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Goods Act 1958
Div 3Effects of the contract 11
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Division 3—Effects of the contract 11
*Transfer of Property as between Seller and Buyer* 11
21 Sale of unascertained goods 11
22 Property passes when intended to pass 12
23 Rules for ascertaining intention 12
24 Reservation of right of disposal 14
25 Risk prima facie passes with property 14
25A Contract of sale for goods forming part of bulk quantity 15
*Transfer of Title* 17
26 Savings 17
27 Sale by person not the owner 17
29 Sale under voidable title 17
30 Seller in possession after sale 18
31 Buyer in possession after sale 18
*Contracts for the Sale of Wool or Sheep Skins* 19
32 Sale of wool 19
33 Sale of sheep skins 19
Division 4—Performance of the contract 19
34 Duties of seller and buyer 19
35 Payment and delivery 19
36 Rules as to delivery 20
37 Delivery of wrong quantity 20
38 Instalment deliveries 21
39 Delivery to carrier 21
40 Goods delivered at distant place 22
41 Buyer's right of examining goods 22
42 Acceptance 23
43 Buyer not bound to return rejected goods 23
44 Failure to take delivery of goods 23
Division 5—Rights of unpaid seller against the goods 24
45 Definition of unpaid seller 24
46 Unpaid seller's rights 24
*Unpaid Seller's Lien* 25
47 Unpaid seller's lien 25
48 Part delivery 25
49 Termination of lien 26
*Stoppage in transitu* 26
50 Right of stoppage in transitu 26
51 Duration of transit 26
52 Exercise of stoppage in transitu 27
*Re-sale by Buyer or Seller* 28
53 Effect of sub-sale or pledge by buyer 28
54 Sale not generally rescinded by lien or stoppage in transitu 28
Division 6—Actions for breach of the contract 29
*Remedies of the Seller* 29