Bare Acts

The Sale of Goods Act, 1930

1930 · In force · synced 12 Oct 2026

Not yet verified with the latest version of the bare act.

I — PRELIMINARY

1.Short title, extent and commencement 2.Definitions 3.Application of provisions of Act 9 of 1872

II — FORMATION OF THE CONTRACT

4.Sale and agreement to sell 5.Contract of sale how made 6.Existing or future goods 7.Goods perishing before making of contract 8.Goods perishing before sale but after agreement to sell 9.Ascertainment of price 10.Agreement to sell at valuation 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

III — EFFECTS OF THE CONTRACT

18.Goods must be ascertained 19.Property passes when intended to pass 20.Specific goods in a deliverable state 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 24.Goods sent on approval or “on sale or return”25.Reservation of right of disposal 26.Risk prima facie passes with property 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

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

V — RIGHTS OF UNPAID SELLER AGAINST THE GOODS

45.“Unpaid seller” defined 46.Unpaid seller’s sights 47.Seller’s lien 48.Part delivery 49.Termination of lien 50.Right of stoppage in transit 51.Duration of transit 52.How stoppage in transit is effected 53.Effect of sub-sale or pledge by buyer 54.Sale not generally rescinded by lien or stoppage in transit

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

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.[Repeal.]66.Savings

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