24: Goods sent on approval or “on sale or return”
The Sale of Goods Act · Federal Acts · Chapter III · in_force
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When goods are delivered to the buyer on approval or “on sale or return” or other similar terms, the property therein passes to the buyer (a) when he signifies his approval or acceptance to the seller or does any other act adopting the transaction ; (b) if he does not signify his approval or acceptance to the seller but retains the goods without giving notice of rejection, then, if a time has been fixed for the return of the goods, on the expiration of such time, and, if no time has been fixed, on the expiration of a reasonable time.
Effective date: 1930-07-01
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23: Sale of unascertained goods and appropriation Delivery to carrier25: Reservation of right of disposal22: Specific goods in a deliverable state, when the seller has to do anything thereto in order to ascertain price26: Risk prima facie passes with property Transfer of Title21: Specific goods to be put into a deliverable state27: Sale by person not the owner
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