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Implied undertaking
as to title, etc.
Sale by description.
Implied conditions
as to
quality or fitness.
Sale of Goods.
14. In a contract of sale, unless the circumstances of the contract are such as to show a different intention, there is-
(a) an implied condition on the part of the seller that, in the case of a sale, he has a right to sell the goods, and that, in the case of an agreement to sell, he will have a right to sell the goods at the time when the property is to pass;
(b) an implied warranty that the buyer shall have and enjoy quiet possession of the goods;
(c) an implied warranty that the goods shall be free from any charge or incumbrance in favour of any third party, not declared or known to the buyer before or at the time when the contract is made. [12]
15. Where there is a contract for the sale of goods by description, there is an implied condition that the goods shall correspond with the description; and if the sale is by sample, as well as by description, it is not sufficient that the bulk of the goods corresponds with the sample if the goods do not also correspond with the description. [13]
16. Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance and of any enactment in that behalf, there is no implied warranty or condition as to the quality or fitness for any particular purpose of goods supplied under a contract of sale, except as follows-
(a) where the buyer, expressly or by implication, makes known to the seller the particular purpose for which the goods are required, so as to show that the buyer relies on the seller's skill or judgment, and the goods are of the description which it is in the course of the seller's business to supply (whether he is the manufacturer or not), there is an implied condition that the goods shall be reasonably fit for such purpose: Provided that, in the case of a contract for the sale of a specified article under its patent or other trade name, there is no implied condition as to its fitness for any particular purpose;
(b) where goods are bought by description from a seller who deals in goods of that description (whether he is the manufacturer or not), there is
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Implied undertaking
as to title, etc.
Sale by description.
Implied conditions
as to
quality or fitness.
Sale of Goods.
14. In a contract of sale, unless the circumstances of the contract are such as to show a different intention, there is-
(a) an implied condition on the part of the seller that, in the case of a sale, he has a right to sell the goods, and that, in the case of an agreement to sell, he will have a right to sell the goods at the time when the property is to pass;
(b) an implied warranty that the buyer shall have and
enjoy quiet possession of the goods;
(c) an implied warranty that the goods shall be free from any charge or incumbrance in favour of any third party, not declared or known to the buyer before or at the time when the contract is made. [12
15. Where there is a contract for the sale of goods by description, there is an implied condition that the goods shall correspond with the description; and if the sale is by sample, as well as by description, it is not sufficient that the bulk of the goods corresponds with the sample if the goods do not also correspond with the description. [13
16. Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance and of any enactment in that behalf, there is no implied warranty or condition as to the quality or fitness for any particular purpose of goods supplied under a contract of sale, except as follows-
(a) where the buyer, expressly or by implication,
makes known to the seller the particular purpose for which the goods are required, so as to show that the buyer relies on the seller's skill or judg- ment, and the goods are of the description which it is in the course of the seller's business to supply (whether he is the manufacturer or not), there is an an implied condition that the goods shall be reason- ably fit for such purpose: Provided that, in the case of a contract for the sale of a specified article under its patent or other trade name, there is no implied condition as to its fitness for any parti- cular purpose;
(b) where goods are bought by description from a seller who deals in goods of that description (whether he is the manufacturer or not), there is
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