Australian Capital Territory
Mercantile Law Act 1962
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Republication No 7
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About this republication
The republished law
This is a republication of the Mercantile Law Act 1962 (including any amendment made under
the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 30 January 2012. It also
includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law to 30
January 2012.
The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3
and 4.
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Editorial changes
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amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication.
Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made
by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117).
The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law
into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.
This republication includes amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).
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Penalties
At the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $110 for
an individual and $550 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).
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Contents
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Part 1 Preliminary
1 Name of Act 2
2 Dictionary 2
3 Notes 2
3A Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc 3
Part 2 Mercantile agents
4 Definitions for pt 2 4
5 Consignor and consignee 4
6 Powers of mercantile agent 5
7 Presumptions 5
8 Pledge by way of exchange 6
9 Pledge for existing debt 7
10 Saving for rights of true owner 7
11 Saving for common law powers of mercantile agents 8
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Part 3 Guarantors and sureties
12 Consideration for guarantee 9
13 Surety entitled to stand in place of creditor whose debt etc surety has
discharged 9
Part 4 Usury
14 Maximum rate of interest 11
Part 5 Written memoranda
15 Debts and contracts of children 12
16 Representations of character etc 12
Part 6 Warehouse persons’ liens
17 Definitions for pt 6 13
18 Warehouse person to have lien on goods 13
19 Charges covered by lien 13
20 Notice by warehouse person 14
21 Notice by person depositing goods 15
22 Power to sell goods 15
28 Service of notice by warehouse person 17
29 Notice provisions—substantial compliance 17
31 Rights not to be affected 18
32 Sales otherwise prohibited are not authorised by pt 6 18
Dictionary 19
Endnotes
1 About the endnotes 20
2 Abbreviation key 20
3 Legislation history 21
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4 Amendment history 24
5 Earlier republications 27
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Mercantile Law Act 1962
An Act relating to mercantile agents, guarantors and sureties, usury, written
memoranda and warehouse persons’ liens
Part 1 Preliminary
Section 1
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Part 1 Preliminary
1 Name of Act
This Act is the Mercantile Law Act 1962.
2 Dictionary
The dictionary at the end of this Act is part of this Act.
Note 1 The dictionary at the end of this Act defines certain terms used in this
Act, and includes references (signpost definitions) to other terms
defined elsewhere in this Act.
For example, the signpost definition ‘mercantile agent, for part 2
(Mercantile agents)—see section 4.’ means that the term ‘mercantile
agent’ is defined in that section for part 2.
Note 2 A definition in the dictionary (including a signpost definition) applies to
the entire Act unless the definition, or another provision of the Act,
provides otherwise or the contrary intention otherwise appears (see
Legislation Act, s 155 and s 156 (1)).
3 Notes
A note included in this Act is explanatory and is not part of this Act.
Note See the Legislation Act, s 127 (1), (4) and (5) for the legal status of
notes.
Preliminary Part 1
Section 3A
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3A Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc
Other legislation applies in relation to offences against this Act.
Note 1 Criminal Code
The Criminal Code, ch 2 applies to all offences against this Act (see
Code, pt 2.1).
The chapter sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility
(including burdens of proof and general defences), and defines terms
used for offences to which the Code applies (eg conduct, intention,
recklessness and strict liability).
Note 2 Penalty units
The Legislation Act, s 133 deals with the meaning of offence penalties
that are expressed in penalty units.
Part 2 Mercantile agents
Section 4
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Part 2 Mercantile agents
4 Definitions for pt 2
In this part:
Note A definition applies except so far as the contrary intention appears (see
Legislation Act 2001, s 155).
advance includes a payment of money and the delivery of a bill of
exchange or other negotiable security.
document of title—see the Sale of Goods Act 1954, dictionary.
mercantile agent—see the Sale of Goods Act 1954, dictionary.
pledge includes a contract pledging or giving a lien or security on
goods, whether in consideration of an original advance, a further or
continuing advance or a financial liability.
5 Consignor and consignee
(1) Where—
(a) the owner of goods—
(i) has given possession of the goods to a person for the
purpose of consignment or sale and the person has
consigned the goods in his or her own name; or
(ii) has consigned the goods in the name of a person; and
(b) the consignee of the goods has not had notice that that person
is not the owner of the goods;
the consignee has, in respect of advances made to or for the use of
that person, the same lien on the goods as if that person were the
owner of the goods.
