What the official record says
This Act is the Contract and Commercial Law Act . This Act comes into force immediately after the expiry of the 6-month period that starts on the date of Royal assent. The purpose of this Act is to re-enact, in an up-to-date and accessible form, certain legislation relating to— contracts; and the sale of goods; and electronic transactions; and the carriage of goods; and various other commercial matters, including mercantile agents and bills of lading. This is a revision Act for the purposes of section 35 of the Legislation Act 2012 (which provides that revision Acts are not intended to change the effect of the law, except as expressly provided). expressly provides for the minor amendments that have been made under section 31(2)(i) of the Legislation Act 2012. The Acts or parts of Acts rev