Sale and agreement to sell

Sale and agreement to sell

Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS) — Third Year

Subject: Business Law (MGT 204)

Unit 4: Contract of Sale of Goods

Academic Year: 2083/84

Topic Objectives

After studying this topic, students should be able to:

• Explain the scope and key elements of sale and agreement to sell.
• Identify the relevant legal concepts, distinguish parties' positions and analyze a syllabus-based case using the specified legal materials.

Curriculum Scope

• Meaning and nature of sale of goods
• Difference between sale and agreement to sell

Detailed Microsyllabus

1. Sale of goods

   1. Meaning, nature and required contractual elements.
   2. Goods, price and parties.
   3. Distinguish sale from other transfers.

2. Agreement to sell

   1. Present transfer versus a future or conditional transfer.
   2. Consequences for obligations and risk under the specified law.
   3. Apply the distinction to an example.

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Curriculum reference: Tribhuvan University, Faculty of Management, revised four-year BBS curriculum, PDF pages 16–18.

Source note: The curriculum scope above is retained from the existing TU syllabus breakdown. The numbered study subtopics are editorial elaborations for teaching and study, rather than a separately issued TU syllabus. Unit or component allocations apply at their stated level; no separate topic hours or marks are assigned here. Legal examples must identify the governing law and amendment version supplied for the course; a curriculum heading does not by itself establish a currently applicable legal rule.

Legal reading reference: Consult the Nepal Law Commission's index of Acts and its Civil Code, 2074 page for the prescribed primary legal materials.