(2) A consignee who has a lien on goods by virtue of subsection (1)
may transfer the lien to any person.
Mercantile agents Part 2
Section 6
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(3) Nothing in this section limits or affects the validity of a sale, pledge
or disposition by a mercantile agent.
6 Powers of mercantile agent
If a mercantile agent is entrusted as a mercantile agent with the
possession of goods or documents of title to goods—
(a) a sale, pledge or other disposition of the goods made by the
mercantile agent in the ordinary course of business of a
mercantile agent to a person acting honestly, and without
notice that the mercantile agent does not have authority to
make the disposition, is, subject to this part, as valid as if the
mercantile agent were expressly authorised by the owner of the
goods to make the disposition; and
(b) a sale, pledge or other disposition of the goods to a person that
would have been valid if the entrusting had continued is valid,
despite the ending of the entrusting, unless the person had, at
the time of the disposition, notice of the ending of the
entrusting.
7 Presumptions
(1) For this part—
(a) a mercantile agent in possession of goods or of the documents
of title to goods is taken to have been entrusted with the goods
or documents as a mercantile agent until the contrary is shown;
and
(b) a mercantile agent entrusted as a mercantile agent with, and
possessed of, the documents of title to goods, whether derived
immediately from the owner of the goods or obtained by
reason of the agent having been entrusted with the possession
of the goods or of any other document of title to the goods, is
taken to be entrusted with the possession of the goods; and
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(c) a mercantile agent is taken to be possessed of goods or
documents of title to goods whether the goods or documents,
as the case may be, are in the actual custody or control of the
mercantile agent or are held by another person subject to the
control of, or for or on behalf of, the mercantile agent; and
(d) a contract, whether made directly with a mercantile agent or
with a clerk, or other person, on behalf of a mercantile agent, is
taken to be a contract with the mercantile agent; and
(e) a pledge of the documents of title to goods is taken to be a
pledge of the goods.
(2) If—
(a) an advance is made honestly to a mercantile agent entrusted as
a mercantile agent with the possession of goods, or documents
of title to goods, relying on a written agreement to consign,
deposit, transfer or deliver the goods or documents; and
(b) the goods or documents are received by the person making the
advance without notice that the mercantile agent was not
authorised to make the pledge;
the advance is taken, for this part, to be an advance on the security
of the goods or documents even though the goods or documents are
not received by the person making the advance until after the
advance is made.
8 Pledge by way of exchange
(1) This section applies if—
(a) a mercantile agent pledges goods in consideration of the
delivery or transfer of—
(i) other goods; or
(ii) documents of title to other goods; or
(iii) negotiable securities; and
Mercantile agents Part 2
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(b) because of the pledge, the person (the pledgee) who delivers or
transfers the goods, documents or securities obtains a valid and
available lien and security in relation to a previous advance
under an agreement made with the mercantile agent; and
(c) the pledgee acts honestly and without notice that the mercantile
agent did not have authority to make the pledge.
(2) The pledge is taken to be in consideration of an advance under this
part as if there had been an actual advance of money, but the
pledgee does not acquire any right or interest in excess of the value
of the goods, documents or negotiable securities when they are
delivered or transferred.
9 Pledge for existing debt
If a mercantile agent pledges goods as security for a debt or liability
that the mercantile agent owes the pledgee before the pledge is
made, the pledgee does not acquire any further right to the goods
than could have been enforced by the mercantile agent at the time of
the pledge.
10 Saving for rights of true owner
Nothing in this part—
(a) authorises a mercantile agent to exceed or depart from his or
her authority as between himself or herself and his or her
principal or exempts him or her from any liability, civil or
criminal, for so doing; or
(b) prevents the owner of goods from recovering the goods from a
mercantile agent or his or her trustee in bankruptcy at any time
before the sale or pledge of the goods; or
(c) prevents the owner of goods sold by a mercantile agent from
recovering from the buyer the price agreed to be paid for the
goods, or any part of that price, subject to any right of set-off
on the part of the buyer against the agent; or
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(d) prevents the owner of goods pledged by a mercantile agent—
(i) from having the right to redeem the goods at any time
before the sale of the goods on satisfying the claim for
which the goods were pledged and paying to the
mercantile agent, if by him or her required, any money in
respect of which the mercantile agent would by law be
entitled to retain the goods or the documents of title to the
goods, or any of them, by way of lien as against the
owner; or
(ii) from recovering from any person with whom the goods
have been pledged any balance of money remaining in his
or her hands as the produce of the sale of the goods after
deducting the amount of the lien.
