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This Act may be cited as the Saleof Goods Act.
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Sale of Goods Act is Brunei Act, cited as Act 170 1999, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1999.
Chapter
Opening note
This Act may be cited as the Saleof Goods Act.
This Act applies to any contract or purported contract for the sale of goods which is made on or after the date of commencementof this Act.
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires-
"action" includes counterclaim and set-off;
"business" includes a profession and the activities of any government department or public authority;
"buyer" means a person who buys or agrees to buy goods;
"contract of sale" includes an agreement to sell as well as a sale;
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"credit-broker"
means a person acting in the course of a business of credit brokerage carried on by him, that is a business of effecting introductions of individualsdesiringto obtain credit -
to persons carrying on any business so far as it relates.to the provision of credit; or
to other persons brokerage;
engaged credit
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"delivery" means voluntary transfer of possession from one person to another;
"document of title" includes any bill oflading, dock warrant, warehouse-keeper's certificate, and warrant or order for the delivery of goods, and any other document used in the ordinary course of business as proof of the possession or control of goods, or authorising or purporting to authorise, either by endorsement or by delivery, the possessor of the document to transfer or receive goods thereby represented;
"fault" means wrongful act or'default;
"future goods" means goods to be manufactured or acquired by the seller after the making of the contract of sale;
"goods" includes all personal chattels other than things in action and money;
and in particular
"goods" includes emblements, industrial growing crops, and things attached to or forming part of the land which are agreed to be severed before sale or under the contract of sale;
"plaintiff'
includes claimant and defendant counter-claiming;
"property"
means the general property in goods, and not merely a special property;
"quality", in relation to goods, includes their state or condition;
"sale" includes a bargain and sale as well as a sale and delivery ;
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Contract of sale
"seller" means a person who sells or agrees to sell goods;
"specific goods" means goods identified and agreed on at the time a contract of sale is made;
"warranty"
means an agreement with reference to goods which are the subject of a contract of sale, but collateral to the main purpose of such contract, the breach of which gives rise to a claim for damages, but not to a right to reject the goods and treat the contract as repudiated.
A thing is deemed to be done in good faith within the meaning of this Act when it is in fact done honestly, whether it is done negligently or not.
A person is deemed to be insolvent within the meaning of this Act if has either ceased to pay his debts in the ordinary course of business or he cannot pay his debts as they become due, whether he has committed an act of bankruptcy or not.
Goods are in a deliverable state within the meaning of this Act when they are in such a state that the buyer would under the contract be bound to take delivery of them.
OF THE CONTRACT
Contract of sale 4.
Capacity to buy and sell is regulated by the general
Capacity to law concerning capacity to contract and to transfer and buyandsell acquire property.
Where necessaries are sold and delivered to a minor or to a person who by reason of mental incapacity or drunkenness is incompetent to contract, he must pay a reasonable price for them.
, "necessaries"
means goods suitable to the condition in life of the minor or other person concerned and to his actual requirements at the time of the sale and delivery.
Formalities of contract 6.
Subject to this Act and any other law, a contract of
Howcontract sale may be made in writing (either with or without seal), or ofsaleismade by word of mouth, or partly in writing and partly by word of mouth, or may be implied from the conduct of the parties.
Nothing in this section affects the law relating to companIes.
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Existingor future goods
Goods which have perished
Goods perishing before sale but after agreement to sell
Ascertain-ment of price
Subject matter of contract 7.
The goods which form the subject of a contract of sale may be either existing goods, owned or possessed by the seller, or goods to be manufactured or acquired by him after the making of the contract of sale, in this Act called future goods.
There may be a contract for the sale of goods the acquisition of which by the seller depends on a contingency which mayor may not happen.
Where by a contract of sale the seller purports to effect a present sale of future goods, the contract operates as an agreement to sell the goods.
Where there is a contract for the sale of specific goods, and the goods without the knowledge of the seller have perished at the time when the contract is made, the contract is void.
Where there is an agreement to sell specific goods and subsequently the goods, without any fault on the part of the seller or buyer, perish before the risk passes to the buyer, the agreement is avoided.
