CorporateAct No. 3 of 1930In Force

The Sale of Goods Act, 1930

Governs contracts for the sale of movable goods in India. The Act defines key concepts such as the transfer of property in goods, conditions and warranties, rights of an unpaid seller, and buyer remedies. It forms the backbone of commercial transactions involving movable property and is read alongside the Indian Contract Act, 1872.

Sections

Ministry

Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Key Provisions

→Definition of sale, agreement to sell, and goods

→Transfer of property in goods — specific, ascertained, and future goods

→Conditions and warranties implied in a contract of sale

→Doctrine of caveat emptor and its exceptions

→Duties of seller and buyer on delivery and payment

→Rights of an unpaid seller: lien, stoppage in transit, resale

→Auction sales and passing of risk

→Remedies for breach — damages, specific performance

Related Practice Areas

corporate-advisory commercial-litigation

sale of goodsmovable propertyconditions and warrantiesunpaid sellertransfer of propertycommercial contract

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