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2016, c.110
- Sale of Goods Act
Detailled Table of Contents
Current to 1 January 2024
Sale of Goods Act
DEFINITION, INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION
1
Definitions
2
Interpretation
3
Application
1
FORMATION OF THE CONTRACT
Contract of Sale
4
Contract of sale of goods
5
Contract may be absolute or conditional
6
Sale distinguished from agreement to sell
7
When agreement to sell becomes sale
8
Capacity to buy and sell
Formalities of the Contract
9
How contract made
10
Existing or future goods
11
Contract based on contingencies
12
Sale of future goods deemed agreement to sell
13
Perishing of specific goods
14
Determination of price
15
Valuation by third party
Conditions and Warranties
16
Time
17
Conditions and warranties
18
Implied condition or warranty as to title, quiet possession and encumbrances
19
Implied condition re description
20
Implied condition re quality or fitness
21
Implied condition re sale by sample
2
EFFECTS OF THE CONTRACT
Transfer of Property
22
Transfer of property in unascertained goods
23
Transfer of property in specific or ascertained goods
24
Rules re ascertainment of time of transfer
25
Reservation of right of disposal by seller
26
Bill of exchange sent with bill of lading
27
Transfer of risk
Transfer of Title
28
Sale by person other than owner
29
Application
30
Purchase of voidable title
31
Validity of sale by person other than owner
3
PERFORMANCE OF THE CONTRACT
32
Duties of buyer and seller
33
Delivery and payment concurrent conditions
34
Ascertainment of intention re delivery
35
Place of delivery
36
Time for delivery
37
Delivery if goods in possession of third person
38
Reasonable hour of delivery
39
Expenses of putting goods into deliverable state
40
Delivery of smaller, larger or mixed quantity
41
Instalment delivery
42
Delivery to carrier
43
Contract with carrier on behalf of buyer
44
Delivery by sea transit
45
Delivery to place other than where goods sold
46
Examination of goods by buyer
47
Acceptance
48
Rejected goods
49
Neglect or refusal to take delivery
4
RIGHTS OF UNPAID SELLERAGAINST THE GOODS
50
Definition of “seller”
51
Unpaid seller
52
Rights of unpaid seller
53
Right to withhold delivery
Unpaid Seller’s Lien
54
Availability of lien
55
Part delivery
56
Termination of lien
Stoppage in Transit
57
Availability of stoppage in transit
58
When goods deemed in transit
59
Exercising right of stoppage in transit
60
Notice of stoppage in transit
Resale by Buyer or Seller
61
Subsale or pledge by buyer
62
Resale by unpaid seller
5
ACTIONS FOR BREACHOF THE CONTRACT
Remedies of the Seller
63
Action re price of goods
64
Action re non-acceptance of goods
Remedies of the Buyer
65
Action re non-delivery
66
Specific performance
67
Remedy re breach of warranty
68
Damages re breach of warranty
69
Action re further damages
70
Interest, special damages or recovery of money paid
6
SUPPLEMENTARY
71
Negating or varying implication of law
72
Reasonable time
73
Enforcement by action
74
Sale by auction