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The price in a contract of sale may be fixed by the contract, or may be left to be fixed in a manner agreed by the contract, or may be determined by the course of dealing between the parties.
Where the price is not determined as mentioned in subsection (1), the buyer must pay a reasonable price.
What is a reasonable price is a question of fact dependent on the circumstances of each particular case.
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Where there is an agreement to sell goods on the terms that the price is to be fixed by the valuation of a third party, and he cannot or does not make the valuation, the agreement is avoided; but if the goods or any part of them have been delivered to and appropriated by the buyer he must pay a reasonable price for them.
Where the third party is prevented from making the valuation by the fault of the seller or buyer, the party not at fault may maintain an action for damages against the party at fault.
Conditions and warranties
Agreementto sellat valuation 12.
Unless a different intention appears from the terms
Stipulations of the contract, stipulations as to time of payment ar.enot of abouttime the essence of a contract of sale.
Whether any other stipulation as to time is or is not of the essence of the contract depends on the terms of the contract.
Where a contract of sale is subject to a condition to be fulfilled by the seller, the buyer may waive the condition, or may elect to treat the breach of the condition as a breach of warranty and not, as a ground for treating the contract as repudiated.
Whether a stipulation in a contract of sale is a condition, the breach of which may give rise to a right to treat the contract as repudiated, or a warranty, the breach of which may give rise to a claim for damages but not to a right to reject the goods and treat the contract as repudiated, depends in each case on the construction of the contract; and a stipulation may be a condition, though called a warranty in the contract.
When conditionto be treated as warranty
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Implied terms about title etc.
Where a contract of sale is not severable and the buyer has accepted the goods or part of them, the breach of a condition to be fulfilled by the seller can only be treated as a breach of warranty, and not as a ground for rejecting the goods and treating the contract as repudiated, unless there is an express or implied term of the contract to that effect.
Nothing in this section affects a condition or warranty whose fulfilment is excused by law by reason of impossibility or otherwise.
In a contract of sale, other than one to which subsection (5) applies, there is an implied condition on the part of the seller that in the case of a sale he has a right to sell the goods, and in the case of an agreement to sellhe will have such a right at the time when the property is to pass.
In a contract of sale, other than one to which subsection (5) applies, there isalso an implied warranty that-
the goods are free, and will remain free until the time when the property is to pass, from any charge or encumbrance not disclosed or known to the buyer before the contract is made; and
the buyer will enjoy quiet possession of the goods except so far as it may be disturbed by the owner or other person entitled to the benefit of any charge or encumbrance so disclosed or known.
In a contract to which subsection (5) applies, there is an implied warranty that all charges or encumbrances known to the seller and not known to the buyer have been disclosed to the buyer before the contract is made.
In a contract to which subsection (5) applies, there is also an implied warranty that none of the following will disturb the buyer's quiet possession of the goods, namely -
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in a case where the parties to the contract intend that the seller should transfer only such title as a third person may have, that person;
anyone claiming through or under the seller or that third person otherwise than under a charge or encumbrance disclosed or known to the buyer before the contract is made.
This subsection applies to a contract of sale in the case of which there appears from the contract or is to be inferred from its circumstances an intention that the seller should transfer only such title as he or a third person may have.
Where there is a contract for the sale of goods by
Saleby description, there is an implied condition that the goods will description correspond with the description.
If the sale is by sample as well by description, it is not sufficient that the bulk of the goods corresponds with the sample if the goods do not also correspond with the description.
A sale of goods is not prevented from being a sale by description by reason only that, being exposed for sale or hire, they are selected by the buyer.
Except as provided by this section and section 17
Impliedterms and subject to any other law, there is no implied condition or
:~~~~~~ality warranty about the quality or fitness for any particular purpose of goods supplied under a contract of sale.
Where the seller sells goods in the course of a business, there is an implied condition that the goods supplied under the contract are of merchantable quality, except that there is no such condition -
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as regards defects specifically drawn to the buyer's attention before the contract is made; or
if the buyer examines the goods before the contract is made, as regards defects which the examination ought to revel.
