Sale of Goods

SALE OF GOODS
INTRODUCTION
The sale of goods by description is provided for by section 15 of the SOGA which reads:
The Sales of Goods Act 1957 governs the law with respect to the sale of goods. It deals with such matters as contracts for the sale of goods, the passing of ownership and the risk of goods sold, and the remedies of the buyers and sellers for breaches by the other party.
The Sales of Goods Act does not extend to the states of East Malaysia, ie to Sabah and Sarawak. The two states would seem to continue to be subject, as far as the law on the sale of goods is concerned, to the UK Sale of Goods Act 1979. Meanwhile, Sabah and Sarawak are excluded from the ambit of the Sales of Goods Act by Section 5 (2) of the Civil Law Act, 1956 and still adopt the principle of English law relating to sales of goods.