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MERCANTILE LAW ACT 1936 - NOTES

Legislative history

Notes

• Please note—References in the legislation to other legislation or instruments or to titles of bodies or offices are not automatically updated as part of the program for the revision and publication of legislation and therefore may be obsolete.

• Earlier versions of this Act (historical versions) are listed at the end of the legislative history.

• For further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au.

Legislation repealed by principal Act

The Mercantile Law Act 1936 repealed the following:

The Bills of Lading Act 1859

The Lien for Freight Act 1885

Lien of Unpaid Vendors Act 1885

The Mercantile Law Amendment Act 1861

Prohibition to Re-assurance Repeal Act (No. 4 of 1867)

The Wages Attachment Act 1898

Legislation amended by principal Act

The Mercantile Law Act 1936 amended the following:

Sale of Goods Act 1895

Principal Act and amendments

New entries appear in bold.

Year

No

Title

Assent

Commencement

1936

2285

Mercantile Law Act 1936

24.9.1936

24.9.1936

1978

84

Enforcement of Judgments Act 1978 repealed by 69/1991

30.11.1978

repealed by 69/1991 without coming into operation

1982

81

Statutes Amendment (Enforcement of Contracts) Act 1982

16.9.1982

s 5—16.9.1982

1986

111

Goods Securities Act 1986

18.12.1986

Sch 1—15.6.1987 (Gazette 11.6.1987 p1492)

1991

69

Statutes Repeal and Amendment (Courts) Act 1991

12.12.1991

s 7—6.7.1992 (Gazette 2.7.1992 p209)

1998

34

Sea-Carriage Documents Act 1998

9.7.1998

Sch—5.10.1998 (Gazette 10.9.1998 p814)

2003

44

Statute Law Revision Act 2003

23.10.2003

Sch 1—24.11.2003 (Gazette 13.11.2003 p4048)

2011

11

Statutes Amendment (Personal Property Securities) Act 2011

14.4.2011

Pt 16 (s 47)—30.1.2012 (Gazette 15.12.2011 p4988)

Provisions amended since 3 February 1976

• Legislative history prior to 3 February 1976 appears in marginal notes and footnotes included in the consolidation of this Act contained in Volume 7 of The Public General Acts of South Australia 1837-1975 at page 248.

New entries appear in bold.

Entries that relate to provisions that have been deleted appear in italics.

Provision

How varied

Commencement

Long title

amended by 44/2003 s 3(1) (Sch 1)

24.11.2003

s 2

deleted by 44/2003 s 3(1) (Sch 1)

24.11.2003

heading preceding s 4

deleted by 44/2003 s 3(1) (Sch 1)

24.11.2003

s 4

s 4(5)

inserted by 111/1986 Sch 1

15.6.1987

amended by 11/2011 s 47(1)

30.1.2012

s 4(6)

inserted by 11/2011 s 47(2)

30.1.2012

heading preceding s 13

deleted by 44/2003 s 3(1) (Sch 1)

24.11.2003

heading preceding s 14

deleted by 44/2003 s 3(1) (Sch 1)

24.11.2003

ss 14 and 15

deleted by 34/1998 Sch

5.10.1998

heading preceding s 16

deleted by 44/2003 s 3(1) (Sch 1)

24.11.2003

s 16

deleted by 81/1982 s 5(1)

16.9.1982

heading preceding s 18

deleted by 44/2003 s 3(1) (Sch 1)

24.11.2003

s 18

deleted by 69/1991 s 7

6.7.1992

heading preceding s 19

deleted by 44/2003 s 3(1) (Sch 1)

24.11.2003

heading preceding s 21

deleted by 44/2003 s 3(1) (Sch 1)

24.11.2003

s 21

deleted by 44/2003 s 3(1) (Sch 1)

24.11.2003

Historical versions

Reprint No 1—1.10.1991

Reprint No 2—6.7.1992

Reprint No 3—5.10.1998

Reprint No 4—24.11.2003


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