Rex v Janmohamed Jaffer, Ltd
Rex v Janmohamed Jaffer, Ltd (Criminal Appeal No. 164 of 1944) [1945] EACA 14 (1 January 1945)
The court held that Regulation 6(6) of the Uganda Price of Goods Regulations, 1942, requires an entry to be made only when there is an actual sale or a definite agreement to sell on agreed terms. In this case, the evidence did not establish that there was a definite sale or agreement to sell between the appellant and the Fancy Tailoring House. The deposit paid was not tied to a specific contract or agreed terms for the sale of goods, and the buyer was free to withdraw the deposit and purchase elsewhere. Since the requisite entries and invoices were made whenever actual sales occurred, and the…
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- Failure To Record Sale
- Price Control Regulations
- Sale Of Goods
- Interpretation Of Statutory Terms