Ind. Code § 26-1-5.1-101
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Sec. 101. (a) IC 26-1-5.1 shall be known and may be cited as Uniform Commercial Code ─ Letters of Credit.
(b) IC 26-1-5.1 applies to a letter of credit that is issued after June 30, 1996, and does not apply to a transaction, event, obligation, or duty arising out of or associated with a letter of credit that was issued before July 1, 1996.
(c) A transaction arising out of or associated with a letter of credit that was issued before July 1, 1996, and the rights, obligations, and interests flowing from that transaction:
(1) are governed by IC 26-1-5 (before its repeal) and any other law amended by senate enrolled act 193 of the 1996 regular session of the general assembly as if repeal or amendment had not occurred; and
(2) may be terminated, completed, consummated, or enforced under IC 26-1-5 (before its repeal) or other law (before its amendment by senate enrolled act 193 of the 1996 regular session of the general assembly).
As added by P.L.183-1996, SEC.4.
(b) IC 26-1-5.1 applies to a letter of credit that is issued after June 30, 1996, and does not apply to a transaction, event, obligation, or duty arising out of or associated with a letter of credit that was issued before July 1, 1996.
(c) A transaction arising out of or associated with a letter of credit that was issued before July 1, 1996, and the rights, obligations, and interests flowing from that transaction:
(1) are governed by IC 26-1-5 (before its repeal) and any other law amended by senate enrolled act 193 of the 1996 regular session of the general assembly as if repeal or amendment had not occurred; and
(2) may be terminated, completed, consummated, or enforced under IC 26-1-5 (before its repeal) or other law (before its amendment by senate enrolled act 193 of the 1996 regular session of the general assembly).
As added by P.L.183-1996, SEC.4.
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