11 Saving for common law powers of mercantile agents
The provisions of this part enlarge and do not diminish the functions
a mercantile agent may exercise.
Guarantors and sureties Part 3
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Part 3 Guarantors and sureties
12 Consideration for guarantee
A special promise by a person (the guarantor) to answer for the
debt, liability or failure of someone else is not invalid only because
the consideration for the promise is not evidenced in writing if the
promise is in writing signed by or on behalf of the guarantor.
13 Surety entitled to stand in place of creditor whose debt
etc surety has discharged
(1) Subject to this section, a person who, being surety for the debt or
duty of another or being liable with another for a debt or duty, pays
the debt or performs the duty, is entitled—
(a) to have assigned to him or her or to a trustee for him or her
every judgment, specialty or other security held by the creditor
in respect of the debt or duty, whether the judgment, specialty
or other security is, or is not, deemed at law to have been
satisfied by the payment of the debt or the performance of the
duty; and
(b) to stand in the place of the creditor and to use all the remedies,
and, if need be and upon proper indemnity, to use the name, of
the creditor in any action or other proceeding at law or in
equity in order to obtain from the principal debtor or any co-
surety, co-contractor or co-debtor, as the case may be,
indemnification for the advances made or loss sustained by the
firstmentioned person.
(2) The payment of a debt, or the performance of a duty, in the
circumstances referred to in subsection (1) does not prevent the
bringing of any action or other proceeding by virtue of that
subsection.
Part 3 Guarantors and sureties
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(3) A co-surety, co-contractor or co-debtor is not entitled, by virtue of
subsection (1), to recover from another co-surety, co-contractor or
co-debtor more than the just proportion for which, as between the
parties themselves, the other co-surety, co-contractor or co-debtor is
justly liable.
Usury Part 4
Section 14
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Part 4 Usury
14 Maximum rate of interest
Where the rate of interest for a loan of money or upon any other
contract has not been agreed upon by the parties, the rate of interest
for that loan or upon that contract that may be recovered in a
proceeding must not exceed 8% per annum.
Part 5 Written memoranda
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15 Debts and contracts of children
(1) This section applies to—
(a) a promise made by a person after becoming an adult to pay a
debt contracted by the person when the person was a child; or
(b) the ratification by a person after becoming an adult of a
promise or simple contract made by the person when the
person was a child.
(2) The promise or ratification is not enforceable by a proceeding
against the person unless it was made in writing signed by the
person.
16 Representations of character etc
(1) This section applies to a representation or assurance made by a
person if it is—
(a) about the character, conduct or credit, ability, trade or dealings
of someone else; and
(b) made so the other person can obtain credit, money or goods by
relying on it.
(2) The representation or assurance is not enforceable by a proceeding
against the person who made it unless it was made in writing signed
by the person.
Warehouse persons’ liens Part 6
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Part 6 Warehouse persons’ liens
17 Definitions for pt 6
In this part:
Note A definition applies except so far as the contrary intention appears (see
Legislation Act 2001, s 155).
lien means a lien under this part.
warehouse person means a person lawfully engaged in the business
of storing goods as bailee for hire or reward.
18 Warehouse person to have lien on goods
Subject to this part, a warehouse person has a lien on goods
deposited with him or her for storage.
19 Charges covered by lien
(1) Such a lien shall be for the amount of—
(a) all lawful charges of the warehouse person for storage and
preservation of the goods; and
(b) all lawful claims of the warehouse person for insurance,
transportation, labour, weighing, packing, coopering and other
expenses in relation to the goods; and
(c) where default is made in satisfying the lien charged on the
goods under paragraphs (a) and (b)—all reasonable charges of
the warehouse person for notice and advertisement of an
intended sale of the goods and, if the goods are sold, for the
sale of the goods.
Part 6 Warehouse persons’ liens
Section 20
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(2) If the charges mentioned in subsection (1) (c) are incurred in
relation to 2 or more items of goods, the charges in relation to any of
the items is the amount worked out as follows:
TSC
(3) In subsection (2):
ISP means the sale price of the item.
TSC means total charges for selling all the goods.
TSP means the sale price of all the goods.
