Section 49: Rules as to notice of protest

49. Rules as to notice of protest (1) Notice of protest shall be given in writing by an usher at the instance of the party who has caused the bill to be protested and may be given in any terms which sufficiently identify the bill and intimate that the bill has been dishonoured by non-acceptance or non-payment. (2) Notice of protest shall be given to the party himself or to his agent in that behalf. (3) Where the drawer or indorser is dead and the party giving notice knows it, the notice shall be given to any heirs or representatives of the drawer or indorser if with the exercise of reasonable diligence they can be found. (4) Where the drawer or indorser is bankrupt or has been allowed to make a cessio bonorum, notice may be given either to the party himself or to the trustee, Official Receiver, or assignee, as the case may be. (5) Where there are 2 or more drawers or indorsers who are not partners, notice shall be given to each of them, unless one of them has authority to receive the notice for the others. (6) Notice may be given as soon as the bill is dishonoured and shall be given within 14 days from the day of protest where the party to whom notice is given is in Mauritius and within 6 months where the party is not resident in Mauritius.