SALE OF GOODS ACT 1979 [England]英国货物买卖法1. [Omitted]（第一编本法所适用之合同已省略）2. Contract of sale买卖合同(1) A contract of sale of goods is a contract by which the seller transfers or agrees to transfer the property in goods to the buyer for a money consideration, called the price.买卖合同是买方提供货币约因或称为价格，而卖方转移或同意转移货物所有权的一种合同。
(2) There may be a contract of sale between one part owner and another.买卖合同的双方可以是财产的部分所有人与另一部分所有人。
(3) A contract of sale may be absolute or conditional.买卖合同分无条件买卖合同与附条件买卖合同。
(4) Where under a contract of sale the property in the goods is transferred from the seller to the buyer the contract is called a sale.买卖合同中，货物所有权从卖方转移至买方，这样的合同称为买卖协议。
(5) Where under a contract of sale the transfer of the property in the goods is to take place ata future time or subject to some condition later to be fulfilled the contract is called an agreement to sell.买卖合同中，如果货物所有权的转移在将来的某个时间发生、或在以后须附有某种条件才可以完成，则这样的合同称为出售协定。
(6) An agreement to sell becomes a sale when the time elapses or the conditions are fulfilled subject to which the property in the goods is to be transferred.当规定的时间已经消逝或附加的条件成就时，且在货物所有权即时转移的情形下，出售协定转变为买卖协议。
3. Capacity to buy and sell买卖能力(1) Capacity to buy and sell is regulated by the general law concerning capacity to contract and to transfer and acquire property.买卖能力以有关订立合同的能力以及转移或取得所有权的能力之一般规定为准。
(2) Where necessaries are sold and delivered to a minor or a person who by reason of mental incapacity or drunkenness is incompetent to contract, he must pay a reasonable price for them.将必需品出售并交付给未成年人、智力残疾或醉酒而不能胜任订立合同之人，买方须支付合理的价格。
(3) In subsection (2) above ‘necessaries’ means goods suitable to the condition in life of the minor or other person concerned and to his actual requirements at the time of the sale and delivery.Formalities of Contract上述第（2）款中“必需品”指适用于未成年人或其他有关人员日常生活条件的货物，以及在出售及交付时上述人员实际需要的东西。
4. How contract of sale is made买卖合同如何达成(1) Subject to this and any other Act, a contract of sale may be made in writing (either with or without seal), or by word of mouth, or partly in writing and partly by word of mouth, or may be implied from the conduct of the parties.依据本法及其他任何法律，买卖合同的形式可依书面形式（需不需要签章均可），也可依口头形式，或部分书面形式部分口头形式，也可从当事人的行为中推断。
(2) Nothing in this section affects the law relating to corporations本条中的任何规定与有关法人的法律均无关系。
5. Existing or future goods现货或期货(1) The goods which form the subject of a contract of sale may be either existing goods, owned or possessed by the seller, or goods to be manufactured or acquired by him after the making of the contract of sale, in this Act called future goods.成为买卖合同标的的货物既可以是卖方所有或持有的现货，也可是买卖合同达成后卖方生产或取得的货物，本法称之为期货。
(2) There may be a contract for the sale of goods the acquisition of which by the seller depends on a contingency which may or may not happen.期货买卖合同的卖方能否取得货物，取决于特定的事件是否发生。
(3) Where by a contract of sale the seller purports to effect a present sale of future goods, the contract operates as an agreement to sell the goods.依照买卖合同，如果卖方意在实现期货的当前买卖，该合同仍按照货物出售协定实行。
6. Goods which have perished已灭失物Where there is a contract for the sale of specific goods, and the goods without the knowledge of the seller have perished at the time when the contract is made, the contract is void.特定物买卖合同中，如在合同订立时卖方并不知道该货物已经灭失，则该合同无效。
7. Goods perishing before sale but after agreement to sell出售协定达成后、买卖协议订立前灭失的货物Where there is an agreement to sell specific goods and subsequently the goods, without any fault on the part of the seller or buyer perish before the risk passes to the buyer, the agreement is avoided.已有特定物出售协定，但如果特定物随后在其风险尚未被移转至买方之前灭失，且买卖双方又均无过错的，协议无效。
The Price价格8. Ascertainment of price价格的确定(1) The price in a contract of sale may be fixed by the contract, or may be left to be fixed in a manner agreed by the contract, or may be determined by the course of dealing between the parties.买卖合同中的价格可由合同确定，也可留给合同所认同的其他方式确定，或者还可以由双方当事人在交易过程中来确定。
(2) Where the price is not determined as mentioned in sub-section (1) above the buyer must pay a reasonable price.如果价格并未依上述第(1)款得到确定，则买方必须支付合理的价格。
(3) What is a reasonable price is a question of fact dependent on the circumstances of each particular case.合理价格是依特定案件中的具体情况而定的一个事实问题。
9. Agreement to sell at valuation以估价方式出售的协议(1) Where there is an agreement to sell goods on the terms that the price is to be fixed by the valuation of a third party, and he cannot or does not make the valuation, the agreement is avoided; but if the goods or any part of them have been delivered to and appropriated by the buyer he must pay a reasonable price for them.当出售货物的协定中约定价格依第三方估价确定，而第三方不能或作不出估价时，该协议无效；但是如果全部货物或一部分货物已交付给买方并被买方占用时，买方必须为这些货物支付合理的价格。
