Act Number: 26

Act Name: The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881

Year: 1881

Enactment Date: 1881-12-09

Long Title: An Act to define and amend the law relating to Promissory Notes, Bills of Exchange and Cheques.

Ministry: Ministry of Finance

Department: Department of Financial Services

Section 109: How acceptance for honour must be made.
    A person desiring to accept for honour must, 1[by writing on the bill under his hand, declare that he accepts under protest the protested bill for the honour of the drawer or of a particular indorser whom he names, or generally for honour. 2 ***
Notes:
1. Subs. by s. 8, ibid., for in the presence of a notary public, subscribe the bill with his own hand, and.
2. The words and such declaration must be recorded by the notary in his register rep. by s. 8, ibid.
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