Where the seller sells goods in the course of a business and the buyer, expresslyor by implication, makes known -
Where the purchase price or part of it is payable by instalments and the goods were previously sold by a credit broker to the seller, to that credit-broker, any particular purpose for which the goods are being bought, there is an implied condition that the goods supplied under the contract are reasonably fit for that purpose, whether or not that is a purpose for which such goods are commonly supplies, except where the circumstances show that the buyer does not rely, or that it is unreasonable for him to rely, on the skill or judgment of the seller or credit-broker.
An implied condition or warranty about quality of fitness for a particular purposes may be annexed to a contract of sale by usage.
The preceding provisions of this section apply to a sale by a person who in the course of a business is acting as agent for another as they apply toa sale by a principal in the course of a business, except where that other is not selling in the course of a business and either the buyer knows that fact or reasonable steps are taken to bring it to the notice of the buyer before the contract is made.
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Goods of any kind are of merchantable quality within the meaning of subsection(2) if they are as fit for the purpose or purposes for which goods of that kind are commonlybought as it is reasonable to excepthaving regard to any descriptionapplied to them, the price (if relevant)and all the other relevantcircumstances.
Sale by sample 17.
A contract of sale is a contract for sale by sample
Saleby where there is an express or implied term to that effect in the sample contract.
In the caseof a contract for saleby sample,there is an impliedcondition -
that the buyer will have a reasonable opportunity of comparing the bulk with the sample;
that the goods will be free from any defect, rendering them unmerchantable, which would not be apparent on reasonable examination of the sample.
In subsection (2)(c), "unmerchantable"
is to be construed in accordance with section 16(6).
A contract of sale of goods is a contract by which the sellertransfers or agreesto transfer the,property in goods to the buyer for a money consideration,calledthe price.
There may be a contract of sale between one part owner and another.
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Where under a contract of sale the property in the goods is transferred from the seller to the buyer the contract is called a sale.
Where under a contract of sale the transfer of the property in the goods is to take place at a future time or subject to some condition later to be fulfilled the contract is called an agreement to sell.
An agreement to sell becomes a sale when the time elapses or the conditions are fulfilled subject to which the property in the goods is to be transferred.
Transfer of property as between seller and buyer 18.
Where there is a contract for the sale of unascertained
Goodsmust goods, no property in the goods is transferred to the buyer beascertained unless and until the goods are ascertained.
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Property passes when intendedto pass
Rulesfor ascertaining intention 19.
Unless a different intention appears, the following are rules for ascertaining the intention of the parties as to the time at which the property in the goods is to pass to the buyer.
Rule 1-
Where there is an unconditional contract for the sale of specific goods in a deliverable state the property in the goods passes to the buyer when the contract is made, and it is immaterial whether the time of payment or the time of delivery, or both, be postponed.
Rule 2 - Where there is a contract for the sale of specific goods and the seller is bound to do something .to the"goods for the purpose of putting them into a deliverable state, the property does not pass until the thing is done and the buyer has notice that it has been done.
Rule 3 -
Where there is a contract for the sale of specific goods in a deliverable state but the seller is bound to weigh, measure, test, or do some other act or thing with reference to the goods for the purpose of ascertaining the price, the property does not pass until the act or thing is done and the buyer has notice that it has been done.
Rule 4 -
When goods are delivered to the buyer on approval or on sale or return or other similar terms, the property in the goods passes to the buyer :-
When he signifies his approval or acceptance to the seller or does any other act adopting the transaction;
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If he does not signify his approval or acceptance to the seller but retains the goods without giving notice of rejection, then, if a time has been fixed for the return of the goods, on the expiration of that time, and, if no time has been fixed, on the expiration of a reasonable time.
Rule 5 -
Where there is a contract for the sale of unascertained or future goods by description, and goods of that description and in a deliverable state are unconditionally appropriated to the contract, either by the seller with the assent of the buyer or by the buyer with the assent of the seller, the property in the goods then passes to the buyer; and the assent may be express or implied, and may be given either before or after the appropriation is made.
Where, in pursuance of the contract, the seller delivers the goods to the buyer or to a carrier or other bailee (whether named by the buyer or not) for the purpose of transmission to the buyer, and does not reserve the right of disposal, he is to be taken to have unconditionally appropriated the goods to the contract.
