Sale of Goods Act Section 18 — Goods must be ascertained

CHAPTER III EFFECTS OF THE CONTRACT — Transfer of property as between seller and buyer

Commercial / Corporate

Summary

In a contract for the sale of unascertained goods, ownership of the goods does not pass to the buyer until the specific goods are identified or set apart. Until the goods are ascertained, the buyer has no property rights in them.

Official Text

Where there is a contract for the sale of unascertained goods, no property in the goods is transferred to the buyer unless and until the goods are ascertained.