Q.Explain the rules regarding time and place of performance of a contract.

The Act supplies default rules for exactly when and where a promise must be carried out, covering both the case where the contract is silent and where it fixes a specific time.

Time of performance:

• If no time is specified and the promise does not require a demand from the promisee, the promise must be performed within a reasonable time — a question of fact depending on the case.
• If a specific time is fixed, the promisor must perform on that day, during the usual hours of business.

Place of performance:

• If a place is specified in the contract, performance must occur there.
• If no place is specified and the promise does not require the promisee's application/demand for performance, it is the duty of the promisor to apply to the promisee to appoint a reasonable place for performance, and to perform there. …

Assuming that if no place is mentioned in the contract, the promisor may simply choose any place — the Act specifically places the duty on …