Sale of Goods Act 1979

1979 c. 54 · Enacted 6 December 1979 · Extends to United Kingdom

Contents

1. Part I: Contracts to Which Act Applies
2. 1Contracts to which Act applies.
3. Part II: Formation of the Contract
4. Contract of sale
5. 2Contract of sale.
6. 3Capacity to buy and sell.
7. Formalities of contract
8. 4How contract of sale is made.
9. Subject matter of contract
10. 5Existing or future goods.
11. 6Goods which have perished.
12. 7Goods perishing before sale but after agreement to sell.
13. The price
14. 8Ascertainment of price.
15. 9Agreement to sell at valuation.
16. Implied terms etc.
17. 10Stipulations about time.
18. 11When condition to be treated as warranty.
19. 12Implied terms about title, etc.
20. 13Sale by description.
21. 14Implied terms about quality or fitness.
22. Sale by sample
23. 15Sale by sample.
24. Miscellaneous
25. 15AModification of remedies for breach of condition in non-consumer cases.
26. 15BRemedies for breach of contract as respects Scotland.
27. Part III: Effects of the Contract
28. Transfer of property as between seller and buyer
29. 16Goods must be ascertained.
30. 17Property passes when intended to pass.
31. 18Rules for ascertaining intention.
32. 19Reservation of right of disposal.
33. 20Passing of risk.
34. 20AUndivided shares in goods forming part of a bulk.
35. 20BDeemed consent by co-owner to dealings in bulk goods.
36. Transfer of title
37. 21Sale by person not the owner.
38. 22Market overt.
39. 23Sale under voidable title.
40. 24Seller in possession after sale.
41. 25Buyer in possession after sale.
42. 26Supplementary to sections 24 and 25.
43. Part IV: Performance of the Contract
44. 27Duties of seller and buyer.
45. 28Payment and delivery are concurrent conditions.
46. 29Rules about delivery.
47. 30Delivery of wrong quantity.
48. 31Instalment deliveries.
49. 32Delivery to carrier.
50. 33Risk where goods are delivered at distant place.
51. 34Buyer’s right of examining the goods.
52. 35Acceptance.
53. 35ARight of partial rejection.
54. 36Buyer not bound to return rejected goods.
55. 37Buyer’s liability for not taking delivery of goods.
56. Part V: Rights of Unpaid Seller Against the Goods
57. Preliminary
58. 38Unpaid seller defined.
59. 39Unpaid seller’s rights.
60. 40Attachment by seller in Scotland. Repealed
61. Unpaid seller’s lien
62. 41Seller’s lien.
63. 42Part delivery.
64. 43Termination of lien.
65. Stoppage in transit
66. 44Right of stoppage in transit.
67. 45Duration of transit.
68. 46How stoppage in transit is effected.
69. Re-sale etc. by buyer
70. 47Effect of sub-sale etc. by buyer.
71. Rescission: and re-sale by seller
72. 48Rescission: and re-sale by seller.
73. Part 5A: ADDITIONAL RIGHTS OF BUYER IN CONSUMER CASES
74. 48AIntroductory Repealed
75. 48BRepair or replacement of the goods Repealed
76. 48CReduction of purchase price or rescission of contract Repealed
77. 48DRelation to other remedies etc. Repealed
78. 48EPowers of the court Repealed
79. 48FConformity with the contract Repealed
80. Part VI: Actions for Breach of the Contract
81. Seller’s remedies
82. 49Action for price.
83. 50Damages for non-acceptance.
84. Buyer’s remedies
85. 51Damages for non-delivery.
86. 52Specific performance.
87. 53Remedy for breach of warranty.
88. 53AMeasure of damages as respects Scotland.
89. Interest, etc.
90. 54Interest, etc.
91. Part VII: Supplementary
92. 55Exclusion of implied terms.
93. 56Conflict of laws.
94. 57Auction sales.
95. 58Payment into court in Scotland.
96. 59Reasonable time a question of fact.
97. 60Rights etc. enforceable by action.
98. 61Interpretation.
99. 62Savings: rules of law etc.
100. 63Consequential amendments, repeals and savings.
101. 64Short title and commencement.
102. Schedule 1: Modification of Act for Certain Contracts
103. Preliminary
104. 1Paragraph 1
105. Section 11: condition treated as warranty
106. 2Paragraph 2
107. Section 12: implied terms about title etc.
108. 3Paragraph 3
109. Section 13: sale by description
110. 4Paragraph 4
111. Section 14: quality or fitness (i)
112. 5Paragraph 5
113. Section 14: quality or fitness (ii)
114. 6Paragraph 6
115. Section 15: sale by sample
116. 7Paragraph 7
117. Section 22: market overt
118. 8Paragraph 8
119. Section 25: buyer in possession
120. 9Paragraph 9
121. Section 35: acceptance
122. 10Paragraph 10
123. Section 55: exclusion of implied terms (i)
124. 11Paragraph 11
125. Section 55: exclusion of implied terms (ii)
126. 12Paragraph 12
127. Section 56: conflict of laws
128. 13Paragraph 13
129. Section 61(1): definition of “business” (i)
130. 14Paragraph 14
131. Section 61(1): definition of “business” (ii)
132. 15Paragraph 15
133. Schedule 2: Consequential Amendments
135. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
136. Law Reform (Frustrated Contracts) Act 1943 (6 & 7 Geo. 6 c. 40)
137. 2Paragraph 2
138. Frustrated Contracts Act (Northern Ireland) 1947 (c. 2)
139. 3Paragraph 3
140. Hire-Purchase Act 1964 (c. 53)
141. 4Paragraph 4
142. Hire-Purchase Act 1965 (c. 66)
143. 5Paragraph 5
144. 6Paragraph 6
145. 7Paragraph 7
146. Hire-Purchase (Scotland) Act 1965 (c. 67)
147. 8Paragraph 8
148. 9Paragraph 9
149. 10Paragraph 10
150. Hire-Purchase Act (Northern Ireland) 1966 (c. 42)
151. 11Paragraph 11
152. 12Paragraph 12
153. 13Paragraph 13
154. 14Paragraph 14
155. Uniform Laws on International Sales Act 1967 (c. 45)
156. 15Paragraph 15
157. Supply of Goods (Implied Terms) Act 1973 (c. 13)
158. 16Paragraph 16
159. 17Paragraph 17
160. Consumer Credit Act 1974 (c. 39)
161. 18Paragraph 18
162. Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 (c. 50)
163. 19Paragraph 19
164. 20Paragraph 20
165. 21Paragraph 21
166. 22Paragraph 22
167. Schedule 3Repeals
168. Schedule 4: Savings
169. Preliminary
170. 1Paragraph 1
171. Orders
172. 2Paragraph 2
173. Offences
174. 3Paragraph 3
175. 1893 Act, section 26
176. 4Paragraph 4
177. Things done before 1 January 1894
178. 5Paragraph 5
179. 6Paragraph 6