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  2. Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 - Wikipedia

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    Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 is an act in India dating from the British colonial rule, that is still in force with significant amendments recently. It deals with the law governing the usage of negotiable instruments in India. The word "negotiable" means transferable and an "instrument" is a document giving legal effect by the virtue of the law

  3. Negotiable instrument - Wikipedia

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    According to section 4 of India's Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, "a Promissory Note is a writing (not being a bank note or currency note), containing an unconditional undertaking, signed by the maker to pay a certain sum of money only to or to the order of a certain person or the bearer of the instrument".

  4. Post-dated cheque - Wikipedia

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    Post-dated cheques in Indian law are considered under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881.Post-dated cheques are common and enforceable. [9] In 1998, the Supreme Court ruled that a post-dated cheque is a bill of exchange and does not become payable on demand until the date written on the cheque

  5. Holder in due course - Wikipedia

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    In commercial law, a holder in due course (HDC) is someone who takes a negotiable instrument in a value-for-value exchange without reason to doubt that the instrument will be paid. If the instrument is later found not to be payable as written, a holder in due course can enforce payment by the person who originated it and all previous holders ...

  6. Cheque - Wikipedia

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    In 1881, the Negotiable Instruments Act (NI Act) [55] was enacted in India, formalising the usage and characteristics of instruments like the cheque, the bill of exchange, and promissory note. The NI Act provided a legal framework for non-cash paper payment instruments in India. [25]

  7. List of acts of the Parliament of India - Wikipedia

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    Central Provinces Land-revenue Act 1881 18 Negotiable Instruments Act 1881 26 Indian Trusts Act 1882 2 Transfer of Property Act 1882 4 Indian Easements Act 1882 5 Powers-of-Attorney Act 1882 7 Presidency Small Cause Courts Act 1882 15 Land Improvement Loans Act 1883 19 Panjab District Boards Act 1883 20 Explosives Act 1884 4

  8. Letter of credit - Wikipedia

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    Because the transaction operates on a negotiable instrument, it is the document itself which holds the value - not the goods to which the reference. This means that the bank need only be concerned with whether the document fulfils the requirements stipulated in the letter of credit.

  9. Blank endorsement - Wikipedia

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    Blank endorsement of a financial instrument, such as a cheque, is only a signature, not indicating the payee.The effect of this is that it is payable only to the bearer – legally, it transforms an order instrument ("pay to the order of (the payee)") into a bearer instrument ("pay to the bearer").