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sec.71Effect on contract of non-compliance with statutory instrument
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### sec.71 Effect on contract of non-compliance with statutory instrument
A statutory instrument, other than prescribed subordinate legislation, does not and can not—
render voidable or unenforceable any contract or disposition concerning property that is made, entered into or effected contrary to the statutory instrument; or
for a contract for the sale of land—give a party to the contract a right to terminate the contract for a failure by another party to the contract to comply with the statutory instrument.
In this section—
prescribed subordinate legislation means subordinate legislation prescribed by regulation for this section.
(sec.71-ssec.1) A statutory instrument, other than prescribed subordinate legislation, does not and can not— render voidable or unenforceable any contract or disposition concerning property that is made, entered into or effected contrary to the statutory instrument; or for a contract for the sale of land—give a party to the contract a right to terminate the contract for a failure by another party to the contract to comply with the statutory instrument.
(sec.71-ssec.2) In this section— prescribed subordinate legislation means subordinate legislation prescribed by regulation for this section.
- (a) render voidable or unenforceable any contract or disposition concerning property that is made, entered into or effected contrary to the statutory instrument; or
- (b) for a contract for the sale of land—give a party to the contract a right to terminate the contract for a failure by another party to the contract to comply with the statutory instrument.