Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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Mercantile Law Amendment Acts

The Mercantile Law Amendment Act of 1856 (19 & 20 Vict., chs. 60, 97) and the Mercantile Law Amendment Act (Scotland) of 1856, passed primarily to reconcile parts of the mercantile laws of England, Scotland, and Ireland.

mercantile

, adj. Of or relating to merchants or trading; commercial <the mercantile system>.

mercantile agent

an agent employed to sell goods or merchandise on behalf of the principal

mercantile law

See COMMERCIAL LAW (1).

mercantile paper

See commercial paper (1) under PAPER.