Act Info:
THE NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS ACT, 18811
[Act, No. 26 of 1881]
[9th December, 1881]
PREAMBLE
An Act to define and amend the law relating to Promissory Notes, Bills of Exchange and Cheques.
whereas it is expedient to define and amend the law relating to promissory notes, bills of exchange and cheques;
It is hereby enacted as follows:--
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1. For the Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Gazette of India, 1876, p. 1836; for the Reports of the Select Committee, see Gazette of India, 1877, Pt. V, p. 321; 1878, Pt. V, p. 145; 1879, Pt.V, p. 75; 1881, Pt.V, p. 85; for discussions in Council, see Gazette of India, 1876 Supplement, p.1081; and Gazette of India, 1881, Supplement, p. 1409.