1[137. Saving of negotiable instruments, etc.-- Nothing in the foregoing sections of this Chapter applies to stocks, shares or debentures, or to instruments which are for the time being, by law or custom, negotiable, or to any mercantile document of title to goods.
Explanation.-- The expression "mercantile document of title to goods" includes a bill of lading, dock-warrant, warehouse-keeper's certificate, railway receipt, warrant or order for the delivery of goods, and any other document used in the ordinary course of business as proof of the possession or control of goods, or authorising or purporting to authorise, either by endorsement or by delivery, the possessor of the document to transfer or receive goods thereby represented.]
Explanation.-- The expression "mercantile document of title to goods" includes a bill of lading, dock-warrant, warehouse-keeper's certificate, railway receipt, warrant or order for the delivery of goods, and any other document used in the ordinary course of business as proof of the possession or control of goods, or authorising or purporting to authorise, either by endorsement or by delivery, the possessor of the document to transfer or receive goods thereby represented.]
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Section 1 · Short title .Section 2 · Repeal of Acts.Section 3 · Interpretation-clause.Section 4 · Enactments relating to contracts to be taken as part of Contract Act and supplemental to the Registration Act.Section 5 · “Transfer of property” defined.Section 6 · What may be transferred.Section 7 · Persons competent to transfer.Section 8 · Operation of transfer.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 09 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2018-04-16. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.