Sale of Goods Act Transfer of property Quiz

Under Section 18 of the Sale of Goods Act 1957, when does the property in unascertained goods pass to the buyer?

• At the time of the contract

• When the goods are delivered

• When the goods are ascertained

• When the payment is made

According to Section 19(1) of the Sale of Goods Act 1957, when does the property in specific or ascertained goods pass to the buyer?

• When the contract is made

• When the parties intend it to be transferred

• When the goods are delivered

• When the payment is made

What does Section 20 of the Sale of Goods Act 1957 state about the transfer of property in specific goods in a deliverable state?

• Property passes when the goods are delivered

• Property passes when the contract is made

• Property passes when the payment is made

• Property passes when the goods are ascertained

In the case of Tarling v Baxter (1827), what was the court's decision regarding the transfer of property in the haystack?

• Property passed when the haystack was delivered

• Property passed when the contract was made

• Property passed when the payment was made

• Property passed when the haystack was ascertained

Under Section 21 of the Sale of Goods Act 1957, when does the property in specific goods to be put in a deliverable state pass to the buyer?

• When the goods are delivered

• When the contract is made

• When the seller has done the necessary act and the buyer has notice of it

• When the payment is made

What is required for the property in goods to pass under Section 22 of the Sale of Goods Act 1957 when the seller has to do something to ascertain the price?

• The goods must be delivered

• The goods must be in a deliverable state

• The seller must do the necessary act and the buyer must have notice of it

• The payment must be made

According to Section 23(1) of the Sale of Goods Act 1957, when does the property in unascertained or future goods by description pass to the buyer?

• When the goods are delivered

• When the contract is made

• When the goods are put in a deliverable state and unconditionally appropriated to the contract

• When the payment is made

In the case of Wallace v Safeway Caravan Mart (1975), why did the property in the caravan not pass to the buyer?

• The caravan was not delivered

• The payment was not made

• The necessary work to put the caravan in a deliverable state was not done

• The buyer did not have notice of the work being done

What does Section 23(1) of the Sale of Goods Act 1957 imply about goods delivered on approval or 'on sale or return'?

• Property passes when the goods are delivered

• Property passes when the buyer signifies approval or acceptance

• Property passes when the payment is made

• Property passes when the goods are ascertained

In the case of Poole v Smith's Car Sales (Balham) Ltd (1962), what was the court's decision regarding the return of the unsold car?

• The property in the car had not passed to the second dealer

• The property in the car had passed to the second dealer

• The second dealer was not responsible for the car

• The first dealer was responsible for the car