The Personal Property Security Act, S.N.W.T. 1994, c. 8, as duplicated for Nunavut pursuant to section 29 of the Nunavut Act (Canada), was inherited from the Northwest Territories. The electronic registry supports the new Personal Property Security Act, proclaimed with the commencement of the new system. A number of existing acts were amended and the following acts repealed:
- Assignment of Book Debts Act
- Bills of Sale Act
- Conditional Sales Act
- Corporation Securities Registration Act
- Document Registry Act