sell.
The price
9. Ascertainment of price.
10. Agreement to sell at valuation.
Conditions and warranties
11. Stipulations as to time.
12. Condition and warranty.
13. When condition to be treated as warranty.
14. Implied undertaking as to title, etc.
15. Sale by description.
16. Implied conditions as to quality or fitness.
17. Sale by sample.
CHAPTER III
EFFECTS OF THE CONTRACT
Transfer of property as between seller and buyer
18. Goods must be ascertained.
19. Property passes when intended to pass.
20. Specific goods in a deliverable state.
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21. Specific goods to be put into a deliverable state.
22. Specific goods in a deliverable state, when the seller has to do anything thereto in order to
ascertain price.
23. Sale of unascertained goods and appropriation.
Delivery to carrier.
24. Goods sent on approval or “on sale or return”.
25. Reservation of right of disposal.
26. Risk prima facie passes with property.
Transfer of title
27. Sale by person not the owner.
28. Sale by one of joint owners.
29. Sale by person in possession under voidable contract.
30. Seller or buyer in possession after sale.
CHAPTER IV
PERFORMANCE OF THE CONTRACT
31. Duties of seller and buyer.
32. Payment and delivery are concurrent conditions.
33. Delivery.
34. Effect of part delivery.
35. Buyer to apply for delivery.
36. Rules as to delivery.
37. Delivery of wrong quantity.
38. Instalment deliveries.
39. Delivery to carrier or wharfinger.
40. Risk where goods are delivered at distant place.
41. Buyer’s right of examining the goods.
42. Acceptance.
43. Buyer not bound to return rejected goods.
44. Liability of buyer for neglecting or refusing delivery of goods.
CHAPTER V
RIGHTS OF UNPAID SELLER AGAINST THE GOODS
45. “Unpaid seller” defined.
46. Unpaid seller’s rights.
Unpaid seller’s lien
47. Seller’s lien.
48. Part delivery.
49. Termination of lien.
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Stoppage in transit
50. Right of stoppage in transit.
51. Duration of transit.
52. How stoppage in transit is effected.
Transfer by buyer and seller
53. Effect of sub-sale or pledge by buyer.
54. Sale not generally rescinded by lien or stoppage in transit.
CHAPTER VI
SUITS FOR BREACH OF THE CONTRACT
55. Suit for price.
56. Damages for non-acceptance.
57. Damages for non-delivery.
58. Specific performance.
59. Remedy for breach of warranty.
60. Repudiation of contract before due date.
61. Interest by way of damages and special damages.
CHAPTER VII
MISCELLANEOUS
62. Exclusion of implied terms and conditions.
63. Reasonable time a question of fact.
64. Auction sale.
64A. In contracts of sale, amount of increased or decreased taxes to be added or deducted.
65. [Repealed.].
66. Savings.
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______
ARRANGMENT OF SECTIONS
______
CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY
SECTIONS
1. Short title, extent and commencement.
2. Definitions.
3. Application of provisions of Act 9 of 1872.
CHAPTER II
FORMATION OF THE CONTRACT
Contract of Sale
4. Sale and agreement to sell.
Formalities of the Contract
5. Contract of sale how made.
Subject-matter of contract
6. Existing or future goods.
7. Goods perishing before making of contract.
8. Goods perishing before sale but after agreement to sell.
The price
9. Ascertainment of price.
10. Agreement to sell at valuation.
Conditions and warranties
11. Stipulations as to time.
12. Condition and warranty.
13. When condition to be treated as warranty.
14. Implied undertaking as to title, etc.
15. Sale by description.
16. Implied conditions as to quality or fitness.
17. Sale by sample.
CHAPTER III
EFFECTS OF THE CONTRACT
Transfer of property as between seller and buyer
18. Goods must be ascertained.
19. Property passes when intended to pass.
20. Specific goods in a deliverable state.
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,SECTIONS
21. Specific goods to be put into a deliverable state.
22. Specific goods in a deliverable state, when the seller has to do anything thereto in order to
ascertain price.
23. Sale of unascertained goods and appropriation.
Delivery to carrier.
24. Goods sent on approval or “on sale or return”.
25. Reservation of right of disposal.
26. Risk prima facie passes with property.
Transfer of title
27. Sale by person not the owner.
28. Sale by one of joint owners.
29. Sale by person in possession under voidable contract.
30. Seller or buyer in possession after sale.
CHAPTER IV
PERFORMANCE OF THE CONTRACT
31. Duties of seller and buyer.
32. Payment and delivery are concurrent conditions.
33. Delivery.
34. Effect of part delivery.
35. Buyer to apply for delivery.
36. Rules as to delivery.
37. Delivery of wrong quantity.
38. Instalment deliveries.
39. Delivery to carrier or wharfinger.
40. Risk where goods are delivered at distant place.
41. Buyer’s right of examining the goods.
42. Acceptance.
43. Buyer not bound to return rejected goods.
44. Liability of buyer for neglecting or refusing delivery of goods.
CHAPTER V
RIGHTS OF UNPAID SELLER AGAINST THE GOODS
45. “Unpaid seller” defined.
46. Unpaid seller’s rights.
Unpaid seller’s lien
47. Seller’s lien.
48. Part delivery.
49. Termination of lien.
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Stoppage in transit
50. Right of stoppage in transit.
51. Duration of transit.
52. How stoppage in transit is effected.
Transfer by buyer and seller
53. Effect of sub-sale or pledge by buyer.
54. Sale not generally rescinded by lien or stoppage in transit.
CHAPTER VI
SUITS FOR BREACH OF THE CONTRACT
55. Suit for price.
56. Damages for non-acceptance.
57. Damages for non-delivery.
58. Specific performance.
59. Remedy for breach of warranty.
60. Repudiation of contract before due date.
61. Interest by way of damages and special damages.
CHAPTER VII
MISCELLANEOUS
62. Exclusion of implied terms and conditions.
63. Reasonable time a question of fact.
64. Auction sale.
64A. In contracts of sale, amount of increased or decreased taxes to be added or deducted.
65. [Repealed.].
66. Savings.
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