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Section 17: Sale by sample
- (1) A contract of sale is a contract for sale by sample where there is a term in the contract, express or implied, to that effect.
- (2) In the case of a contract for sale by sample there is an implied condition—
- (a) that the bulk shall correspond with the sample in quality;
- (b) that the buyer shall have a reasonable opportunity of comparing the bulk with the sample;
- (c) that the goods shall be free from any defect, rendering them unmerchantable, which would not be apparent on reasonable examination of the sample.
Source: official text of The Sale of Goods Act, 1930 as published on India Code (PDF). All sections of the Sale of Goods Act, 1930.