Where there is a contract for the sale of specific goods or where goods are subsequently appropriated to the contract, the seller may, by the terms of the contract or appropriation, reserve the right 'of di&posalof the goods until certain conditions are fulfilled;
and in such a case, notwithstanding the delivery of the goods to the buyer, or to a carrier or other bailee for the purpose of transmission to the buyer, the property in the goods does not pass to the buyer until the conditions imposed by the seller are fulfilled.
Where goods are shipped, and by the bill of lading the goods are deliverable to the order of ~hesell~ror his agent, the seller is prima facie to be taken to reserve the right of disposal.
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Riskprima faciepasses with property
Saleby personnot the owner
Where the seller of goods draws on the buyer for the price, and transmits the bill of exchange and bill of lading to the buyer together to secure acceptance or payment of the bill of exchange, the buyer is bound to return the bill of lading if he does not honour the bill of exchange, and if he wrongfully retains the bill of lading the property in the goods does not pass to him.
Unless otherwise agreed, the goods remain at the seller's risk until the property in them is transferred to the buyer, but when the property in them is transferred to the buyer the goods are at the buyer's risk whether delivery has been made or not.
But where delivery has been delayed through the fault of either buyer or seller, the goods are at the risk of the party at fault as regards any loss which might not have occurred but for such fault.
Nothing in this section affects the duties or liabilities of either seller or buyer as a bailee of the goods of the other party.
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Subjectto this Act, where goods are sold by person who is not their owner, and who does not sell them under the authority or with the consent.ofthe owner, the buyer acquir-es no better title to the goods than the seller had, unless the owner of the goods is by his conduct precluded from denying the sseller's authority to sell.
Nothing in this Act affects-
the provisions of any law enabling the apparent owner of goods to dispose of them as if he were their true owner;
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the validity of any contract of saleunder any special common law or statutory power of sale or under the order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
Where goods are sold in market overt, according to the
Marketovert usage of the market, the buyer acquires a good title to the goods, provided he buys them in good faith and without notice of any defect or want of title on the part of the seller.
When the seller of goods has a voidable title to them, but
Saleunder his title has not been avoided at the time of the sale, the buyer voidable title acquires a good title to the goods, provided he buys them in good faith and without notice of the seller's defect of titie.
Where a person having sold goods continues or is in possession of the goods, or of the documents of title to the goods, the delivery or transfer by that person, or by a mercantile agent (as defined in section 28) acting for him, of the goods or documents of title under any sale, pledge or other disposition thereof, to any person receiving the same in good faith and without notice of the previous sale, has the same effect as if the person making the delivery or transfer were expressly authorised by the owner of-the goods to make the same.
Where a person having bought or agreed to buy goods obtains, with the consent of the seller, possession of the goods or the documents of title to the goods, the delivery or transfer by that person, or by a mercantile agent (as defined in section 28) acting for him, of the goods or documents of title, under any sale, pledge or other disposition thereof, to any person receiving the same in good faith and without notice of any lien or other right of the original seller in respect of the goods, has the same effect as if the person making the delivery or transfer were a mercantile agent in possession of the goods or documents of title with the consent of the owner.
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Sellerin possession after sale
Buyerin possession after sale
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Supplemen-tary to sections26
and 27
Dutiesof sellerand buyer
Paymentand deliveryare concurrent conditions
the buyer under a conditional sale agreement is to be taken not to be a person who has bought or agreed to buy goods; and
"conditional sale agreement"
means an agreement for the sale of goods which is a consumer credit agreement under which the purchase price or part of it is payable by instalments, and the property in the goods is to remain in the seller (notwithstanding that the buyer is to be in possession ofthe goods) until such conditions as to the payment of instalments or otherwise as may be specified in the agreement are fulmled.
In sections 26 and 27, "mercantile agent"
means a mercantile agent having in the customary 'Course of his business as such agent authority either -
Where there is a contract for the sale of specificor ascertained goods, the property in them is transferred to the buyer at such time as the parties the contract intend it to be transferred.
