The Sale of Goods Act, 1930
Central Act · Act 3 of 193066 provisions8 citing judgments
The enactment
| Long title | An Act to define and amend the law relating to the sale of goods. |
|---|---|
| Type | Act |
| Citation | Act 3 of 1930 |
| Year | 1930 |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Ministry | Ministry of Law and Justice |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 66 |
| Subjects | corporate |
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- Section 1 Short title, extent and commencement.
- Section 2 Definitions.3 citing judgments
- Section 3 Application of provisions of Act 9 of 1872.1 citing judgment
- Section 4 Sale and agreement to sell.1 citing judgment
- Section 5 Contract of sale how made.
- Section 6 Existing or future goods.
- Section 7 Goods perishing before making of contract.
- Section 8 Goods perishing before sale but after agreement to sell.
- Section 9 Ascertainment of price.
- Section 10 Agreement to sell at valuation.
- Section 11 Stipulations as to time.
- Section 12 Condition and warranty.1 citing judgment
- Section 13 When condition to be treated as warranty.1 citing judgment
- Section 14 Implied undertaking as to title, etc.
- Section 15 Sale by description.
- Section 16 Implied conditions as to quality or fitness.
- Section 17 Sale by sample.
- Section 18 Goods must be ascertained.
- Section 19 Property passes when intended to pass.
- Section 20 Specific goods in a deliverable state.
- Section 21 Specific goods to be put into a deliverable state.
- Section 22 Specific goods in a deliverable state, when the seller has to do anything thereto in order to ascertain price.
- Section 23 Sale of unascertained goods and appropriation.
- Section 24 Goods sent on approval or “on sale or return”.
- Section 25 Reservation of right of disposal.
- Section 26 Risk prima facie passes with property.
- Section 27 Sale by person not the owner.
- Section 28 Sale by one of joint owners.
- Section 29 Sale by person in possession under voidable contract.
- Section 30 Seller or buyer in possession after sale.
- Section 31 Duties of seller and buyer.
- Section 32 Payment and delivery are concurrent conditions.
- Section 33 Delivery.
- Section 34 Effect of part delivery.
- Section 35 Buyer to apply for delivery.
- Section 36 Rules as to delivery.
- Section 37 Delivery of wrong quantity.
- Section 38 Instalment deliveries.
- Section 39 Delivery to carrier or wharfinger.
- Section 40 Risk where goods are delivered at distant place.
- Section 41 Buyer’s right of examining the goods.
- Section 42 Acceptance.
- Section 43 Buyer not bound to return rejected goods.
- Section 44 Liability of buyer for neglecting or refusing delivery of goods.
- Section 45 “Unpaid seller” defined.
- Section 46 Unpaid seller’s rights.
- Section 47 Seller’s lien.
- Section 48 Part delivery.
- Section 49 Termination of lien.
- Section 50 Right of stoppage in transit.
- Section 51 Duration of transit.
- Section 52 How stoppage in transit is effected.
- Section 53 Effect of sub-sale or pledge by buyer.
- Section 54 Sale not generally rescinded by lien or stoppage in transit.
- Section 55 Suit for price.
- Section 56 Damages for non-acceptance.
- Section 57 Damages for non-delivery.
- Section 58 Specific performance.
- Section 59 Remedy for breach of warranty.
- Section 60 Repudiation of contract before due date.
- Section 61 Interest by way of damages and special damages.1 citing judgment
- Section 62 Exclusion of implied terms and conditions.
- Section 63 Reasonable time a question of fact.
- Section 64 Auction sale.
- Section 64A In contracts of sale, amount of increased or decreased taxes to be added or deducted.
- Section 66 Savings.
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