Disposal of Uncollected Goods Act 1967
sec.15Buyer of goods sold pursuant to this Act to acquire a good title
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sec.15 Buyer of goods sold pursuant to this Act to acquire a good title
The buyer of any goods sold by a bailee in the exercise or purported exercise of the bailee’s powers under this Act shall acquire a good title to the goods, and the interest of anyone else ends, if the buyer buys them in good faith and without notice— of any defect or want of title in the bailor; and of any failure by the bailee to comply with any of the provisions of this Act. Upon any proceedings by or against the bailee in respect of any goods sold under this Act, the burden of proving that the provisions of this Act relating to the sale of those goods have been complied with shall be upon the bailee. s 15 amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1 ; 2010 No. 44 s 101 (sec.15-ssec.1) The buyer of any goods sold by a bailee in the exercise or purported exercise of the bailee’s powers under this Act shall acquire a good title to the goods, and the interest of anyone else ends, if the buyer buys them in good faith and without notice— of any defect or want of title in the bailor; and of any failure by the bailee to comply with any of the provisions of this Act. (sec.15-ssec.2) Upon any proceedings by or against the bailee in respect of any goods sold under this Act, the burden of proving that the provisions of this Act relating to the sale of those goods have been complied with shall be upon the bailee.
- (a) of any defect or want of title in the bailor; and
- (b) of any failure by the bailee to comply with any of the provisions of this Act.