Sale of Goods Act, 1930
An Act to define and amend the law relating to the sale of goods.
Chapter I: Preliminary
- 1 Short title, extent and commencement 1 judgment
- 2 Definitions 15 judgments
- 3 Application of provisions of Act 9 of 1872
Chapter II: Formation of the Contract
Contract of Sale
- 4 Sale and agreement to sell 18 judgments
Formalities of the Contract
Subject-matter of contract
- 6 Existing or future goods
- 7 Goods perishing before making of contract
- 8 Goods perishing before sale but after agreement to sell
The price
Conditions and warranties
Chapter III: Effects of the Contract
Transfer of property as between seller and buyer
- 18 Goods must be ascertained 2 judgments
- 19 Property passes when intended to pass 10 judgments
- 20 Specific goods in a deliverable state 5 judgments
- 21 Specific goods to be put into a deliverable state 2 judgments
- 22 Specific goods in a deliverable state, when the seller has to do anything thereto in order to ascertain price 1 judgment
- 23 Sale of unascertained goods and appropriation 4 judgments
- 24 Goods sent on approval or “on sale or return” 2 judgments
- 25 Reservation of right of disposal
- 26 Risk prima facie passes with property 1 judgment
Transfer of title
Chapter IV: Performance of the Contract
- 31 Duties of seller and buyer
- 32 Payment and delivery are concurrent conditions 1 judgment
- 33 Delivery
- 34 Effect of part delivery
- 35 Buyer to apply for delivery 1 judgment
- 36 Rules as to delivery
- 37 Delivery of wrong quantity
- 38 Instalment deliveries
- 39 Delivery to carrier or wharfinger 5 judgments
- 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
Chapter V: Rights of Unpaid Seller against the Goods
Unpaid seller’s lien
- 47 Seller’s lien 2 judgments
- 48 Part delivery
- 49 Termination of lien
Stoppage in transit
- 50 Right of stoppage in transit
- 51 Duration of transit 1 judgment
- 52 How stoppage in transit is effected
Transfer by buyer and seller
Chapter VI: Suits for Breach of the Contract
Chapter VII: Miscellaneous
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 15 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.