For the purpose of ascertaining the intention of the parties, regard shall be had to the terms of the contract, the conduct of the parties and the circumstances of the case.
OF THE CONTRACT
It is the duty of the seller to deliver the goods, and of the buyer to accept and pay for them, in accordance with the terms of the contract of sale.
Unless otherwise agreed, delivery of the goods and payment of the price are concurrent conditions, that is to say, the seller must be ready and willing to give possession of the
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goods to the buyer in exchange for the price and the buyer must be ready and willing to pay the price in exchange for possession of the goods.
Whether it is for the buyer to take possession of the
Rulesabout goods or for the seller to send them to the buyer is a question delivery depending in each case on the contract, express or implied, between the parties.
Apart from any such contract, express or implied, the place of delivery is the seller's place of business if he has one, and if not, his residence; except that, if the contract is for the sale of specificgoods, which to the knowledge of the parties when the contract is made are in some other place, then that place is the place of delivery.
Where under the contract of sale the seller is bound to send the goods to the buyer, but no time for sending them is fixed, the seller is bound to send them within a reasonable time.
Where the goods at the time of sale are in the possession of a third person, there is no delivery by seller to buyer unless and until the third person acknowledges to the buyer that he holds the goods on his behalf; but nothing in this section affects the operation of the issue or transfer of any document of title to goods.
Demand or tender of delivery may be treated as ineffectual unless made at a reasonable hour; and what is a reasonable hour is a question of fact.
Unless otherwise agreed, the expenses of and incidental to putting the goods into a deliverable state must be borne by the seller.
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Deliveryof wrong quantity
Instalment deliveries 32.
Where the seller delivers to the buyer a quantity of goods less than he contracted to sell, the buyer may reject them, but if the buyer accepts the goods so delivered he must pay for them at the contract rate.
Where the seller delivers to the buyer a quantity of goods larger than he contracted to sell, the buyer may accept the goods included in the contract and reject the rest, or he may reject the whole.
Where the seller delivers to the buyer a quantity of goods larger than he contracted to sell and the buyer accepts the whole of the goods so delivered he must pay for them at the contract rate.
Where the seller delivers to the buyer the goods he contracted to sell mixed with goods of a different description not included in the contract, the buyer may accept the goods which are in accordance with the contract and reject the rest, or he may reject the whole.
This section is subject to any usage of trade, special agreement, or course of dealing between the parties.
Unless otherwise agreed, the buyer of goods is not bound to accept delivery of them by instalments.
Where there is a contract for the sale of goods to be delivered by stated instalments, which are to be separately paid for, and the seller makes defective deliveries in respect of one or more instalments, or the buyer neglects or refuses to take delivery of or pay for one or more instalments, it is a question in each case depending on the terms of the contract and the circumstances of the case whether the breach of contract is a repudiation of the whole contract or whether it is a severable breach giving rise to a claim for compensation but not to a right to treat the whole contract as repudiated.
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Where, in pursuance of a contract of sale, the seller is imthorised or required to send the goods to the buyer, delivery of the goods to a carrier (whether named by the buyer or not) for the purpose of transmission to the buyer is prima facie deemed to be a delivery of the goods to the buyer.
Unless otherwise authorised by the buyer, the seller must make such contract with the carrier on behalf of the buyer as may be reasonable having regard to the nature of the goods and the other circumstances of the case; and if the seller omits to do so, and the goods are lost or damaged in course of transit, the buyer may decline to treat the delivery to the carrier as a delivery to himself or may hold the seller responsible in damages.
Unless otherwise agreed, where goods are sent by the seller to the buyer by a route involving sea transit, under circumstances in which it is usual to insure, the seller must give such notice to the buyer as may enable him to insure them during their sea transit;
and if the seller fails to do so, the goods are at his risk during such sea transit.
Where the seller or' goods agrees to deliver them at his own risk at a place other than that where they are when sold, the buyer must nevertheless (unless otherwise agreed) take any risk of deterioration in the goods necessarily incident to the course of transit.
