Sale of Goods Act 1957 · Updated to 1 Jan 2006 · Chapter III
24. Goods sent on approval or “on sale or return”
Feedback & supportWhen goods are delivered to the buyer on approval or “on sale or return”, or other similar terms, the property therein passes to the buyer—
goods
“goods” means every kind of movable property other than actionable claims and money; and includes stock and shares, growing crops, grass and things attached to or forming part of the land which are agreed to be severed before sale or under the contract of sale; a person is said to be “insolvent” who has ceased to pay his debts in the ordinary course of business, or cannot pay his debts as they become due, whether he has committed an act of bankruptcy or not;
when he signifies his approval or acceptance to the seller or does any other act adopting the transaction;
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 goods, on the expiration of such time, and if no time has been fixed, on the expiration of a reasonable time.