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1. Section 1-202 applies to all obligations arising on or after September first, nineteen hundred seventy-four.
2. Section 3-101 applies to contracts made on or after April thirteenth, nineteen hundred forty-one.
3. Section 3-107 applies to contracts made on or after September first, nineteen hundred sixty-one.
5. Section 3-311 does not affect any interest or right of survivorship existing prior to April twentieth, nineteen hundred fifty-nine.
7. Subdivision two of section 3-313 does not affect any right, cause of action or defense existing prior to September first, nineteen hundred thirty-seven.
9. Section 5-301 applies to undertakings or promises made on or after January twenty-fifth, nineteen hundred thirty-five.
11. Section 5-903 applies to contracts executed or renewed after October first, nineteen hundred sixty-one.
13. Section 5-1103 applies to agreements made on or after April sixth, nineteen hundred thirty-six; sections 5-1105, 5-1107 and 5-1109 apply to assignments, promises or offers made on or after September first, nineteen hundred forty-one.
15. Section 5-1115 applies to deeds or conveyances delivered on or after September first, nineteen hundred forty-four.
17. Section 5-1311 applies to contracts made after May twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred thirty-six.
19. Section 9-101 applies to injuries sustained after September first, nineteen hundred forty-six.
21. Section 13-107 applies to transfers made after September first, nineteen hundred fifty.
23. Title 1 of Article 15 applies to obligations arising on or after April sixth, nineteen hundred twenty-eight.
25. a. Subdivision one of section 15-301 applies to agreements or instruments executed on or after September first, nineteen hundred forty-one.
b. Subdivisions two, three and four of section 15-301 apply to agreements or instruments executed on or after September first, nineteen hundred fifty-two.
c. Subdivision five of section 15-301 applies to agreements, evidences of termination, notices of termination or waivers with respect to agreements or other instruments executed on or after April fifth, nineteen hundred forty-four.
27. Section 15-303 applies to written instruments executed on or after April third, nineteen hundred thirty-six.
29. Section 15-501 applies to executory accords made on or after March eighteenth, nineteen hundred thirty-seven.
31. Subdivision one of section 15-503 applies to offers made on or after March eighteenth, nineteen hundred thirty-seven.
33. Section 17-103 applies to promises made on or after September first, nineteen hundred sixty-one.
35. Section 17-105 applies to waivers, promises, agreements, recitals and acknowledgments made on or after September first, nineteen hundred sixty-one.
37. Section 17-107 applies to payments made on or after September first, nineteen hundred sixty-one.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New York Consolidated Laws, General Obligations Law - GOB § 1-203. Provisions excluding application of certain sections to matters previous to dates of their original enactment - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/general-obligations-law/gob-sect-1-203/
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