NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS ACT 1881 SECTIONS REFERANCE 4 Definition of promissory note. 5 Definition of bills of exchange. 6 Definition of Cheque. 8 Definition of holder of bills of exchange. 9 Holder in due course. 11 Inland instruments. 12 Foreign instruments. 14 Negotiation of bills of exchange. 15 Endorsement of bills of exchange. 13 Definition of negotiable instruments. 17 Ambiguous instrument. 20 Incomplete or inchoate instruments. 22 Maturity
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CHAPTER XVI: PROMISSORY NOTES AND CHECKS I. Definition X STALE CHECK ¡V is one which has not been presented for payment within a reasonable time after its issue. It is valueless‚ therefore‚ should not be paid. X CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT¡V is a written acknowledgement by a bank of the receipt of money on deposit which the bank promises to pay the depositor‚ bearer‚ or to some other person‚ to the order of the depositor‚ or to him‚ or his order. X TRAVELER¡¦S CHECK ¡V is one upon which the holder¡¦s
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Negotiable instrument From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search A negotiable instrument is a document contemplated by a contract‚ warranting (1) the payment of money‚ the promise of order for conveyance of which is unconditional; and‚ (2) which specifies or describes the payee‚ who is designated on and memorialized by the instrument and which is capable of change through transfer by valid negotiation of the instrument. As payment of money is promised subsequently‚ the
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FAMOUS CASES ON NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS ACT* LIABILITY OF PAYING BANKER WHEN CUSTOMER’S SIGNATURE ON CHEQUE IS FORGED 1. When the customer’s signature on the cheque is forged there is no mandate to the bank to pay. As such a banker is not entitled to debit the customer’s account on such forged cheque. In Canara Bank vs. Canara Sales Corporation and Others [(1987)2 Supreme Court Cases 666] the company has a current account with the bank which was operated by the Company’s Managing Director
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CPA Regulation Negotiable Instruments and Secured Transactions Negotiable Instruments and Secured Transactions What is a note and who are the parties to a note? © 2011 HOCK international 91 A note is a written promise to pay money. Notes are different from drafts in that notes are a promise to pay. If there is any doubt whether a document is a note or a draft‚ the holder of the document can decide what it is. There are two parties involved in a note. 1) The Issuer (Maker) is
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NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS LAW DEFINITIONS: 1) PROMISORY NOTE – It is an unconditional promise in writing made by one person to another‚ signed by the maker‚ engaging to pay on demand‚ or at a fixed or determinable future time‚ a sum certain in money‚ to order or to bearer. (Sec. 184‚ NIL) 2) BILL OF EXCHANGE – It is an unconditional order in writing‚ addressed by one person to another‚ signed by the person giving it‚ requiring the person to whom it is addressed‚ to pay on demand‚ or a fixed or determinable
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NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS LAW NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENT Written contract for the payment of money‚ by its form intended as substitute for money and intended to pass from hand to hand to give the holder in due course the right to hold the same and collect the sum due PROMISSORY NOTE • unconditional promise in writing made by one person to another signed by the maker • engaging to pay on demand‚ or at a fixed or determinable future time a sum certain in money to order or to bearer
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Examples of negotiable instruments A commercial paper is an instrument which embodies contractual rights‚ and the possession of the instrument is required to enforce those rights that are contained in it Although negotiable instruments (eg bills‚ cheques‚ promissory notes‚ certain bearer debentures‚ bonds and share warrants) are categorised as commercial paper‚ not all commercial papers are negotiable instruments. Examples of commercial papers which are not negotiable instruments include bills of
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Relating To Negotiable Instrument TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgement 1. Chapter 1: Introduction 1. Objectives of the study……………...........................………………………6 2. Limitations of the study.................................................................................6 3. Research methodology………………………………………………...........7 2. Chapter 2:Law Relating to Negotiable Instrument 1. Negotiable Instrument………………………….....................…..…………8 2. Parties to Negotiable Instrument
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The Negotiable Instrument Act 1881 Compiled By Neelakshi Jaidka OBJECTIVES After reading this lesson‚ you should be able to- • Understand meaning‚ essential characteristics and types of negotiable instruments; • Describe the meaning and marketing of cheques‚ crossing of cheques and cancellation of crossing of a cheque; • Explain capacity and liability parties to a negotiable instruments; and • Understand various provisions of negotiable instrument Act‚ 1881 regarding negotiation‚ assignment
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