20 Notice by warehouse person
(1) Subject to this part, if a warehouse person fails, within the period of
3 months after the date of the deposit of goods, to give notice, in
accordance with subsections (2) and (3), of the lien on the goods,
the lien on the goods is void as against the persons to whom he or
she failed to give notice.
(2) Notice of a lien on goods shall be given to—
(a) any person who has before the expiration of the period of
2 months after the date of the deposit of the goods served upon
the warehouse person a notice of his or her claim to be the
owner of the goods or an interest in the goods; and
(b) any person who has a security interest registered under the
Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cwlth) in relation to
the goods; and
(c) any other person (not being the person who deposited the
goods) of whose interest in the goods the warehouse person at
any time before the expiration of the period of 2 months after
the date of the deposit of the goods has knowledge.
TSP
ISP
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(3) Notice of a lien on goods—
(a) shall be in writing; and
(b) shall contain—
(i) a brief description of the goods; and
(ii) a statement showing the situation of the warehouse where
the goods are stored, the date of their deposit with the
warehouse person and the name of the person by whom
they were deposited; and
(iii) a statement that a lien under this part is claimed by the
warehouse person in respect of the goods.
21 Notice by person depositing goods
(1) A person commits an offence if—
(a) the person deposits goods with a warehouse person for storage;
and
(b) the person fails to tell the warehouse person in writing the
name and, if the person knows it, the address of everyone who
the person knows has an interest in the goods.
Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.
(2) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.
22 Power to sell goods
(1) Subject to this part, a warehouse person may, in addition to any
other remedy provided by law for the enforcement of liens or for the
recovery of warehouse persons’ charges, issue a notice of intention
to sell the goods.
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(2) Notice of intention to sell goods under this section shall be given by
the warehouse person to—
(a) the person liable as debtor for the charges for which the lien on
the goods exists; and
(b) any person who has served upon the warehouse person a notice
of his or her claim to be the owner of the goods or an interest
in the goods; and
(c) the grantee or transferee of a bill of sale relating to the goods,
being a person to whom notice of the lien has been given under
section 20, unless the bill of sale has become null and void or a
discharge has been registered in respect of it; and
(d) any other person of whose interest in the goods the warehouse
person has knowledge.
(3) Notice of intention to sell goods under this section—
(a) shall be in writing; and
(b) shall contain—
(i) a brief description of the goods; and
(ii) a statement showing the situation of the warehouse where
the goods are stored, the date of their deposit with the
warehouse person and the name of the person by whom
they were deposited; and
(iii) an itemised statement of the warehouse person’s charges
showing the sum due at the date of the notice; and
(iv) a demand that the amount of the charges as stated in the
notice and such further charges as may accrue shall be
paid on or before a day specified in the notice, being a
day not less than 1 month after the delivery of the notice,
if it is personally delivered, or after the time when the
notice should reach its destination according to the due
course of post, if it is sent by post; and
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(v) a statement that unless the charges are paid within the
time mentioned the goods will be sold by a method, and
at a time and place, specified in the notice.
(5) This section applies only to cases in which some part of the charges
in arrear are in respect of a period more than 12 months prior to the
date upon which notice of intention to sell is given.
28 Service of notice by warehouse person
(1) If a warehouse person does not know a person’s address, notice by
the warehouse person under this part may be given to the person by
2 advertisements, at least 7 days apart, in a daily newspaper.
(2) A notice given by advertisement in accordance with subsection (1)
is, for this part, taken to have been given on the day the
2nd advertisement is published.
29 Notice provisions—substantial compliance
Where—
(a) a notice of lien or a notice of intention to sell purports to have
been given under this part but the provisions of this part with
respect to the giving of the notice have not been strictly
complied with; and
(b) a court before which a question respecting the notice is tried or
inquired into considers that—
(i) those provisions have been substantially complied with;
or
(ii) it would be inequitable that the lien or sale should be
deemed to be void by reason of the noncompliance;
an objection to the sufficiency of the notice shall not be allowed to
prevail so as to release or discharge the goods from the lien or
vitiate the sale.
Part 6 Warehouse persons’ liens
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31 Rights not to be affected
Nothing in this part abrogates, limits or in any manner affects—
(a) a lien, power of sale or other right (whether arising under
contract or by operation of law) that a warehouse person may
have apart from this part with respect to any goods stored by
him or her; or
(b) the enforcement of such a lien or the exercise of such a power
or right.
