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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.