Where goods are delivered to the buyer, and he has not previously examined them, he is not deemed to have accepted them until he has had a reasonable opportunity of examining them for the purpose of ascertaining whether they are in conformity with the contract.
Unless otherwise agreed, when the 'Seller tenders delivery of goods to the buyer, he is bound on request to afford the buyer a reasonable opportunity of examining the goods for the purpose of ascertaining whether they are in conformity with the contract.
Deliveryto carrier
,Riskwhere goodsare deliveredat distant place
Buyer's right of examinibg the goods
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Acceptance
Buyernot bound to return rejectedgoods
Buyer's liability for not taking delivery of goods
Unpaid seller defined 37.
The buyer is deemed to have accepted the goods when he intimates to the seller that he has accepted them, or (except where section 36 otherwise provides) when the goods have been delivered to him and he does any act in relation to them which is inconsistent with the ownership of the seller, or when after the lapse of a reasonable time he retains the goods without intimating to the seller that he has rejected them.
Unless otherwise agreed, where goods are delivered to the buyer and he refuses to accept them, having the right to do so, he is not bound to return them to the seller, but it is sufficient if he intimates to the seller that he refuses to accept them.
When the seller is ready and willing to deliver the goods and requests the buyer to take delivery, and the buyer does not within a reasonable time after such request take delivery of the goods, he is liable to the seller for any loss occasioned by his neglect or refusal to take delivery, and also for a reasonable charge for the care and custody of the goods.
Nothing in this section affects the rights of the seller where the neglect or refusal of the buyer to take delivery amounts to a repudiation of the contract.
Preliminary 40.
Subject to this
Act and any other law,
Unpaid notwithst!lnding that the property in the goods may have seller'srights passed to the buyer, the unpaid seller of goods, as such, has by implication of law-
a lien on the goods or right to retain them for the price while he is in possession of them;
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in case of the insolvency of the buyer, a right of stopping the goods in transit after he has parted with the possession of them;
Where the property in goods has not passed to the buyer, the unpaid seller has
(in addition to his other remedies) a right of withholding delivery similar to and co-extensive with his rights of lien or retention and stoppage in transit where the property has passed to the buyer.
Unpaid seller's lien 42.
Subject to this Act, the unpaid seller of goods who
Seller'slien is in possession of them is entitled to retain possession of them until payment or tender of the price in the following cases :-
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Part delivery
Termination oflien
The seller may exercise his lien or right of retention notwithstanding that he is in possession of the goods as agent or bailee for the buyer.
Where an unpaid seller has made part delivery of the goods, he may exercise his lien or right of retention on the remainder, unless such part delivery has been made under such circumstances as to show an agreement to waive the lien or right of retention.
The unpaid seller of goods loses his lien or right of retention in respectof them -
when he delivers the goods to a carrier or other bailee for the purpose, of transmission to the buyer without reserving the right of disposal of the goods;
An unpaid .sellerof goods who has a lien or right of retention in respect of them does not lose his lien or right of retention by reason only that he has obtained judgment or docree for the price of the goods.
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Stoppage in transit 45.
Subject to this Act, when the buyer of goods becomes insolvent the unpaid seller who has parted with the possession of the goods has the right of stopping them in transit, that is to say, he may resume possession of the goods as long as they are in course of transit, and may retain them until payment or tender of the price.
Goods are deemed to be in course of transit from the time when they are delivered to a carrier or other bailee for the purpose of transmission to the buyer, until the buyer or his agent in that behalf takes delivery of them from the carrier or other bailee.
If the buyer or his agent in that behalf obtains delivery of the goods before their arrival at the appointed destination, the transit is at an end.
If, after the arrival of the goods at the appointed destination, the carrier or other bailee acknowledges to the buyer or his agent that he holds the goods on his behalf and continues in possession of-them as bailee for the buyer or his agent, the transit is at an end, and it is immaterial that a further destination for the goods may have been indicated by the buyer.
If the goods are rejected by the buyer, and the carrier or other bailee continues in possession of them, the transit is not deemed to be at an end, even if the seller has refused to receive them back.
When goods are delivered to a ship chartered by the buyer, it is a question depending on the circumstances of the particular case whether they are in the possession of the master as a carrier or as agent to the buyer.
