Malaysia legislation

Section 12

of SALE OF GOODS ACT 1957

Section 12

Condition and warranty

(2)

A condition is a stipulation essential to the main purpose of the contract, the breach of which gives rise to a right to treat the contract as repudiated.

(3)

A warranty is a stipulation collateral to the main purpose of the contract, the breach of which gives rise to a claim for damages but not to a right to reject the goods and treat the contract as repudiated.

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(4)

Whether a stipulation in a contract of sale is a condition or a warranty depends in each case on the construction of the contract.

The stipulation may be a condition, though called a warranty in the contract.

When condition to be treated as warranty

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