Law of Sale of Goods: C20 -21 Revision

The duty of buyer is to accept and pay for the goods according to the terms of the contract of sale.

• True

• False

If there a fixed time agreed for delivery of goods, the seller is bound to deliver the goods according to the contract of sale.

• True

• False

According to the Sale of Goods Act 1957, when the seller delivers the quantity of goods less than what has been agreed in the contract, the buyer may ___.

• reject and return all goods; OR

• accept the goods and pay at the contract rate; OR

• accept half of the goods and pay at the contract rate

"Amin ordered 2 cartons of 600ml Bleu mineral water from Mamat but Mamat delivered 3 cartons of 600ml Bleu mineral water".

Based on the above, according to the Sale of Goods Act 1957, Amin may ___.

• accept the goods according to the contract and reject the rest; OR

• reject all the goods; OR

• accept all goods and pay according to the contract rate; OR

• accept all and pay half of the goods according to the contract rate

"Kiki ordered 4 cartons of 600ml Bleu mineral water from Samad but Samad delivered 2 cartons of 600ml Bleu mineral water and another 2 cartons of 500ml Dasani drinking water."

Based on the above, according to the Sale of Goods Act 1957, Kiki may ___.

• accept the goods included in contract and reject the rest; OR

• reject all goods; OR

• accept all and pay according to the contract rate

"Kamal purchased 50 cartons of 600ml Bleu mineral water from Ali and promised to take the goods on 10 September 2023. However, Kamal only collected the mineral water on 26 September 2023. This situation caused difficulties for Ali as he had to relocate the mineral water a few times to accommodate the space for the current orders."

Based on the above situation, according to the Sale of Goods Act 1957, choose the correct outcome.

• Kamal is liable to pay Ali any reasonable charge for the care and custody of the goods.

• Ali will be liable if the goods are destroyed before Kamal collects the goods.

If the buyer fails to pay for the goods after making the contract of sale, the seller may take action ___.

• against the buyer; or

• against the goods

Lien is the right of seller to ___.

• keep the goods until buyer pays

• resell the goods to another buyer if the buyer fails to pay

• to keep the goods until the buyer take the goods

The unpaid seller of the goods will lose his right to exercise a lien when the goods have been lawfully obtained by the buyer.

• True

• False

According to the Sale of Goods Act 1957, when the buyer has paid for the goods, and the seller refuses to deliver the goods, the buyer may ___.

• terminate the contract

• claim for damages