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Goods Act 1958
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56 Damages for non-acceptance 29
*Remedies of the Buyer* 30
57 Damages for non-delivery 30
58 Specific performance 30
59 Remedy for breach of warranty 31
*Interest and Special Damages* 32
60 Interest and special damages 32
Division 7—Supplementary 32
61 Exclusion of implied terms and conditions 32
62 Reasonable time a question of fact 32
63 Rights etc. enforceable by action 32
64 Auction sales 32
Part II—Consignees, mercantile agents, documents of title to goods 34
65 Definitions 34
66 Provisions as to consignees 35
67 Powers of mercantile agents with respect to disposition of goods 35
68 Further provisions with respect to mercantile agents 36
69 Pledges by way of exchange protected 37
70 Pledge for antecedent debt 38
71 Transfer of document of title 38
72 Delivery of warrant for goods 38
81 Saving of rights 40
Part III—Effect of execution and conviction on title to goods 42
82 Writs of execution 42
83 Property obtained by wrongful means 42
83A Goods sold in execution 43
Part IV—Vienna Convention 44
84 Part binds the Crown 44
85 Convention 44
86 Convention to have the force of law 44
87 Convention to prevail in event of inconsistency 44
88 Evidence of certain matters 44
Part IVA—Sea-carriage documents 46
Division 1—Preliminary 46
89 Definitions 46
90 Electronic and computerised sea-carriage documents 48
91 Application where goods have ceased to exist, or cannot be identified 49
Division 2—Rights under contracts of carriage 49
92 Transfer of rights 49
93 Extinguishment of previous rights 51
Division 3—Liabilities under contracts of carriage 52
94 Transfer of liabilities 52
95 Liability of original parties 53
Division 4—Evidence 53
96 Shipment under bills of lading 53
Part V—Rights of hirers under hire-purchase agreements 54