32 Sales otherwise prohibited are not authorised by pt 6
(1) This part does not authorise the sale by public auction by a
warehouse person of any goods if the sale by public auction of those
goods is prohibited by a law in force in the ACT.
(2) This part does not authorise the sale by public auction by a
warehouse person of any goods if the sale by the warehouse person
of those goods is prohibited by any other law in force in the ACT.
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Dictionary
(see s 2)
Note 1 The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to
this Act.
Note 2 For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:
ACT
daily newspaper
document
function
under
writing.
advance, for part 2 (Mercantile agents)—see section 4.
document of title, for part 2 (Mercantile agents)—see section 4.
lien, for part 6 (Warehouse persons’ liens)—see section 17.
mercantile agent, for part 2 (Mercantile agents)—see section 4.
pledge, for part 2 (Mercantile agents)—see section 4.
warehouse person, for part 6 (Warehouse persons’ liens)—see
section 17.
Endnotes
1 About the endnotes
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Endnotes
1 About the endnotes
Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the
amendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished
law but are set out in the endnotes.
Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are
annotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be
obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.
Uncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The
details of these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced
expiries are underlined in the legislation history and amendment history.
If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered
provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.
The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.
2 Abbreviation key
A = Act NI = Notifiable instrument
AF = Approved form o = order
am = amended om = omitted/repealed
amdt = amendment ord = ordinance
AR = Assembly resolution orig = original
ch = chapter par = paragraph/subparagraph
CN = Commencement notice pres = present
def = definition prev = previous
DI = Disallowable instrument (prev...) = previously
dict = dictionary pt = part
disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative r = rule/subrule
Assembly reloc = relocated
div = division renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired R[X] = Republication No
Gaz = gazette RI = reissue
hdg = heading s = section/subsection
IA = Interpretation Act 1967 sch = schedule
ins = inserted/added sdiv = subdivision
LA = Legislation Act 2001 SL = Subordinate law
LR = legislation register sub = substituted
LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 underlining = whole or part not commenced
mod = modified/modification or to be expired
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3 Legislation history
This Act was originally a Commonwealth ordinance—the Mercantile Ordinance
1962 No 4 (Cwlth).
The Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 (Cwlth), s 34 (4)
converted most former Commonwealth ordinances in force in the ACT into ACT
enactments. This allowed the ACT Legislative Assembly to amend and repeal the
laws. This Act was converted into an ACT enactment on 11 May 1989 (self-
government day).
As with most ordinances in force in the ACT, the name was changed from
Ordinance to Act by the Self-Government (Citation of Laws) Act 1989 A1989-21,
s 5 on 11 May 1989 (self-government day).
Before 11 May 1989, ordinances commenced on their notification day unless
otherwise stated (see Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1910 (Cwlth),
s 12).
Legislation before becoming Territory enactment
Mercantile Law Act 1962 A1962-4
notified 12 April 1962
commenced 12 April 1962
as amended by
Ordinances Revision (Decimal Currency) Ordinance 1966 Ord1966-19
notified 23 December 1966
commenced 23 December 1966
Ordinances Revision Ordinance 1977 Ord1977-65
notified 22 December 1977
commenced 22 December 1977
Ordinances Revision Ordinance 1978 Ord1978-46
notified 28 December 1978
commenced 28 December 1978
Magistrates Court Ordinance 1985 Ord1985-67
notified 19 December 1985
commenced 1 February 1986 (Cwlth Gaz 1986 No G3)
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Legislation after becoming Territory enactment
