Bills of Exchange Act 1882 (1882 c 61)

Section Bills of Exchange Act 1882 (1882 c 61)

Bills of Exchange Act 1882 (1882 c 61) | Legislation
Bills of Exchange Act 1882 (1882 c 61) | Legislation

An Act to codify the law relating to Bills of Exchange, Cheques, and Promissory Notes

Part I Preliminary

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 bill 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

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