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The Sale of Goods Act, 1930

67 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. 0Section 0
  2. I — PRELIMINARY
  3. 1The Act has been extended to Berar by Act 4 of 1941, to Dadra and Nagar Haveli by Reg. 6 of 1963, s
  4. 2The word "Indian" omitted by Act 33 of 1963, s. 2 (w.e.f. 22-9-1963)
  5. 3Application of provisions of Act 9 of 1872
  6. II — FORMATION OF THE CONTRACT
  7. 4Sale and agreement to sell
  8. 5Contract of sale how made
  9. 6Existing or future goods
  10. 7Goods perishing before making of contract
  11. 8Goods perishing before sale but after agreement to sell
  12. 9Ascertainment of price
  13. 10Agreement to sell at valuation
  14. 11Stipulations as to time
  15. 12Condition and warranty
  16. 13When condition to be treated as warranty
  17. 14Implied undertaking as to title, etc
  18. 15Sale by description
  19. 16Implied conditions as to quality or fitness
  20. 17Sale by sample
  21. III — EFFECTS OF THE CONTRACT
  22. 18Goods must be ascertained
  23. 19Property passes when intended to pass
  24. 20Specific goods in a deliverable state
  25. 21Specific goods to be put into a deliverable state
  26. 22Specific goods in a deliverable state, when the seller has to do anything thereto in order to ascert
  27. 23Sale of unascertained goods and appropriation
  28. 24Goods sent on approval or "on sale or return"
  29. 25Reservation of right of disposal
  30. 26Risk
  31. 27Sale by person not the owner
  32. 28Sale by one of joint owners
  33. 29Sale by person in possession under voidable contract
  34. 30Seller or buyer in possession after sale
  35. IV — PERFORMANCE OF THE CONTRACT
  36. 31Duties, of seller and buyer
  37. 32Payment and delivery are concurrent conditions
  38. 33Delivery
  39. 34Effect of part delivery
  40. 35Buyer to apply for delivery
  41. 36Rules as to delivery
  42. 37Delivery of wrong quantity
  43. 38Instalment deliveries
  44. 39Delivery to carrier or wharfinger
  45. 40Risk where goods are delivered at distant place
  46. 41Buyer's right of examining the goods
  47. 42Acceptance
  48. 43Buyer not bound to return rejected goods
  49. 44Liability of buyer for neglecting or refusing delivery of goods
  50. V — RIGHTS OF UNPAID SELLER AGAINST THE GOODS
  51. 45"Unpaid seller" defined
  52. 46Unpaid seller's sights
  53. 47Seller's lien
  54. 48Part delivery
  55. 49Termination of lien
  56. 50Right of stoppage in transit
  57. 51Duration of transit
  58. 52How stoppage in transit is effected
  59. 53Effect of sub-sale or pledge by buyer
  60. 54Sale not generally rescinded by lien or stoppage in transit
  61. VI — SUITS FOR BREACH OF THE CONTRACT
  62. 55Suit for price
  63. 56Damages for non-acceptance
  64. 57Damages for non-delivery
  65. 58Specific performance
  66. 59Remedy for breach of warranty
  67. 60Repudiation of contract before due date
  68. 61Interest by way of damages and special damages
  69. VII — MISCELLANEOUS
  70. 62Exclusion of implied terms and conditions
  71. 63Reasonable time a question of fact
  72. 64Auction sale
  73. 64AIn contracts of sale, amount of increased or decreased taxes to be added or deducted
  74. 66Savings