Bills of Exchange Act · 2023 Revised Edition · Part 2
14. Computation of time of payment
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Where a bill is not payable on demand the day on which it falls due is determined as follows —
3 days, called days of grace, are, in every case where the bill itself does not otherwise provide, added to the time of payment as fixed by the bill, and the bill is due and payable on the last day of grace:
Bills of Exchange
Provided that —
in the case of a Brunei Darussalam bill or in the case of such other bills as the Minister may from time to time by notification published in the Gazette prescribe for the purposes of this paragraph, when the last day of grace falls on a Sunday, public holiday or bank holiday; and
Brunei Darussalam bill
“Brunei Darussalam bill” means a bill drawn payable in Brunei Darussalam currency;
in the case of any other bill when the last day of grace falls on a Saturday, Sunday, public holiday or bank holiday, the bill shall be due and payable on the next succeeding business day;
where a bill is payable at a fixed period after date, after sight, or after the happening of a specified event, the time of payment is determined by excluding the day from which the time is to begin to run and by including the day of payment;
where a bill is payable at a fixed period after sight, the time begins to run from the date of the acceptance if the bill is accepted, and from the date of noting or protest if the bill is noted or protested for non-acceptance, or for non-delivery;
acceptance
“acceptance” means an acceptance completed by delivery or notification;
the term “month” in a bill means calendar month.
Terms defined in s 2
acceptance
Defined · s 2“acceptance” means an acceptance completed by delivery or notification;
bank holiday
Defined · s 2“bank holiday” includes any day declared to be such under any written law and any Friday and Sunday;
Brunei Darussalam bill
Defined · s 2“Brunei Darussalam bill” means a bill drawn payable in Brunei Darussalam currency;
delivery
Defined · s 2“delivery” means transfer of possession, actual or constructive, from one person to another;
public holiday
Defined · s 2“public holiday” includes any day declared to be such under any written law or otherwise and any Friday and Sunday;
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