Rightsof stoppagein transit
Duration of transit
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How stoppagein transit is effected
Effect of sub-sale etc.
by buyer
Where the carrier or other bailee wrongfully refuses to deliver the goods to the buyer or his agent in that behalf, the transit is deemed to be at an end.
Where part delivery of the goods has been made to the buyer or his agent in that behalf, the remainder of the goods may be stopped in transit, unless such part delivery has been made under such circumstances as to show an agreement to give up possession of the whole of the goods.
The unpaid seller may exercise his right of stoppage in transit either by taking actual possession of the goods or by giving notice of his claim to the carrier or other bailee in whose possession the goods are.
The notice may be given either to the person in actual possession of the goods or to his principal.
If given to the principal, the notice is ineffective unless given at such time and under such circumstances that the principal, by the exercise of reasonable diligence, may communicate it to his servant or agent in time to prevent a delivery to the buyer.
When notice of stoppage in transit is given by the seller to the carrier of other bailee in possession of the goods, he must re-deliver the goods to, or according to the directions of, the seller; and the expenses of the re-delivery must be borne by the seller.
Re-sale etc. by buyer 48.
Subject to this Act, the unpaid seller's right of lien or retention or stoppage in transit is not affected by any sale or other disposition of the goods which the buyer may have made, unless the seller has assented to it.
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Where a document of title to goods has been lawfully transferred to any person as buyer or owner of the goods, and that person transfers the document to a person who takes it in good faith and for valuable consideration, then-
if the last-mentioned transfer was by way of sale the unpaid seller's right of lien or retention or stoppage in transit is defeated; and
ifthe last-mentioned transfer was made byway of pledge or other disposition for value, the unpaid seller's right of lien or retention or stoppage in transit can only be exercised subject to the rights of the transferee.
Rescission: and re-sale by seller 49.
Subject to this section, a contract of sale is not
Rescission:
rescinded by the mere exercise by an unpaid seller of his right
:.fe;e-saleby of lien or retention or stoppage in transit.
Where an unpaid seller who has exercised his right of lien or retention or stoppage in transit re-sells the goods, the buyer acquires a good title to them as against the original buyer.
Where the goods are of a perishable nature, or where the unpaid seller gives notice to the buyer of his intention to re-sell, and the buyer does not within a reasonable time payor tender the price, the unpaid seller may re-sell the goods and recover from the original buyer damages for any loss occasioned by his breach of contract.
Where the sellerexpresslyreservesthe right of re-salein case the buyer should make default, and on the buyer making default re-sellsthe goods, the originalcontract of sale is rescindedbut without prejudiceto any claimthe sellermay have for damages.
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The seller of goods is an unpaid seller within the meaningof this Act -
When a bill of exchange or other negotiable instrument has been received as conditional payment, and the condition on which it was received has not been fulfilled by reason of the dishonour of the instrument or otherwise.
In this Part, "seller" includes any person who is in the position of a seller, as, for instance, an agent of the seller to whom the bill of lading has been indorsed, or a consignor or agent who has himself paid (or is directly responsible for)
the price.
Damagesfor non-acceptance
Damages for non-delivery
ACTIONS FOR BREACH OF THE CONTRACT
Seller's remedies so.
Where the buyer wrongfully neglects or refuses to accept and pay for the goods, the seller may maintain an action against him for damages for non-acceptance.
The measure of damages is. the estimated loss directly and naturally resulting, in the ordinary course of events, from the buyer's breach of contract.
Where there is an available market for the goods in question the measure of damages is prima facie to be ascertained by the difference between the contract price and the market or current price at the time or times when the goods ought to have been accepted or (if no. time was fixed for acceptance) at the time of the refusal to accept.
Buyer's remedies 52.
Where the seller wrongfully neglects or refuses to deliver the goods to the buyer, the buyer may maintain an action against the seller for damages for non-delivery.
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The measure of damages is the estimated loss directly and naturally resulting, in the ordinary course of events, from the seller's breach of contract.
