BILLS OF EXCHANGE ACT 34 OF 1964 [ASSENTED TO 11 MAY 1964] [DATE OF COMMENCEMENT: 15 MAY 1964] (Afrikaans text signed by the State President) as amended by Suretyship Amendment Act 57 of 1971 Bills of Exchange Amendment Act 58 of 1977 Finance Act 77 of 1986...
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BILLS OF EXCHANGE ACT 34 OF 1964 [ASSENTED TO 11 MAY 1964] [DATE OF COMMENCEMENT: 15 MAY 1964] (Afrikaans text signed by the State President) as amended by Suretyship Amendment Act 57 of 1971 Bills of Exchange Amendment Act 58 of 1977 Finance Act 77 of 1986 Bills of Exchange Amendment Act 56 of 2000 ACT To consolidate and amend the laws relating to bills of exchange, cheques and promissory notes. DEFINITIONS (s 1) 1 Definitions In this Act, unless the context otherwise indicates- 'acceptance' means an acceptance completed by delivery or notification; 'action' ...... [Definition of 'action' deleted by s. 1 (a) of Act 56 of 2000.] 'bank' means a body of persons, whether incorporated or not, that carries on the business of banking, and includes the South African Reserve Bank contemplated in the South African Reserve Bank Act, 1989 (Act 90 of 1989), a bank as defined in section 1 of the Banks Act, 1990 (Act 94 of 1990), a mutual bank as defined in section 1 of the Mutual Banks Act, 1993 (A
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