Mercantile Law Amendment Act 1856
IPersons acquiring Title to Goods before they have been seized or attached under a Writ against the Seller protected.
IISpecific Delivery of Goods sold.
IIIConsideration for Guarantee need not appear by Writing.
IVGuarantee to or for a Firm to cease upon a Change in the Firm, except in special Cases.
VA Surety who discharges the Liability to be entitled to Assignment of all Securities held by the Creditor.
VIAcceptance of a Bill Inland or Foreign to be in Writing on it, and signed by the Acceptor or his Agent.
VIIWhat are to be deemed " Inland Bills ".
VIIIWith reference to the Repairs of Ships, every Port within the United Kingdom, &c. a Home Port.
IXLimitation of Actions for " Merchants' Accounts ".
XAbsence beyond Seas or Imprisonment of a Creditor not to be a Disability.
XIPeriod of Limitation to run as to Joint Debtors in the Kingdom, though some are beyond Seas. Judgment recovered against Joint Debtors in the Kingdom to be no Bar to proceeding against others beyond Seas after their Return.
XIIDefinition of " beyond Seas ", within 4 & 5 Anne, c.16 and this Act.
XIIIProvisions of 9 G.4 c.14 ss.1 & 8 and 16 & 17 Vict. c.113 ss.24 & 27 extended to Acknowledgments by Agents.
XIVPart Payment by one Contractor &c. not to prevent Bar by certain Statutes of Limitations in favour of another Contractor, &c.
XVRules and Regulations may be made and Writs and Proceedings framed for the Purposes of this Act.
XVIShort Title.
XVIIExtent of Act.

Mercantile Law Amendment Act 1856

1856 Chapter 97

An Act to amend the Laws of England and Ireland affecting Trade and Commerce.

WHEREAS Inconvenience is felt by Persons engaged in Trade by reason of the Laws of England and Ireland being in some Particulars different from those of Scotland in Matters of common Occurrence in the course of such Trade, and with a view to remedy such Inconvenience it is expedient to amend the Laws of England and Ireland as herein-after is mentioned :

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the same, as follows :