When Governor Johnston's request to repeal the Biennial Act of 1715 reached the Board of Trade in England, the question was referred specifically to Francis Fane, its legal counsel. In the document that follows, Fane advises that the act be declared null and void, a recommendation that was eventually accepted. The fate of the North Carolina Biennial Act was also typical of the history of colonial triennial acts. In each case, with rare exceptions such as in South Carolina, these acts were nullified by the Crown.