1848 ORDINANCE No. 9 OF 1885 .
Bills of Exchange.
Bills of Exchange Ordinance, 1885 .
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS .
PART I.
PRELIMINARY.
Section.
1. Short title .
2. Interpretation of terms.
PART II.
BILLS OF EXCHANGE .
Form and interpretation .
3. Bill of exchange defined .
4. Inland and foreign bills.
5. Effect where different parties to bil! are the same person.
6. Address to drawee.
7. Certainty required as to payee.
8. What bills are negotiable .
9. Sum payable.
10. Bill payable on demand .
11. Bill payable at a future time.
12. Omission of date in bill payable after date.
13. Ante-dating and post-dating.
14. Computation of time of payment .
15. Case of need.
16. Optional stipulations by drawer or indorser.
17. Definition and requisites of acceptance .
18. Time for acceptance.
19. General and qualified acceptances .
20. Inchoate instruments.
21. Delivery.
Capacity and authority of parties.
22. Capacity of parties.
23. Signature essential to liability.
24. Forged or unauthorised signature.
25. Procuration signatures .
26. Person signing as agent or in representative capacity.