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 77 STAT. J

PUBLIC LAW 88-244-DEC. 30, 1963

(b) Except as provided by subsection (c) of this section, transactions validly entered into before the effective date specified in section 16 of this Act, and the rights, duties and interests flowing from them remain valid thereafter and may be terminated, completed, consummated or enforced as required or permitted by any statute or other law amended or repealed by this Act as though such repeal or amendment had not occurred. (c) The perfection of a security interest, as defined in section 28:1— 201 of the District of Columbia Code, and however denominated in any law repealed by this Act, which was perfected when this Act takes effect by a filing, refiling or recording under a law repealed by this Act and re(][uiring a further filing, renling or recording to continue its perfection, continue until and will lapse on the date provided by the law so repealed for such further filing, refiling or recording, unless in such case, a continuation statement is filed, in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of the District, by the secured party within twelve months before the perfection of the security interest would otherwise lapse. Any such continuation statement must be signed by the secured party, identifying the original security agreement, however denominated, state the date of the last filing, refiling or recording and the filing number, and further state that the original security agreement is still effective. Except as herein specified, the provisions of section 28:9—i03(3) of the Code apply to such a continuation statement. (d) The following British statutes shall no longer have any force or effect in the District of Columbia: (1) 9 and 10 William III (1698), chapter 17, sec. 3 (D.C. Code, 1961 ed., sec. 28-410). (2) 3 and 4 Anne (1704), chapter 9, secs. 7 and 8 (D.C. Code, 1961 ed., sec. 28-920). SEC. 16. This Act shall become effective on January 1, 1965. Laws enacted after the approval of this Act, that are inconsistent with this Act, supersede it to the extent of the inconsistency. Approved December 30, 1963.

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Public Law 88-244 JOINT RESOLUTION

December 30, 1963

To provide for participation by the Government of the United States in the Hague [H. J. Res. 778] Conference on Private International Law and the International (Rome) Institute for the Unification of Private Law, and authorizing appropriations therefor.

Resol/ved by the Semite (ind Hou^'^e of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President is hereby Hague conferauthorized to accept membership for the Government of the United intern°aurnarLaw, States in (1) the Hague Conference on Private International Law u. s. participaand (2) the International (Rome) Institute for the Unification of "°"Private Law, and to appoint the United States delegates and their alternates to meetings of the two organizations, and the committees and organs thereof. SEC. 2. There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may Appropriations. be necessary, not to exceed $25,000 annually, for the payment by the United States of (1) its proportionate share of the expenses of the Hague Conference on Private International Law and of the International (Rome) Institute for the Unification of Private Law, and (2) all other necessary expenses incident to participation by the United States in the activities of the two organizations referred to in clause (1) of this section. Approved December 30, 1963.

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