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19 PDFTitle:BILLS OF EXCHANGE ORDINANCEGazette Number:
Section:102Heading:SavingVersion Date:30/06/1997

(1) The rules in bankruptcy relating to bills of exchange, promissory notes, and cheques shall continue to apply thereto, notwithstanding anything in this Ordinance.
(2) The rules of common law, including the law merchant, save in so far as they are inconsistent with the express provisions of this Ordinance, shall continue to apply to bills of exchange, promissory notes, and cheques.
(3) Nothing in this Ordinance shall affect-

        (a) the provisions of the Stamp Duty Ordinance (Cap 117) or any law or enactment relating to the revenue; or (Amended 31 of 1981 s. 65)
        (b) the provisions of any Ordinance relating to joint-stock banks or companies; or
        (c) the validity of any usage relating to dividend warrants or the indorsements thereof. (Amended 50 of 1911 s. 4)
[cf. 1882 c. 61 s. 97 U.K.]