A "Promissory Note' is an instrument in writing (not being a bank-note or a 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 to the bearer of the instrument.

Contents

• Definitions, Nature and Parties to the Negotiable Instruments
• Notes, Bills and Cheques
• Discharge from Liability on Notes, Bills and Cheques
• Negotiation
• Noting and Protest
• Parties to Notes, Bill and Cheques
• Payment and Interest
• Presentation
• Made of Notice of Dishonour
• Compensation in Case of Dishonour
• Reasonable Time
• Special Rules of Evidence
• Model Forms