Repeal of the Warehouse Lien Act – Update Your Terms and Conditions

September 02, 2025 - Owen Bird

Author: Reilly Dwyer

If your business has incorporated or referred to provisions of the Warehouse Lien Act [RSBC 1996] c. 480 in your contracts, it may be time to update your terms and conditions.

Shipyards, marinas, and other facilities offering storage services often assert a warehouser’s lien over vessels or otherwise rely on the provisions of the Warehouse Lien Act.

As of June 30, 2025, the Warehouse Lien Act was repealed by the Commercial Liens Act [SBC 2022] c. 9.

Key Transitional Rule

Under the Commercial Liens Act, any warehouse lien existing on June 29, 2025, continues as a…