Professional statute overview
Enactment structure, operative effect and source provenance
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Purpose and legislative effect
“This law governs negotiable instruments.”
This law governs negotiable instruments. This provision says the law applies to negotiable instruments: bill of exchange, cheque, and promissory note. This article defines the main terms used in the law on negotiable instruments. A negotiable instrument must meet listed formal requirements, including being written or electronic, signed, containing an unconditional payment promise or order, being payable on demand or at a fixed time, being payable to order or bearer, naming the drawee with reasonable certainty, and stating the date of issue. A negotiable instrument may be signed by an authorised person rather than by the drawer personally.
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This law governs negotiable instruments.
Section 1
A negotiable instrument payable to bearer is negotiated by delivery to the payer.
Section 34
An endorser of a negotiable instrument is liable in the same way as the drawer.
Section 66
An acceptance for honour of a bill of exchange is valid only if it is written on the bill in a specific way that clearly shows its source and is signed by the acceptor for honour.
Section 99
The first paragraph of this article does not apply to cheques or to partial acceptances notified to the bearer.
Section 500
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Source and current-law status
In force source record
Source record from www.amategeko.gov.rw · Record updated 14 Oct 2021
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