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362.   When presentment for acceptance is necessary

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2022)

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CHAPTER 5
GENERAL DUTIES OF THE HOLDER

362.   When presentment for acceptance is necessary

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    (1)   Where a bill is payable after sight, presentment for acceptance is necessary in order to fix the maturity of the instrument.

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    (2)   Where a bill expressly stipulates that it shall be presented for acceptance, or where a bill is drawn payable elsewhere than at the residence or place of business of the drawee, it must be presented for acceptance, before it can be presented for payment.

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    (3)   In no other case is presentment for acceptance necessary in order to render liable any party to the bill.

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    (4)   Where the holder of a bill, drawn payable elsewhere than at the place of business or residence of the drawee, has no time, with the exercise of reasonable diligence, to present the bill for acceptance before presenting it for payment on the day that it falls due, the delay caused by presenting the bill for acceptance before presenting it for payment is excused, and does not discharge the drawer and indorsers.

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