Sales of Goods
Sale of Goods (Pg 358)
The SGA applies generally to all contracts for the sale of goods: s1(1) SGA. It does not apply to other types of transactions involving goods. Contracts of Hire-Purchase are governed by the Hire-Purchase Act. In the case of the contracts for the sale or supply of food in Singapore, the Sale of Food Act applies. It does not apply to contracts of sale intended to operate by way of mortgage, pledge, charge or other security.
SGA s2(1): A contract of sale of goods by which the seller transfers or agrees to transfer the property in goods to the buyer for a money consideration, called the price.
|Existing Goods |Goods which are already in existence and owned or possessed by the seller at the time the contract of sale is made: s5(1) SGA |
|Future Goods |Goods which are to be manufactured or acquired by the seller after the contract of sale is made: s61(1) SGA |
|Specific Goods |Goods which have been identified and agreed upon by the seller and the buyer at the time a contract of sale is made: s61(1) |
| |SGA (by definition this means that specific goods must be specific goods. |
|Unascertained Goods |Goods, which at the time of making the contract of sale have not yet been identified and agreed upon by the parties. Future |
| |goods are always unascertained while existing goods may be specific or unascertained. |
Money Consideration
Most sale contracts will have fixed money consideration. Alternatively the contract may not have a fixed price but may provide a mechanism fir the price to be determined: s8(1)SGA. If no price is determined, the buyer is to pay a reasonable price based on the circumstance of each case: s8(2), (3)SGA
Duty of Sellers (Pg 362)
Implied Duties
SGA provisions on duties and sellers are implied by force of law into every
The SGA applies generally to all contracts for the sale of goods: s1(1) SGA. It does not apply to other types of transactions involving goods. Contracts of Hire-Purchase are governed by the Hire-Purchase Act. In the case of the contracts for the sale or supply of food in Singapore, the Sale of Food Act applies. It does not apply to contracts of sale intended to operate by way of mortgage, pledge, charge or other security.
SGA s2(1): A contract of sale of goods by which the seller transfers or agrees to transfer the property in goods to the buyer for a money consideration, called the price.
|Existing Goods |Goods which are already in existence and owned or possessed by the seller at the time the contract of sale is made: s5(1) SGA |
|Future Goods |Goods which are to be manufactured or acquired by the seller after the contract of sale is made: s61(1) SGA |
|Specific Goods |Goods which have been identified and agreed upon by the seller and the buyer at the time a contract of sale is made: s61(1) |
| |SGA (by definition this means that specific goods must be specific goods. |
|Unascertained Goods |Goods, which at the time of making the contract of sale have not yet been identified and agreed upon by the parties. Future |
| |goods are always unascertained while existing goods may be specific or unascertained. |
Money Consideration
Most sale contracts will have fixed money consideration. Alternatively the contract may not have a fixed price but may provide a mechanism fir the price to be determined: s8(1)SGA. If no price is determined, the buyer is to pay a reasonable price based on the circumstance of each case: s8(2), (3)SGA
Duty of Sellers (Pg 362)
Implied Duties
SGA provisions on duties and sellers are implied by force of law into every