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Bills of Exchange Act · 2023 Revised Edition · Part 2
Bills of Exchange Act · 2023 Revised Edition · Part 2
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Every party whose signature appears on a bill is prima facie deemed to have become a party thereto for value.
Every holder of a bill is prima facie deemed to be a holder in due course; but if in an action on a bill it is admitted or proved that the acceptance, issue, or subsequent negotiation of the bill is affected with fraud, duress, or force and fear, or illegality, the burden of proof is shifted, unless the holder proves that, subsequent to the alleged fraud or illegality, value has in good faith been given for the bill.
holder
“holder” means the payee or indorsee of a bill or note who is in possession of it, or the bearer thereof;
Negotiation of bills
acceptance
“acceptance” means an acceptance completed by delivery or notification;
holder
“holder” means the payee or indorsee of a bill or note who is in possession of it, or the bearer thereof;
issue
“issue” means the first delivery of a bill or note, complete in form, to a person who takes it as a holder;
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