13 Pa.C.S. Ch. 11

in effect

13 Pa.C.S. § 1101 Short titles.

(a) Title.--This title may be cited as the Uniform Commercial Code. (b) Division.--This division may be cited as the Uniform Commercial Code-General Provisions.

13 Pa.C.S. § 1102 Scope of division.

This division applies to a transaction to the extent that it is governed by another division of this title.

13 Pa.C.S. § 1103 Construction of title to promote its purposes and policies; applicability of supplemental principles of law.

(a) Liberal construction.--This title must be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies, which are: (1) to simplify, clarify and modernize the law governing commercial transactions; (2) to permit the continued expansion of commercial practices through custom, usage and agreement of the parties; and (3) to make uniform the law among the various jurisdictions. (b) Law and equity.--Unless displaced by the particular provisions of this title, the principles of law and equity, including the law merchant and the law relative to capacity to contract, principal and agent, estoppel, fraud, misrepresentation, duress, coercion, mistake, bankruptcy and other validating or invalidating cause, supplement its provisions.

13 Pa.C.S. § 1104 Construction against implied repeal.

This title being a general act intended as a unified coverage of its subject matter, no part of it shall be deemed to be impliedly repealed by subsequent legislation if such construction can reasonably be avoided.

13 Pa.C.S. § 1107 Section captions.

Notwithstanding 1 Pa.C.S. § 1924 (relating to construction of titles, preambles, provisos, exceptions and headings), section captions are part of this title.

13 Pa.C.S. § 1108 Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.

This division modifies, limits and supersedes the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (Public Law 106- 229, 15 U.S.C. § 7001 et seq.), but does not modify, limit or supersede section 101(c) of that act (15 U.S.C. § 7001(c)) or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in section 103(b) of that act (15 U.S.C. § 7003(b)).

13 Pa.C.S. § 1109 Construction.

Nothing in this title shall be construed to modify or supersede the provisions of 42 Pa.C.S. Ch. 69 (relating to particular rights and immunities). (Oct. 27, 2014, P.L.2896, No.185, eff. 60 days) 2014 Amendment. Act 185 added section 1109.

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