Magistrates and Coroner’s Courts (Registrar) Act 1991 A1991-44 s 7,
sch 1
notified 20 September 1991 (Gaz 1991 No S95)
s 1, s 2 commenced 20 September 1991 ( s 2 (1))
s 7 (2), sch 1 commenced 25 September 1991 (s 2 (2) and Gaz 1991
No S103)
Financial Management and Audit (Consequential and Transitional
Provisions) Act 1996 A1996-26 sch pt 18
notified 1 July 1996 (Gaz 1996 No S130)
commenced 1 July 1996 (s 2)
Uncollected Goods (Consequential Provisions) Act 1996 A1996-87
s 4
notified 20 December 1996 (Gaz 1996 No S328)
s 1, s 2 commenced 20 December 1996 (s 2 (1))
s 4 commenced 19 March 1998 (s 2 (2) and see Gaz 1998 No 1997
No S71)
Statute Law Revision (Penalties) Act 1998 A1998-54 sch
notified 27 November 1998 (Gaz 1998 No S207)
s 1, s 2 commenced 27 November 1998 (s 2 (1))
sch commenced 9 December 1998 (s 2 (2) and Gaz 1998 No 49)
Legislation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001 A2001-44 pt 251
notified 26 July 2001 (Gaz 2001 No 30)
s 1, s 2 commenced 26 July 2001 (IA s 10B)
pt 251 commenced 12 September 2001 (s 2 and see Gaz 2001
No S65)
Criminal Code Harmonisation Act 2005 A2005-54 sch 1 pt 1.31
notified LR 27 October 2005
s 1, s 2 commenced 27 October 2005 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.31 commenced 24 November 2005 (s 2)
Statute Law Amendment Act 2005 (No 2) A2005-62 sch 3 pt 3.15
notified LR 21 December 2005
s 1, s 2 commenced 21 December 2005 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 3 pt 3.15 commenced 11 January 2006 (s 2 (1))
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Statute Law Amendment Act 2009 A2009-20 sch 3 pt 3.54
notified LR 1 September 2009
s 1, s 2 commenced 1 September 2009 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 3 pt 3.54 commenced 22 September 2009 (s 2)
Personal Property Securities Act 2010 A2010-15 sch 3 pt 3.2
notified LR 1 April 2010
s 1, s 2 commenced 1 April 2010 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 3 pt 3.2 commenced 30 January 2012 (s 2 (2) (b))
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Name of Act
s 1 sub A2005-62 amdt 3.144
Dictionary
s 2 om Ord1977-65
ins A2005-54 amdt 1.223
om R5 LA
ins A2005-62 amdt 3.144
Notes
s 3 orig s 3 om A2001-44 amdt 1.2889
prev s 3 renum as s 3A
ins A2005-62 amdt 3.144
Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc
s 3A (prev s 3) ins A2005-54 amdt 1.223
renum R5 LA
Definitions for pt 2
s 4 def document of title sub A2005-62 amdt 3.145
def mercantile agent sub A2005-62 amdt 3.146
def pledge am A2005-62 amdt 3.147
Powers of mercantile agent
s 6 sub A2005-62 amdt 3.148
Presumptions
s 7 am A2005-62 amdts 3.149-3.151
Pledge by way of exchange
s 8 sub A2005-62 amdt 3.152
Pledge for existing debt
s 9 sub A2005-62 amdt 3.152
Saving for common law powers of mercantile agents
s 11 sub A2005-62 amdt 3.153
Consideration for guarantee
s 12 sub A2005-62 amdt 3.154
Maximum rate of interest
s 14 am Ord1966-19; A2005-62 amdt 3.155
Debts and contracts of children
s 15 sub A2005-62 amdt 3.156
Representations of character etc
s 16 sub A2005-62 amdt 3.157
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Definitions for pt 6
s 17 am Ord1985-67
def court om A2005-62 amdt 3.158
Charges covered by lien
s 19 am A2005-62 amdt 3.159
Notice by warehouse person
s 20 am A2010-15 amdt 3.2
Notice by person depositing goods
s 21 am Ord1966-19; A1998-54 sch
sub A2005-54 amdt 1.224
Power to sell goods
s 22 am A1996-87 s 4
Sale of goods to be advertised
s 23 om A1996-87 s 4
Stay of proceedings to sell
s 24 om A1996-87 s 4
Payment of charges before sale
s 25 am Ord1966-19
om A1996-87 s 4
No action by reason of sale
s 26 om A1996-87 s 4
Disposition of proceeds of sale
s 27 am Ord1966-19; A1991-44; A1996-26 sch pt 18
om A1996-87 s 4
Service of notice by warehouse person
s 28 sub A2005-62 amdt 3.160
am A2009-20 amdt 3.143
Notice provisions—substantial compliance
s 29 am Ord1978-46
Application of pt 6
s 30 om A2005-62 amdt 3.161
Laws ceasing to be in force
sch om A2001-44 amdt 1.2890
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Dictionary
dict ins A2005-62 amdt 3.162
am A2009-20 amdt 3.144
def advance ins A2005-62 amdt 3.162
def document of title ins A2005-62 amdt 3.162
def lien ins A2005-62 amdt 3.162
def mercantile agent ins A2005-62 amdt 3.162
def pledge ins A2005-62 amdt 3.162
def warehouse person ins A2005-62 amdt 3.162