Section 65: Presentment to acceptor for honour
consolidated text (as at 2011, amended since). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
65. Presentment to acceptor for honour
(1) Where a dishonoured bill has been accepted for honour supra protest,
or contains a reference in case of need in accordance with section 14, it
shall be protested for non-payment before it is presented for payment to the
acceptor for honour, or referee in case of need.
(2) Where the address of the acceptor for honour is in the same place
where the bill is protested for non-payment, the bill shall be presented to him
not later than the day following its maturity, and where the address of the
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acceptor for honour is in some place other than the place where it was protested for non-payment, the bill shall be forwarded not later than the day
following its maturity for presentment to him.
(3) Delay in presentment or non-presentment is excused by any circumstance which would excuse delay in presentment for payment or nonpresentment for payment in accordance with section 45.
(4) Where a bill of exchange is dishonoured by the acceptor for honour,
the acceptor shall protest its non-payment.