Sale of Goods Act 1979

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This Act brings together the law on the sale of goods. It applies to contracts for the sale of goods made on or after 1 January 1894, but not to earlier ones. Rights and duties that the law implies into a contract of sale can be set aside or changed by express agreement, course of dealing or binding usage. This is subject to the Unfair Contract Terms Act. An express term does not cancel a term implied by this Act unless they conflict.

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Part 1

Contracts to Which Act Applies

Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged

s 1Contracts to which Act applies

This Act applies to contracts of sale of goods made on or after (but not to those made before) 1 January 1894.

(2)

In relation to contracts made on certain dates, this Act applies subject to the modification of certain of its sections as mentioned in the Schedule.

(3)

Any such modification is indicated in the section concerned by a reference to the Schedule.

(4)

Accordingly, where a section does not contain such a reference, this Act applies in relation to the contract concerned without such modification of the section.

(1)

This Act applies to contracts of sale of goods made on or after (but not to those made before) 1 January 1894.

(2)

In relation to contracts made on certain dates, this Act applies subject to the modification of certain of its sections as mentioned in the Schedule.

(3)

Any such modification is indicated in the section concerned by a reference to the Schedule.

(4)

Accordingly, where a section does not contain such a reference, this Act applies in relation to the contract concerned without such modification of the section.