THE SALE OF GOODS ACT

SALE OF GOODS 7Subject Matter of Contract6.-(1) The goods which form the subject of a contract Exisbng Orof sale may be either existing goods, owned or possessedby the seller, or goods to be manufactured or acquired bythe seller after the making of the contract of sale, in thisAct called “future goods”.(2) There may be a contract for the sale of goods,the acquisition of which by the seller, depends upon acontingency which may or may not happen.(3) Where by a contract of sale the seller purportsto effect a present sale of future goods, the contractoperates as an agreement to sell the goods.7. Where there is a contract for the sale of specific Goodsgoods, and the goods without the knowledge of the sellerhave perished at the time when the contract is made, thecontract is void.which haveperished.8. Where there is an agreement to sell specific goods, Goodsperishingand subsequently the goods, without any fault on the part before sale,of the seller or buyer, perish before the risk passes to the :;:Elntbuyer, the agreement is thereby avoided.to sell.The Price9.-(1) The price in a contract of sale may be fixed by Ascertainthecontract, or may be left to be fixed in manner thereby $2.Ofagreed, or may be determined by the course of dealingbetween the parties.(2) Where the price is not determined in accordancewith the foregoing provisions the buyer must pay a reasonableprice. What is a reasonable price is a question offact dependent on the circumstances of each particularcase.inclusion of this page is authorized by L.N. 480/1973]