Wherethere isan availablemarket for the goods in question the measure of damages is prima facie to be ascertained by the differencebetweenthe contract price and the market or current price of the goods at the time or times when they ought to have been delivered of (if no time was fixed)at the time or the refusalto deliver.
In any action for breach of contract to deliver specific or ascertained goods, the court may, if it thinks fit, on the plaintiff's application, by itsjudgment or decree direct that the contract shall be performed specifically, without giving the defendant the option of retaining the goods on payment of damages.
The judgment or decree may be-unconditional, or on such terms and conditions as to damages, payment of the price and otherwise as seemjust to the court.
Where there is a breach of warranty by the seller, or where the buyer elects (or is compelled) to treat any breach of a condition on the part of the seller as a breach of warranty, the buyer is not by reason only of such breach or warranty entitled to reject the goods; but he may -
set up against the seller the breach of warranty in diminution or extinction of the price; or
maintain an action against the seller for damages for the breach of warranty.
Specific perfonnance
Remedyfor breachof warranty
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Interest etc.
Exclusionof impliedterms
Auction sales
The measure of damages for breach of warranty is the estimated loss directly and naturally resulting, in the ordinary course of events, from the breach of warranty.
In the case of breach of warranty of quality such loss isprima facie the difference between the value of the goods at the time of delivery to the buyer and the value they would have had if they had fulfilled the warranty.
The fact that the buyer has set up the breach of warranty in diminution or extinction of the price does not prevent him from maintaining an action for the same breach of warranty if he has suffered further damage.
Interest etc.
Nothing in this Act affects the right of the buyer or the seller to recover interest or special damages in any case where by law interest or special damages may be recoverable, or to recover money paid where the consideration for the payment of it has failed.
Where, under a contract of sale, the property in the goods has passed to the buyer and he wrongfully neglects or refuses to pay for the goods according to the terms of the contract, the seller may maintain an action against him for the price of the goods.
Where, under a contract of sale, the price is payable on a day certain irrespective of delivery and the buyer wrongfully neglects or refuses to pay such price, the seller may maintain an action for the price, although the property in the goods has not passed and the goods have not been appropriated to the contract.
Where a right, duty or liability would arise under a contract of sale of goods by implication of law, it may (subject to any other law to the contrary) be negatived or varied by express agreement, or by the course of dealing between the parties, or by such usage as binds both parties to the contract.
An express condition or warranty does not negative a condition or warranty implied by this Act unless inconsistent with it.
Where goods are put up for sale by auction in lots, each lot is prima facie deemed to be the subject of a separate contract of sale.
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A sale by auction is complete when the auctioneer announces its completion by the fall of the hammer, or in other customary manner; and until the announcement is made any bidder may retract his bid.
A sale by auction may be notified to be subject to a reserve or upset price, and a right to bid may also be reserved expressly by or on behalf of the seller.
Where a sale by auction is not notified to be subject to a right to bid by or on behalf of the seller, it is not lawful for the seller to bid himself or to employ any person to bid at the sale, or for the auctioneer knowingly to take any bid from the seller or any such person.
Where, in respect of a sale by auction, a right to bid is expressly reserved (but not otherwise) the seller or anyone person on his behalf may bid at the auction.
Where a reference is made in this Act to a reasonable
Reasonable time, the question what is a reasonable time is a question of
~:~t~on of fact.
fact 59.
Where a right, duty or liability is declared by this Act, it
Rightsetc.
may (unless otherwise provided by this Act) be enforced by
~nf~::~le
.
y actIon.
The rules in bankruptcy relating t<?contracts of sale
Savings:rules apply to those contracts, notwithstanding anything in this Act.
oflawetc.
The Contracts Act and the rules ofthe common law, including the law merchants, except in so far as they are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, and i~ particular the rules relating to the law of principal and agent and the effect of fraud, misrepresentation, duress, mjstake, or other invalidating cause, apply to contracts for the sale of goods.
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Nothing in this Act affectsany law relating to bills of sale, or any other law r~latingto saleof goods.
The provisions of this Act about contracts of sale do not apply to a transaction in the form of a contract of sale which is intended to operate by way of mortgage, pledge, charge or other security.
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